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I was really delighted by S. T.'s crass sense of humor when I first started reading the book and it was a joy to read from the perspective of character with such a distinctive voice and with such a strong personality. I found myself laughing so much during the first ~100 pages of the book.
Unfortunately, I felt that the humor got old really quickly. At a certain point I found myself getting more excited about the sporadic chapters from the perspective of other animals since they provided a break from S. T.'s incessantly vulgar roasting of other characters. The personality of the animals are just as colorful as S. T.'s personality and they were funny in their own unique ways.
Like I previously said, S. T. made me laugh at the start but I just don't think he's 300+ pages worth of funny and the plot was not nearly gripping enough to make the comedic loss worth it. More specifically, S. T.'s main objective kept changing so much that the overall plot feels unfocused. It's hard to get invested when you have to keep reminding yourself what the characters are currently trying to achieve.
The final nail in the coffin was the moment when one of the characters warns S. T. & co that a war is brewing between different animal factions . Some may feel differently about this but I tend to get stupendously bored with lengthy descriptions of battle prep and large-scale warfare . The little bit of investment I had left vanished in an instant and I simply could not bring myself to read another page.
It's such a shame it didn't work out because I think the author is very imaginative and talented (especially when it comes to narrative voice!). Perhaps it would've done better as a novella instead of a full-length novel?
Unfortunately, I felt that the humor got old really quickly. At a certain point I found myself getting more excited about the sporadic chapters from the perspective of other animals since they provided a break from S. T.'s incessantly vulgar roasting of other characters. The personality of the animals are just as colorful as S. T.'s personality and they were funny in their own unique ways.
Like I previously said, S. T. made me laugh at the start but I just don't think he's 300+ pages worth of funny and the plot was not nearly gripping enough to make the comedic loss worth it. More specifically, S. T.'s main objective kept changing so much that the overall plot feels unfocused. It's hard to get invested when you have to keep reminding yourself what the characters are currently trying to achieve.
The final nail in the coffin was the moment when one of the characters warns S. T. & co that
It's such a shame it didn't work out because I think the author is very imaginative and talented (especially when it comes to narrative voice!). Perhaps it would've done better as a novella instead of a full-length novel?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Cursing
Moderate: Violence, Gore, and Excrement
Minor: Rape
rape: so there's a scene in the book where a pack of male dogsmccalab's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
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