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A review by lakeshorelibrarian
Mainspring by Jay Lake
1.0
I had to read a steampunk book and used this list to pick several books from my library. http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2010/02/collection-development/steampunk-20-core-titles/
I read Mainspring, and perhaps I would have been happier with a different choice from the list, but I did not enjoy this book.
Neither the alternate history nor the competing philosophies are completely developed, and the ending is both unbelievable and unsatisfying, leaving a lot of unresolved issues, not as a set up for a sequel but because the author was too lazy to track and follow up on his ideas or characters.
I kept reading to see if the unlikely hero would complete his quest, but the dangling story lines, unnecessary and illogical violence and extremely juvenile fantasy approach to sex wore on my nerves.
I'm not in any hurry to read more steampunk, but perhaps there are more sophisticated or better executed books on the list.
#Read a steampunk novel # ps-ultimate-book-challenge-2017
I read Mainspring, and perhaps I would have been happier with a different choice from the list, but I did not enjoy this book.
Neither the alternate history nor the competing philosophies are completely developed, and the ending is both unbelievable and unsatisfying, leaving a lot of unresolved issues, not as a set up for a sequel but because the author was too lazy to track and follow up on his ideas or characters.
I kept reading to see if the unlikely hero would complete his quest, but the dangling story lines, unnecessary and illogical violence and extremely juvenile fantasy approach to sex wore on my nerves.
I'm not in any hurry to read more steampunk, but perhaps there are more sophisticated or better executed books on the list.
#Read a steampunk novel # ps-ultimate-book-challenge-2017