betty reviewed Range of ghosts by Elizabeth Bear
Review of 'Range of ghosts' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Reasons you might like this book:
- You are genuinely interested in fantastic world-building; worlds where the fantastical is part of the world in deeply original ways.
- You would like a quest narrative where three ladies and a dude go on a quest.
- You care about horses and find them interesting.
Reasons you might not like this book:
- It's a bit travelogue-y. Like if Lord of the Rings took place in fantastical Mongolia. (This might be a reason you would like the book?)
- There are chapters from the villain's point of view, which honestly I always find a drag.
This is the book where I learned something about myself: I find it genuinely upsetting when a fictional character is deceived about the effect of their actions, thinks they are helping a person but are actually harming them. This is apparently more upsetting to me than if …
Reasons you might like this book:
- You are genuinely interested in fantastic world-building; worlds where the fantastical is part of the world in deeply original ways.
- You would like a quest narrative where three ladies and a dude go on a quest.
- You care about horses and find them interesting.
Reasons you might not like this book:
- It's a bit travelogue-y. Like if Lord of the Rings took place in fantastical Mongolia. (This might be a reason you would like the book?)
- There are chapters from the villain's point of view, which honestly I always find a drag.
This is the book where I learned something about myself: I find it genuinely upsetting when a fictional character is deceived about the effect of their actions, thinks they are helping a person but are actually harming them. This is apparently more upsetting to me than if they were intending to straight up harm them.
