![]() ![]() Towards the end, it looks like the main character might get killed for his actions, and I just couldn't bring myself to care one way or the other about it.ģ. All of the characters just feel like 2D cardboard cutouts, and I never developed an attachment to any of them. The main character shows development, but not in any sort of realistic way. Sure, the character who gets killed totally deserved it, but the kid never appears to wrestle with any feelings about this incident one way or the other, before or after. ![]() I know people sometimes do things out of the blue, but check this (spoiler): a kid, who we previously only see as good-hearted, studious, and shy, kills another character without any warning. People are treacherous or noble or somewhere in between without any prior reason given for their actions. Most of the characters lack the motivation for the actions they carry out. No, really, it's clunky and the dialogue is about as stilted as you can get.Ģ. ![]() Let me count the ways that this book failed:ġ. (Also, architecture! And plots set abroad!) I wasn't expecting anything high-brow, just a good, plot-driven escape. ![]() Seriously, I love historical fiction, character development in trying times, and moral quandaries. The only thing this book has going for it is a good premise. ![]()
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