JLS (jlsjlsjls) wrote,
JLS
jlsjlsjls

There's a reason why this series is addictive

Stayed up later than I should to finish Empowered 8 ... read the last page a few minutes ago and all I can say is that there aren't words. There really aren't. Only two long stories in the book rather than the usual dozen+ shorter tales. The first, "Oh, Hell yeah (or, a dozen or so separate vignettes tangentially addressing a single topic)" was excellent, both in itself and as a set-up for the second story, "I never looked in your eyes; I never heard your voice". And that second story was jaw-droppingly, tear-jerkingly, gut-wrenchingly epic. Its roots are in the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, but taken to the extreme in both emotion and characters.

Adam Warren deserves godhood for this one.

P.S. No, you can't cheat and just start with #8 ... the power of "I never looked in your eyes; I never heard your voice" comes from familiarity with the storylines and characterizations that have been building up over the first seven volumes. You have to know what these characters have lived to really get the meaning of the sacrifices they're prepared to make.
Tags: reading
Subscribe

  • Fibre things

    Still here, work still closed to the public and on 4-day weeks, though for May we've switched to closed on Mondays instead of on Fridays. I'm still…

  • Life in the great indoors

    Work has gone to a four-day work week for April (closed on Fridays) and May (closed on Mondays) and we're all encouraged to work at home whenever…

  • It's been a while ...

    Just been spending less time on the computer; more reading and knitting and other stuff instead. So the green socks are finished. And so is…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    switch
    default userpic

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
    Help
  • 0 comments