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Devices and Desires by K.J. Parker
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it was ok
bookshelves: steampunk, fantasy

I picked this up because I'm kind of a fan of the author's other book, Sharps and I thought maybe it would be something like that. Well, it was much longer and far, far less interesting than that was. I didn't get really attached to any of the characters, even when I tried. I understood everyone's motivations fine, but I never felt like they were full, real people, and that's not something I like in a book.

I sort of didn't believe reviews saying that the main character is just too much of a jerk, but (view spoiler) and I'm surprisingly not keen on that either. I get that it's supposed to be gritty, but that doesn't mean you can't make a somewhat sympathetic character, at least give another side to your jerkass characters. I don't know, that's my thinking.

So, basically, I'm not sure if I even want to go on to the next book if the plot is going to meander over several hundred pages with characters that are basically flat.
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Reading Progress

January 14, 2014 – Started Reading
January 14, 2014 – Shelved as: steampunk
January 14, 2014 – Shelved
January 14, 2014 – Shelved as: fantasy
January 19, 2014 – Finished Reading

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