Review - Labyrinth
Jun. 19th, 2008 12:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wilderthanI enjoyed reading Kate Mosse's Labyrinth quite a lot. It reminded me rather of The Da Vinci Code, but it was somewhat better researched, and rich with detail. Normally the two story threads separated by time would annoy me, but I did find it interesting in this case. I preferred the thirteenth century thread, with Alaïs, to be honest: the modern part was what reminded me most of The Da Vinci Code, with the secret society chasing her down and murders/sacrifices happening and... The thirteenth century part seemed, well, more realistic.
I felt that the writing/editing was better at the beginning of the book. Toward the end, you had massive sections of time filled in by another character telling the story. Boooring.
The end is not surprising, in the slightest. The epilogue feels rather tacked on and rushed: wrapping things up without really caring for telling more story.
I still thought it was a decent read, and easy to read quickly -- as did my sister. Two other people who we know who've read it found it difficult to get into, though.
I felt that the writing/editing was better at the beginning of the book. Toward the end, you had massive sections of time filled in by another character telling the story. Boooring.
The end is not surprising, in the slightest. The epilogue feels rather tacked on and rushed: wrapping things up without really caring for telling more story.
I still thought it was a decent read, and easy to read quickly -- as did my sister. Two other people who we know who've read it found it difficult to get into, though.
