Review of 'Empathy' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
2.5 stars rounded up. This was okay. The writing is a bit strange - choppy and simple. Often summarizes a lot and tells instead of shows.
Characterization is very weak. There are two POVs and they are not very distinct, so I was often mixing them up. Especially when they are in the same place in the end.
The plot interested me at the start, but then it lost me as the scale grew. It reminded me a bit of The New One. It’s also about clones and also gets wild at the end. It feels silly instead of intense. There are so many betrayals I lost track of what was happening. There’s also a lot of plot told via characters talking to one another which is just not that engaging.
I did enjoy the first half well enough, when the plot was less chaotic and the story drew me …
2.5 stars rounded up. This was okay. The writing is a bit strange - choppy and simple. Often summarizes a lot and tells instead of shows.
Characterization is very weak. There are two POVs and they are not very distinct, so I was often mixing them up. Especially when they are in the same place in the end.
The plot interested me at the start, but then it lost me as the scale grew. It reminded me a bit of The New One. It’s also about clones and also gets wild at the end. It feels silly instead of intense. There are so many betrayals I lost track of what was happening. There’s also a lot of plot told via characters talking to one another which is just not that engaging.
I did enjoy the first half well enough, when the plot was less chaotic and the story drew me in. So I’m still rounding it to a 3.