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Jane, Unlimited
Jul. 15th, 2021 09:09 amI'd enjoyed other books by Kristin Cashore, so I decided to give the audiobook of Jane, Unlimited a try, I went in, knowing absolutely nothing about the story, but assuming it would be speculative as the other Cashore books I'd read were all fantasy.
It starts out as a contemporary sort-of mystery story, about a young woman - Jane - being invited to a weekend party at an exclusive mansion on its own private island. Early on, she sees someone with a gun, arguing with other people at the house, there's the possibility of art theft going on, and some of the servants are acting strangely.
This main plotline continues on in reasonably entertaining fashion for about half the book.
And then it gets weird. Really, really weird. There are certain aspects of the twist that are a bit repetitive and tedious, more that are very confusing, and even more that are just plain weird. In fact, I would say that this is one of the weirder books I have read in my time...
I enjoyed it overall - I particularly loved Jasper the dog and Jane's creative endeavours in the building of umbrellas - but I'm not sure it really holds together as a cohesive whole in the end. The ending itself is a bit abrupt, and the relationship aspect I'd become quite invested in doesn't get enough of a pay-off, in my view.
But, the protagonist is engaging, there's plenty of intrigue in the plot, the writing is good - and it's certainly an interesting concept!
It starts out as a contemporary sort-of mystery story, about a young woman - Jane - being invited to a weekend party at an exclusive mansion on its own private island. Early on, she sees someone with a gun, arguing with other people at the house, there's the possibility of art theft going on, and some of the servants are acting strangely.
This main plotline continues on in reasonably entertaining fashion for about half the book.
And then it gets weird. Really, really weird. There are certain aspects of the twist that are a bit repetitive and tedious, more that are very confusing, and even more that are just plain weird. In fact, I would say that this is one of the weirder books I have read in my time...
I enjoyed it overall - I particularly loved Jasper the dog and Jane's creative endeavours in the building of umbrellas - but I'm not sure it really holds together as a cohesive whole in the end. The ending itself is a bit abrupt, and the relationship aspect I'd become quite invested in doesn't get enough of a pay-off, in my view.
But, the protagonist is engaging, there's plenty of intrigue in the plot, the writing is good - and it's certainly an interesting concept!
