Most Disappointing Read of the Year (Iron Widow Review)

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2 жыл бұрын

Let's talk about my most disappointing read of the year: Iron Widow and my review of it. There were a lot of writing things I just couldn't look past as well as the handling of addiction being super triggering and uncomfortable in a way that honestly makes me never want to interact with this world again. But I also want to address some other critiques of the book and give my take. Let's begin
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@Wintermute01001 2 жыл бұрын

When Ursula K. LeGuin read the first Harry Potter book, she called it "ethically rather mean-spirited." That phrase kept echoing throughout my head as I read Iron Widow.

@NoOrdinaryScholar 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely think there is a space for books where people that have been wronged don't take the high road and are satisfied lashing out instead.

@teslashark 2 ай бұрын

HP is basically British newspaper discourse of the 1990s, while Iron Widow is definitely contemporary Chinese Internet discourse; I think it has its worth that way

@NothingOfNoteToSeeHere 2 жыл бұрын

Actual review starts at 5:50

@justbrowsing9697 Жыл бұрын

I think the best inner dialog should naturally flow with the story. Having it interrupt and commentate on the story can break the pacing, plus the reader’s level of engagement. I wonder what happened in the writing process for the dialog to take such a jarring shift into "middle school diary" quality

@NoOrdinaryScholar Жыл бұрын

I'm almost certain the book used to be a decent bit longer. There were several things set up that just were dropped and ignored the rest of the book, so that could be where something happened. Trying to use these moments to make up for lost text. But it could also just be the author's style. The book did very well so plenty of people other enjoyed it. It definitely did take me out of the story, though. At times it was a great example of why you should show not tell (hence my list text theory 😂)