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Tom Arden was born in Australia and now lives in London. A former lecturer in 18th century literature, he is now a fulltime writer. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I got 67 pages (eight chapters) into Tom Arden's The Harlequin's Dance, and even those 67 pages were a struggle. In fact, I started and stopped the book a few times before finally giving up. I'm a little disappointed, because it seems like there's potential here. Characterization is thorough, there are some promising villains, and some subtle humor -- all things that I appreciate.
And Arden is a fine enough writer, though a bit choppy in parts:
And there were times when I had to re-read parts because I wasn't sure what was going on -- was this event happening in the present, or was it a flashback?
But, my main problem was that, for all 67 pages, I never felt anything. (Except once I was hungry, a few times I was sleepy, and the ant bite on the middle toe of my left foot was itching like crazy.) I didn't like any of the characters; in fact, I disliked most of them. Perhaps, given some more time, I might have come to care whether or not their world sank into the abyss but, at some point, you gotta cut your losses and move on.
Read this review in context at Fantasy Literature's Tom Arden page (