/lit/ - Literature

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The Will To Battle, Terra Ignota #3 - Ada Palmer (2017)

Unfortunately Palmer leaned even further into the indulgences that I was both repelled and intrigued by in the previous two books. While I understand this was meant to be a representation of the narrator's mental state I would've preferred it to be more restrained in its usage.
Whereas the preceding books addressed the reader and the reader responded, this one took it a step further and introduced a second metafictional character who monologued and conversed with the reader. These conceits are interesting, but they were overdone for my tastes.
Thankfully the ambiguous character and scene transitions were limited to a single section. By this I mean that the narrative switched which character had been speaking without notice and then chided you for having thought that it was the same character the entire time or that they were in same location.
I don't know if didn't notice before as much, but this book was utterly filled with dialogue. I didn't mind that, though the inclusion of what were essentially transcripts was somewhat questionable. As a result, this one has even less plot than the first two books. The focus this time is on all things Hobbesian.
There was a plot twist that had been consistently foreshadowed since early in the first book and as with the plot twist in the second book I thought it was a bold choice, but it turned to be for dramatic effect only again.
The fourth book is the final book and I'm glad for that. I have considerable doubts that it will be satisfactorily concluded. I don't know whether I'd read anything else from Palmer or not. This literary style is fine for a few books, but I certainly wouldn't it want to be more than that.

Rating: 2.5/5

maybe she phoned it in so the last one would be spectacular

i'm really fucking mad there's a fourth one coming

wack
not enough inter-hive bickering
too much
>his breasts & her beard

and there's still another book left

Ganymede continues to surprise me with his faggotry

when?