Re: Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer.
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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
My wife and I read this (and the second in the series) last month. She LOVED it and I enjoyed it. It is very smart, and she has many, many motivations for the world and the language. She has talked about it and answers questions about it on goodreads.
Mycroft is a unique animal for reasons you would not have known given where you stopped. You should be suspicious. You should be bothered. You just don't know why he is all these things.
Having said that, no point in reading a book you aren't enjoying. Wish you the best in your next read. [...]
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Many of the motivations were quite apparent, albeit not very convincing to me. To me, the world felt like what it was: an artificial construct with imposed values and motivations rather than (what should feel like) natural ones.
Yes, I knew there would be something coming to (try and) explain Mycroft. But the real problem was as you pointed out: "You should be bothered." I wasn't bothered. She could have popped them (sic) off at any time, with any explanation, or even without, and I would hardly have blinked. I might even have felt some relief. Feeling like that after 150 pages means it's time to go.
I have very high hopes for my next read - but I'm not going to name it in case I jinx it.
