I finished the first book and went to the second in the series. My concerns were justified. As the second volume opened up, the woke attributes began to emerge more and more steadily. The author is excellent to telling a good story, knowing what was expected by the publisher, knowing what was rejected by the readers, and slowly combining them to produce a book.
The best comparison I could think of was when I would make cream soup out of a can. I would dump the contents into the pan and start the heat, low, and begin gently stirring what came out as a lump. Once it’s consistency had been broken up and it was stirring smoothly, I would start introducing the water or milk that I was going to use to dilute it. If I dumped it in all at one time, the soup became lumpy, and I would never get a smooth result. In order to get what I wanted. I had to do small amounts, stir until it was smooth, and then add a little bit more. I had to surprise the target.
That is what was happening in the book and it reached the critical mass point quickly. The joy fled. The PC mantras overwhelmed. The story disappeared in the woke tide. Too bad, but I keep hoping there will be other books out there.
Read with discernment.
O’Keefe, Megan E. The Fractured Dark. New York: Orbit, 2023.
homo unius libri
Friday, July 19, 2024
Opus 2024-184: Book Review: A Second Shoe
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are welcome. Feel free to agree or disagree but keep it clean, courteous and short. I heard some shorthand on a podcast: TLDR, Too long, didn't read.