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lizshayne 's review for:
The Mythmakers
by Keziah Weir
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For some reason, I was expecting this book to be weirder. I do think the jacket copy set me up a little bit there.
Anyway, this was a fascinating view into some other profession's neuroses and I found the meditation on "who has a right to my story?" versus "don't I have a right to truth rather than seeming?" to be, ultimately, the part of the book that kept me coming back for more.
This book is a great entry into the "unlikeable but such a compelling train wreck" protagonist collection, which was also part of what worked. I enjoyed the story much more once I decided that whether or not Weir wanted me to like her, I was going to enjoy not doing so.
Anyway, this was a fascinating view into some other profession's neuroses and I found the meditation on "who has a right to my story?" versus "don't I have a right to truth rather than seeming?" to be, ultimately, the part of the book that kept me coming back for more.
This book is a great entry into the "unlikeable but such a compelling train wreck" protagonist collection, which was also part of what worked. I enjoyed the story much more once I decided that whether or not Weir wanted me to like her, I was going to enjoy not doing so.