
Under the Pendulum Sun
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Emma Lysy
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Jeannette Ng
Victorian missionaries travel into the heart of the newly discovered lands of the Fae, in a stunningly different fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Catherine Helstone's brother Laon has disappeared in Arcadia, legendary land of the magical fae. Desperate for news of him, she makes the perilous journey, but once there, she finds herself alone and isolated in the sinister house of Gethsemane. At last there comes news: Her beloved brother is riding to be reunited with her soon - but the Queen of the Fae and her insane court are hard on his heels.
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There are some fun trappings, such as fairyland’s unconventional moon and sun, but at it's core this is a very dark, almost gross out at points, gothic pastiche and a very serious minded and sustained exploration of how Christianity might come to grips with the newly discovered supernatural.
There are some moments of character illogic that I suspect might break the book for some people, but for me felt all of a piece with the waking nightmare vibe of it all.
This isn't going to be for everyone, but it's fantastic on the admittedly abrasive terms it sets for itself.
Much nastier book than I expected but very good
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However, I was quite disappointed not in the writing, which is good, but in the story itself. The first five or so chapters are very promising: lots of riddles, hints, implications, mysteries, etc. that you can't wait for the author to explore. But the way in which Ms. Ng does so is plodding, dull, and tiresome. She creates a wonderful world for her readers, and then for reasons unknown hems them in and hobbles them. I wanted to explore the Faelands and meet the wild Fae royalty. Ng wants to explore Protestant theology and have her heroine endlessly reminisce about her brother. The Fae castle of Gethsemane becomes a claustrophobic chessboard where Ng moves her creations hither and yon without rhyme or reason. "Yes, but that's the point", I hear you object, "they're in Arcadia." The opening chapters seem to promise a harrowing tale that will end in horror or epiphanies or dark revelations, but once you hack your way through the text and the endless saltings of food and the numberless fingers entwining together you don't care what is waiting for you at the end.
What's amusing is that there are reviewers who had issues with the very obvious culmination of the relationship between the protagonists, but I'm sure these reviewers do not lift an eyebrow reading the Bible, Greek myth, or A Game of Thrones.
This is a very unique, idiosyncratic, and terribly disappointing novel that resembles Waiting for Godot, but in a bad way. Nothing keeps happening.
Fluttering wights: Brontëan fan fiction
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Great setting, cringy twist
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What a waste of time
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build up
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Enjoy incest? This books for you!
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Tedious, uninspired and empty.
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