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A review by eefmaoam
Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was an interesting read. I don’t think this book or it’s messaging will stick with me and it didn’t invite me to read another book written by Adrian Tchaikovsky, but it was nice for what it was.
I really, really struggled to get through the first 20-ish percent of this book because of the peculiar tone of voice and the way it’s written (I can only describe it as a mix between Herodotus and Multatuli, making me almost as pretentious as the main character Stefan). It starts in media res which I normally prefer, but because of the (extremely) slow pacing it through me off quite a bit (and put me off of reading this book for a proper 3 weeks).
However, after that first part of getting used to the writing style and world itself, I quite enjoyed the book. I liked the way the book is decided into different parts and I’m a sucker for a nice frame story, so that works in favour of Cage of Souls.
The ending was quite uneventful and it nearly feels like a conclusion to this story. I’m left with a lot of questions (and not the once intended in an open-ended story) and feel generally unsatisfied with the inconclusiveness; it almost feels like a story without an actual plot because of the ending.
Still, all and all together, not a bad read, just not for me.
I really, really struggled to get through the first 20-ish percent of this book because of the peculiar tone of voice and the way it’s written (I can only describe it as a mix between Herodotus and Multatuli, making me almost as pretentious as the main character Stefan). It starts in media res which I normally prefer, but because of the (extremely) slow pacing it through me off quite a bit (and put me off of reading this book for a proper 3 weeks).
However, after that first part of getting used to the writing style and world itself, I quite enjoyed the book. I liked the way the book is decided into different parts and I’m a sucker for a nice frame story, so that works in favour of Cage of Souls.
The ending was quite uneventful and it nearly feels like a conclusion to this story. I’m left with a lot of questions (and not the once intended in an open-ended story) and feel generally unsatisfied with the inconclusiveness; it almost feels like a story without an actual plot because of the ending.
Still, all and all together, not a bad read, just not for me.