A review by leitnerkev
Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The writing is stellar (as usual for Paolo). The layers are fascinating and the world comes alive in many ways. It's a tough world and our hero is unready for it, but that's part of the richness of the story. I gotta say though I didn't like the ending. Woulda been a 4.5 otherwise