I'm beyond tired of the recent zombie movement. Yes, I've seen zombie horror movies, but the recent pop culture movement is overwhelmingly stupid 95% of the time.
I really liked how Cherie Priest managed to incorporate zombies, but didn't make them the main focus of her plot. For most of Dreadnought, they were just a phenomenon present, and Boneshaker held them at a daily occurrence, not the apocalyptic "zombies are taking over the world" crap that everyone is focused on now. Yes, Seattle was basically quarantined, but not because of zombies.
I honestly loved these books, and I'm more than likely going to buy the rest of the series to read over Christmas break. The altered history timeline adds so much context to the story. I have very few complaints with the series.
But I do have complaints. Do you think that Priest concentrates too much on the "feminist widow on a mission" archetype? There are many male characters in her novels, however she doesn't spend much time on anyone OTHER than Zeke, who at 15 years old is only used as the "helpless/stupid child" archetype. It's a bit old, but, I like the characters nonetheless. I would've given Briar more credit if she would've owned up to killing Levi sooner, but then again there wouldn't have been the big Dr. Minnericht/Zeke deceit.
Does anyone else have complaints about the story?
If you do continue the series, a lot of your concerns are addressed. Ganymede and the Inexplicables have male protagonists, although two of the books do have another "widow" protagonist. However, as the series progresses, the zombies also take on a greater role, so that offsets it.
ReplyDeletePersonally, my main complaint was Briar and Zeke's decision to stay in Seattle, because so much of Boneshaker focused on Briar's efforts to ensure her son's safety and staying in such a dangerous situation doesn't seem like good parenting. On the other hand, they did finally find a place where they aren't considered outsiders and ostracized, so it's sort of understandable.
P.S. If you want more info on the series: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43930-the-clockwork-century
apparently we skipped a book between Boneshaker and Dreadnought.
I also enjoyed the books as well. My favorite parts were probably the setting and vivid imagery Priest used. However, I never felt like I connected with the primary characters. I never felt truly frightened or saddened for the characters and their exploits, though I did sometimes feel annoyed that they seemed so ingrateful for the help people were giving them, and that they kept running off and getting themselves in trouble without finding out what was going on first. There were some parts that I thought were intended to be deeper emotionally, but I just couldn't relate, which could be due to my lack of steampunk knowledge. Did anyone else feel this way?
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I never got into Boneshaker. I personally had a hard time visualizing everything as I'm unfamiliar with how developed Seattle was as a city before the Blight took over. I also thought Zeke was fairly flat as a character (maybe I just don't like teenagers?).
ReplyDeleteDreadnought on the other hand I really enjoyed. Something about it felt more familiar; probably owing to my own knowledge of the Civil War. It felt much more fleshed out: other things were happening around the primary plot of Mercy heading west whereas Boneshaker felt ... disconnected. Almost as if it was happening in a vacuum.
I also think the zombie thing is played out but it worked well enough in Boneshaker and surprisingly well in Dreadnought.
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