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Orphans of Chaos
Orphans of Chaos
Author: John Wright
Wow. Oh wow.
I really liked the Golden Oecumene series, but I think I actually liked the main character in this one more.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nakor pointed out to me that this is the first time Wright's used a female protagonist, but he really does get into her head pretty well. She's not every woman, but she's certainly one I can imagine. None of Wright's characters are flat, but they're not rounded either---the best way I can explain is that they're like polyhedrons with millions and millions of faces, so that they look real until you get close enough to see the god-faces where power overwhelms their apparent humanity.
I can't wait for the second book, not only to see what happens to Amelia (whom I really like) but to see whether she can free Miss Daw and to see what effect it will have on the five "children" that Vanity is not of Chaos.
There's something almost guilty about enjoying this book. It has some of the same emotional overtones as the romance novels written for teenagers, although it's much more complex and better written. I suspect it can be enjoyed on a lot of levels---I was able to place only maybe half of the mythos-elements that I noticed, and I suspect I missed some. The Greek gods were pretty familiar, but the meeting at the big table (which clearly means something itself, though I don't know what) had way more going on than I could really figure out. I didn't miss out, though---the mythic elements were enriching, but not essential to the story, which is a neat trick.
Books in 2006: 6
Author: John Wright
Wow. Oh wow.
I really liked the Golden Oecumene series, but I think I actually liked the main character in this one more.
nakor pointed out to me that this is the first time Wright's used a female protagonist, but he really does get into her head pretty well. She's not every woman, but she's certainly one I can imagine. None of Wright's characters are flat, but they're not rounded either---the best way I can explain is that they're like polyhedrons with millions and millions of faces, so that they look real until you get close enough to see the god-faces where power overwhelms their apparent humanity.I can't wait for the second book, not only to see what happens to Amelia (whom I really like) but to see whether she can free Miss Daw and to see what effect it will have on the five "children" that Vanity is not of Chaos.
There's something almost guilty about enjoying this book. It has some of the same emotional overtones as the romance novels written for teenagers, although it's much more complex and better written. I suspect it can be enjoyed on a lot of levels---I was able to place only maybe half of the mythos-elements that I noticed, and I suspect I missed some. The Greek gods were pretty familiar, but the meeting at the big table (which clearly means something itself, though I don't know what) had way more going on than I could really figure out. I didn't miss out, though---the mythic elements were enriching, but not essential to the story, which is a neat trick.
Books in 2006: 6