Discord's Apple
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Helpful Score: 2
DISCORDS APPLE is an epic endeavor that successfully covers a wide range of story topics, from dystopian politics to Greek mythology to fairy tales.
If theres one thing Carrie Vaughn knows how to do, its world-building. All of her worlds in all of her books are effortlessly written; their peculiarities and differences from our world unfold through easy dialogue and descriptions. Evies world is part dystopian (countries at war, daily bombings, police checkpoints on the interstate freeways), part fantasy (fictional characters showing up as real people). If you can handle multiple storylines and cross-genre settings, then youll get a kick out of DISCORDS APPLE.
The characters in DISCORDS APPLE feel more like stock characters than uniquely appealing people, but it didnt bother me nearly as much as it might other readers. Evie is a little on the bland, damsel-in-distress side; Alexs backstory is fascinating to read about, but his contemporary existence alongside Evie is a little TOO enigmatic to garner much sympathy. Nevertheless, I devoured this book because the story was just so original and epic. Can YOU imagine your pre-apocalyptic world on the brink of a magical disaster? Its ambitious, I know, but Carrie Vaughn does it well.
The ending was satisfying for me in its bizarreness, but it may frustrate others. If you choose to read DISCORDS APPLE, be prepared to suspend your notions of how fantasy and dystopian literature work. This book will impress fans of Carrie Vaughns other works, for sure, but if youre just starting out with her writing I might recommend starting elsewhere, as DISCORDS APPLE does require commitment and leniency in order to fully appreciate it.
If theres one thing Carrie Vaughn knows how to do, its world-building. All of her worlds in all of her books are effortlessly written; their peculiarities and differences from our world unfold through easy dialogue and descriptions. Evies world is part dystopian (countries at war, daily bombings, police checkpoints on the interstate freeways), part fantasy (fictional characters showing up as real people). If you can handle multiple storylines and cross-genre settings, then youll get a kick out of DISCORDS APPLE.
The characters in DISCORDS APPLE feel more like stock characters than uniquely appealing people, but it didnt bother me nearly as much as it might other readers. Evie is a little on the bland, damsel-in-distress side; Alexs backstory is fascinating to read about, but his contemporary existence alongside Evie is a little TOO enigmatic to garner much sympathy. Nevertheless, I devoured this book because the story was just so original and epic. Can YOU imagine your pre-apocalyptic world on the brink of a magical disaster? Its ambitious, I know, but Carrie Vaughn does it well.
The ending was satisfying for me in its bizarreness, but it may frustrate others. If you choose to read DISCORDS APPLE, be prepared to suspend your notions of how fantasy and dystopian literature work. This book will impress fans of Carrie Vaughns other works, for sure, but if youre just starting out with her writing I might recommend starting elsewhere, as DISCORDS APPLE does require commitment and leniency in order to fully appreciate it.
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