Mer Barr
Thanks to Tamahøme for the recommend!
Definitely an interesting read. I'm always happy to read a unique twist to a well-worn topic and always happy to get a different perspective than the one I inhabit, so this is a double happiness for me.
Four Doors
Story 5 of 5 - Story is an emphasis to this book. The three narrators are separated nicely by chapters so there's no confusion about who's speaking. The storyline is always moving. It's never bogged down with tangents onto topics that don't move the story forward. Nor does the author pause so long to provide detail or perspective that the story comes to halt.
Character 5 - Characters are an emphasis. The two main characters become 3-dimensional with visual descriptions, personalities, struggles, etc. They're characters I got invested in. In the audio edition, each of the three story narrators have a different vocal narrator.
Setting 2 - Wolrdbuilding is not the emphasis in this story. There's no world outside the places and people the two main characters interact with, which is pretty small because neither character really travels far from their opening location.
Language 4 - Language is an emphasis in this story. The author has picked characters that I've not seen before. He uses a language I'm unfamiliar with and doesn't stop often to clarify what a term means which leaves me a bit frustrated. But that doesn't detract from the over all enjoyment of getting to look at the world from another culture's perspective. And the author chooses words that provide vivid imagery and mood, which I love.
Thanks to Tamahøme for the recommend!
Definitely an interesting read. I'm always happy to read a unique twist to a well-worn topic and always happy to get a different perspective than the one I inhabit, so this is a double happiness for me.
Four Doors
Story 5 of 5 - Story is an emphasis to this book. The three narrators are separated nicely by chapters so there's no confusion about who's speaking. The storyline is always moving. It's never bogged down with tangents onto topics that don't move the story forward. Nor does the author pause so long to provide detail or perspective that the story comes to halt.
Character 5 - Characters are an emphasis. The two main characters become 3-dimensional with visual descriptions, personalities, struggles, etc. They're characters I got invested in. In the audio edition, each of the three story narrators have a different vocal narrator.
Setting 2 - Wolrdbuilding is not the emphasis in this story. There's no world outside the places and people the two main characters interact with, which is pretty small because neither character really travels far from their opening location.
Language 4 - Language is an emphasis in this story. The author has picked characters that I've not seen before. He uses a language I'm unfamiliar with and doesn't stop often to clarify what a term means which leaves me a bit frustrated. But that doesn't detract from the over all enjoyment of getting to look at the world from another culture's perspective. And the author chooses words that provide vivid imagery and mood, which I love.