The setting of Technomancer is very important to the plot of the story. The setting is what ultimately helps propel the plot forward. The setting changes drastically throughout the story, going from a rundown old city to whole new worlds. This creates a lot of conflicts for the main characters as they try to understand the different dimensions and why portals to these worlds are being opened. This change in setting adds to the mystery of the story.
Also, the setting also, in a way, becomes a character of its own. It changes drastically throughout the novel, it adds to the main events of the story, and it changes the characters' thought, actions, and perspective. Setting is very key because if you don't have sense of what the setting is like, it can change the way you think of the story, or the situations that the characters are going through. Even though the extreme change in setting may be confusing at time, it adds a lot of important pieces to the book. Without, the novel would be a lot more boring to read, and half of the plot wouldn't exist.
Your voice for the book changes later on in your blogposts. Where did it go wrong? I know you said it was confusing and boring but when did you pick up on that?
ReplyDeleteWhat went wrong for me with this book was the predictability of it. The plot almost seemed like I could predict every step. Also, it was extremely anticlimatic. When I really picked up on how boring the book was was when I started to notice how off topic it got. There was a really great setup that made it seem really interesting and more like a murder mystery/science fiction. But then it primarily focused on a romantic subplot, and it never went back to the main plot. Another thing is that the main character never changes. Not once does he seem to change who he is or how he thinks of things, which makes for a very boring book.
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