That’s entirely fair. Harrow is quite a different book to Gideon, and while it’s exactly my brand of (literal) mindfuckery I can’t fault somebody else for not clicking with it, going in with the expectation that it was going to be a continuation of the narrative style of Gideon. If you do decide to continue on with the series, you should know Alecto continues to explore some of the same themes and story threads as Harrow, but isn’t quite as confusing a read. I also found it to have a bit of a non-ending along the lines of Harrow, but Muir is clearly building towards a conclusion with the fourth novel that I hope will be more satisfying.
Thanks for this response. I’d actually prefer to read something unusual that was challenging than just another formulaic throw away. I certainly didn’t hate the book, and might read Nona.
That’s entirely fair. Harrow is quite a different book to Gideon, and while it’s exactly my brand of (literal) mindfuckery I can’t fault somebody else for not clicking with it, going in with the expectation that it was going to be a continuation of the narrative style of Gideon. If you do decide to continue on with the series, you should know Alecto continues to explore some of the same themes and story threads as Harrow, but isn’t quite as confusing a read. I also found it to have a bit of a non-ending along the lines of Harrow, but Muir is clearly building towards a conclusion with the fourth novel that I hope will be more satisfying.
Thanks for this response. I’d actually prefer to read something unusual that was challenging than just another formulaic throw away. I certainly didn’t hate the book, and might read Nona.