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Ilario: The Stone Golem by Mary Gentle

dokudanjou's review

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2.0

Really, I should have just given this book up for a lost cause as soon as she started trying to describe the strange and foreign "Chin" people through the eyes of a European, alternate history or no.

But no. I had to persevere, and look at all these hours of my life I'll never get back.

This book is a cop-out, from start to finish. The only major revelation I had upon finishing was that this woman clearly needs to learn how to outline her stories before she starts writing. I mean, honestly. The title has nothing to do with the climax for goodness sake.

But, you know what? I'm done wasting my time on this series. Good day to you, and let this be a warning against reading a book where the blurb they chose for the cover clearly indicates that the reviewer responsible for it never read past the first chapter.

... Why didn't I just stop once I realized that?
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