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smalltimereadsThe Liminal People by Ayize Jama-Everett was published by Small Beer Press. I actually got this as a remainder when I bought Redemption in Indigo, which I read earlier this year. It just took me a while to get to this.
This book had some interesting ideas, and Taggert is a well-developed main character with a cool backstory and room to grow in multiple directions. Tamara is also a solid character. The writing is often vivid and wonderfully (and sometimes upsettingly) descriptive, especially when it comes to how Taggert's powers work. In under 200 pages, Ayize Jama-Everett managed to pack a lot in and set up for the sequel.
Despite the book's strong points, however, I just...didn't care. Whatever it is that makes me connect to a story was missing, and I'm not quite sure what it is. I think this story would work better as a comic book, and I don't mean that as an insult to the core story at all. I just found myself imagining how certain scenes might be laid out and drawn, and thinking it would work really well.
I don't know if I'll read the sequel. I don't think I'll go out of my way, but if we cross paths, then sure, why not??
Despite the book's strong points, however, I just...didn't care. Whatever it is that makes me connect to a story was missing, and I'm not quite sure what it is. I think this story would work better as a comic book, and I don't mean that as an insult to the core story at all. I just found myself imagining how certain scenes might be laid out and drawn, and thinking it would work really well.
I don't know if I'll read the sequel. I don't think I'll go out of my way, but if we cross paths, then sure, why not??
