Mostafa Chizari
Held up almost entirely by the audiobook performance. The voice acting was genuinely great and did a lot of heavy lifting, so this juuuuust scraped 2 stars for me.
The story itself felt badly paced, with thin character work and big themes that get name-checked but never really explored. I get that it's a short novella, but it still felt bloated - like a 10 page idea stretched out with filler that doesn't add much. The superficial and simplistic tone also made it that much harder to fully engage with what could have been dark and rich material.
Disappointing read, especially given the hype...
Held up almost entirely by the audiobook performance. The voice acting was genuinely great and did a lot of heavy lifting, so this juuuuust scraped 2 stars for me.
The story itself felt badly paced, with thin character work and big themes that get name-checked but never really explored. I get that it's a short novella, but it still felt bloated - like a 10 page idea stretched out with filler that doesn't add much. The superficial and simplistic tone also made it that much harder to fully engage with what could have been dark and rich material.
Disappointing read, especially given the hype...