Cassandra
This is the first of Russell's books that I've read and I quite enjoyed it. The writing was beautiful and expansive and the way that magical realism was tied into the story was unique to say the least. This is a definitely a slower paced book, especially the first half. There was a lot of setup that took a lot of time and it caused the first part to drag. I didn't really understand what was going on until the second half of the book.
There were a lot of characters and a lot of threads to follow and the way that these threads were tied together felt rushed and unnatural. That being said, I enjoyed the setting (geographically not to mention it being set in an interesting time period) and I appreciated James Riding In's context and further education at the end.
This is the first of Russell's books that I've read and I quite enjoyed it. The writing was beautiful and expansive and the way that magical realism was tied into the story was unique to say the least. This is a definitely a slower paced book, especially the first half. There was a lot of setup that took a lot of time and it caused the first part to drag. I didn't really understand what was going on until the second half of the book.
There were a lot of characters and a lot of threads to follow and the way that these threads were tied together felt rushed and unnatural. That being said, I enjoyed the setting (geographically not to mention it being set in an interesting time period) and I appreciated James Riding In's context and further education at the end.