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A review by a_ab
Nation by Terry Pratchett
3.5
This book is very hard for me to rate. Conceptually, it's probably a 5* book, as many Pratchett's stories are.
But in terms of personal enjoyment, this book was much closer to 2*s for me, unfortunately. It took me way too long to get through it and I had to take breaks. The story had some narrative elements that I did not appreciate, like plot conveniences with simplistic and unrealistic resolutions — this is also how you know it's intended for younger readers, and that's too close to 'dumb it down for the kids' for my liking. The book also felt very long, even longer than its ~400 pages would imply. The second half of the book is where most of the narrative issues happen, so if it had been written by anyone else, I probably would not have finished this book. My previous positive experiences with Pratchett's books kept me going, but I can't say that my patience was rewarded.
I am averaging this to 3.5*s, but that doesn't feel like a very accurate rating.
But in terms of personal enjoyment, this book was much closer to 2*s for me, unfortunately. It took me way too long to get through it and I had to take breaks. The story had some narrative elements that I did not appreciate, like plot conveniences with simplistic and unrealistic resolutions — this is also how you know it's intended for younger readers, and that's too close to 'dumb it down for the kids' for my liking. The book also felt very long, even longer than its ~400 pages would imply. The second half of the book is where most of the narrative issues happen, so if it had been written by anyone else, I probably would not have finished this book. My previous positive experiences with Pratchett's books kept me going, but I can't say that my patience was rewarded.
I am averaging this to 3.5*s, but that doesn't feel like a very accurate rating.