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A review by saffic
Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin
challenging
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Disclaimer, I read this book after being recommended it as a branching off point from GRRM's non-ASOIAF books.
The first half of this book... was tough to get through for many reasons, but I'm only going to go into one. I have never hated a character more than I hated Sour Billy Tipton. Nor Joffrey, nor Ramsay (maybe Ramsay), nor Craster could rise such vitriolic anger I felt towards Sour Billy.His death was the most cathartic thing to have ever happened to me. It is purely because we are never in any of those characters' heads the way we are with Sour Billy.
The second half pleasantly surprised me. I think one of my biggest complaints is how a lot of the female characters are just non-characters. Like if you remove Valerie from the story, I don't think much would change.
Book good.
The first half of this book... was tough to get through for many reasons, but I'm only going to go into one. I have never hated a character more than I hated Sour Billy Tipton. Nor Joffrey, nor Ramsay (maybe Ramsay), nor Craster could rise such vitriolic anger I felt towards Sour Billy.
The second half pleasantly surprised me. I think one of my biggest complaints is how a lot of the female characters are just non-characters. Like if you remove Valerie from the story, I don't think much would change.
Book good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Slavery, Misogyny, Death, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Rape and Gore
Minor: Cannibalism and Infertility
The majority of this book takes place pre-Civil War America, so expect everything that comes with that. The main character starts the book thinking abolitionists are weirdos, but later on he realizes slavery is awful and becomes a huge abolitionist.
I tagged misogyny for a few instances in the book itself, but also for meta reasons. As stated in my review, the female characters are barely characters with no ambitions outside of the male characters.