Dunnett's favorite schtick is having Lymond do a lot of presumably-unforgiveable and/or inexplicable things as seen through outsider POV and then doing Grand Reveals of His True Motivations
In my defense, I am genre-savvy enough to figure out that this was probably how things were going to play out, but unfamiliar enough with Dunnett that I couldn't help squinting at the book like ....but will it, though? I think the difference with The King of Attolia is by the time you get to it, you're two books in and familiar enough with Gen as a character that you're clued into the fact there is a method to his madness. You're sitting there like "oh HO, he's up to something!" while everyone else in the book has no idea!! And it's great!
OH okay I think the metaphor I was looking for earlier vis-a-vis Dunnett is like... when you meet someone knew and they say something that's probably a joke but you don't really know their sense of humor yet so you're just kind of ???? about it.
Anyway, I'm definitely enjoying this book! Thanks for the rec!
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Date: 2022-05-19 01:08 pm (UTC)In my defense, I am genre-savvy enough to figure out that this was probably how things were going to play out, but unfamiliar enough with Dunnett that I couldn't help squinting at the book like ....but will it, though? I think the difference with The King of Attolia is by the time you get to it, you're two books in and familiar enough with Gen as a character that you're clued into the fact there is a method to his madness. You're sitting there like "oh HO, he's up to something!" while everyone else in the book has no idea!! And it's great!
OH okay I think the metaphor I was looking for earlier vis-a-vis Dunnett is like... when you meet someone knew and they say something that's probably a joke but you don't really know their sense of humor yet so you're just kind of ???? about it.
Anyway, I'm definitely enjoying this book! Thanks for the rec!