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Karen Memory (Karen Memory, #1)
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3.5/5
It was fun and I liked it. In short, it's an LGBT friendly steampunk western. Rather suspenseful, and just a bit sentimental. Karen Memery works as a “seamstress”(a prostitute) at Madame Damnable’s Hôtel Mon Cherie in Rapid City. Bear's alternate reality is filled with airships, surgical machines, and other mechanical creations.
Karen has a distinct voice that will divide people. Some will love it, some will need time to get used to it. I was in the second camp and as much as I liked Karen as a protagonist, each time I opened the book I needed a few minutes to stop paying attention to butchered (deliberately) grammar. The ending was explosive but also strained my sense of immersion.
I’m glad I’ve read the book. I liked it more than not, but some things irked me.
It was fun and I liked it. In short, it's an LGBT friendly steampunk western. Rather suspenseful, and just a bit sentimental. Karen Memery works as a “seamstress”(a prostitute) at Madame Damnable’s Hôtel Mon Cherie in Rapid City. Bear's alternate reality is filled with airships, surgical machines, and other mechanical creations.
Karen has a distinct voice that will divide people. Some will love it, some will need time to get used to it. I was in the second camp and as much as I liked Karen as a protagonist, each time I opened the book I needed a few minutes to stop paying attention to butchered (deliberately) grammar. The ending was explosive but also strained my sense of immersion.
I’m glad I’ve read the book. I liked it more than not, but some things irked me.
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Reading Progress
January 27, 2020
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Started Reading
January 27, 2020
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January 28, 2020
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22.0%
January 28, 2020
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steampunk
January 28, 2020
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historical-fantasy
January 28, 2020
– Shelved as:
lgbt
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– Shelved as:
western
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Finished Reading