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Literature / Re: Yearly Reading Targets 2021
« on: April 07, 2021, 12:09:52 pm »
The Darkness Under the Trees by Ricardo Pinto (6)
There has been a decent amount of darkness in these books so far, but this one really leans into it.
My biggest complaint about this series is that we mostly only ever get the point of view from one character. He's more or less sane/normal and provides a relatable view for the reader in witnessing the insanity around him. The problem is that he is not a principle agent for a lot of the big events going on. Keeping such a limited scope makes for a tighter story, but also not as exciting or compelling as it could be.
There has been mention of gods before this book, much like in PoN the gods are assumed to at most be inactive entities if they are even real. With this fourth book, the idea of the gods as active agents is... possible, hinted at, maybe a thing. This is where I'd like a broader viewpoint as a reader, and I really hope this potential supernatural aspect is explored more in the coming books.
There has been a decent amount of darkness in these books so far, but this one really leans into it.
My biggest complaint about this series is that we mostly only ever get the point of view from one character. He's more or less sane/normal and provides a relatable view for the reader in witnessing the insanity around him. The problem is that he is not a principle agent for a lot of the big events going on. Keeping such a limited scope makes for a tighter story, but also not as exciting or compelling as it could be.
There has been mention of gods before this book, much like in PoN the gods are assumed to at most be inactive entities if they are even real. With this fourth book, the idea of the gods as active agents is... possible, hinted at, maybe a thing. This is where I'd like a broader viewpoint as a reader, and I really hope this potential supernatural aspect is explored more in the coming books.