Hannah S. (slothmold) - , reviewed on 1/11/2015 + 38 more book reviews

For context, I've been trying to read Gardens of the Moon for half a year now, and the style here is very different - far more readable. This book is pretty much Star Trek helmed by meta-William Shatner/Zapp Brannigan/Zaphod Beeblebrox, as narrated by Kurt Vonnegut. The storylines and leaps in logic don't have to make sense. My biggest complaint would be about the thread of misogyny and sex wound around every single woman in the story. *Everyone* must have big boobs and throw herself at the captain (who, in fairness, chose the crew for this exact reason). The result is uncomfortably reminiscent of a fourteen-year old who's just realized he can write his *own* book... with BOOBIES. But Malazan, which is why I'm ultimately attributing it to parody, even if it doesn't come off that way.

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