Christin R. (raksha38) reviewed on 7/30/2012 + 203 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I finished this book yesterday and since then I've been trying to figure out why I found it so unsatisfying, in spite of the excellent writing. Now I think I have it: the characters never change. The writing is beautiful and it paints such a vivid picture of a fantastic city full of wonders, but none of these wonders impact the characters. They are the same people at the end of the story as they were at the beginning. While these wonders are taking place, the emotional impact they have (if any) on the characters is fleeting. It's really frustrating and it left me wondering what the point of the book was.

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