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May. 30th, 2013 03:45 pmSo actually before I read Murder City I read this book called The Conjurer's Bird, by Martin Davies, which was recommended to me like a million years ago by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
koken23. It was long enough ago that I'm...I'm not really sure why it was recommended to me; I thought it was magical realism so I may have slightly spoiled my reading experience by continually waiting for the magic to show up.
Anyway, it's a decent book, if you ignore the fact that the plot makes no sense. And I mean that, I'm not being sarcastic, the plot makes no sense and the book's kind of enjoyable anyway. I guess? I don't know.
( Spoilers for The Conjurer's Bird, by Martin Davies )
Final Verdict: It was an enjoyable book, I suppose, but kind of forgettable. I suspect I enjoyed it more because I saw what it could've been than because I liked what it was. Normally I don't get too bothered by plot holes, but this one felt like the entire action was predicated on one, which does tend to set my teeth a bit on edge.
koken23. It was long enough ago that I'm...I'm not really sure why it was recommended to me; I thought it was magical realism so I may have slightly spoiled my reading experience by continually waiting for the magic to show up.Anyway, it's a decent book, if you ignore the fact that the plot makes no sense. And I mean that, I'm not being sarcastic, the plot makes no sense and the book's kind of enjoyable anyway. I guess? I don't know.
( Spoilers for The Conjurer's Bird, by Martin Davies )
Final Verdict: It was an enjoyable book, I suppose, but kind of forgettable. I suspect I enjoyed it more because I saw what it could've been than because I liked what it was. Normally I don't get too bothered by plot holes, but this one felt like the entire action was predicated on one, which does tend to set my teeth a bit on edge.
