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February 20, 2024
(Of Andras Millward's work, I've also read and reviewed DeltaNet)
So much for 'a chapter a day', I ended up demolishing this in the second half.
If you liked DeltaNet, you'll like Prosiect Nofa too - the latter is more fantastical and the language harder to grasp, but they're thematically very similar (conspiracies, technology, shadowy evil types, etc).
Gareth is technically the principal hero and a good stand-in for the reader, but there's many perspective switches throughout which didn't help the flow for me - or at least, not on this first read. Perhaps other readers would be more invested in the Nofa or Andrews POV chapters, but I found myself caring more about Gareth's fate. None of the other main characters are what I'd call 'likeable', and
As expected there's no geirfa, but the reading audience is YA and the language is mostly De Cymraeg including the narration. Some characters speak in a Mid-Walian dialect - isie, gore, etc. It's not a particularly long book either in my opinion, but much is packed into those 104 pages. There's a lot of very fast-moving action particularly in the second half, I'm sure I didn't completely feel the weight of all of it, but that's a reflection on my comprehension skills more than anything. I did have to finish Prosiect Nofa with a dictionary glued to my hand, but even with that barrier it was worth it. I'm obviously starting to get a taste for gritty fiction.
Would read again for pleasure, perhaps following successful study of Uwch 1, to see if I missed anything the first time 'round. And I'm going to read DeltaNet again soon, I think!
4.5/5
P.S. If you're after a copy of this book, you can purchase it directly from Y Lolfa or Gwales 'on request' for £4. I'm not sure if this means it's printed on demand now (the copy I have is definitely from the 90s, and was purchased from eBay) but don't let the Amazon second-hand prices put you off!
So much for 'a chapter a day', I ended up demolishing this in the second half.
If you liked DeltaNet, you'll like Prosiect Nofa too - the latter is more fantastical and the language harder to grasp, but they're thematically very similar (conspiracies, technology, shadowy evil types, etc).
Gareth is technically the principal hero and a good stand-in for the reader, but there's many perspective switches throughout which didn't help the flow for me - or at least, not on this first read. Perhaps other readers would be more invested in the Nofa or Andrews POV chapters, but I found myself caring more about Gareth's fate. None of the other main characters are what I'd call 'likeable', and
As expected there's no geirfa, but the reading audience is YA and the language is mostly De Cymraeg including the narration. Some characters speak in a Mid-Walian dialect - isie, gore, etc. It's not a particularly long book either in my opinion, but much is packed into those 104 pages. There's a lot of very fast-moving action particularly in the second half, I'm sure I didn't completely feel the weight of all of it, but that's a reflection on my comprehension skills more than anything. I did have to finish Prosiect Nofa with a dictionary glued to my hand, but even with that barrier it was worth it. I'm obviously starting to get a taste for gritty fiction.
Would read again for pleasure, perhaps following successful study of Uwch 1, to see if I missed anything the first time 'round. And I'm going to read DeltaNet again soon, I think!
4.5/5
P.S. If you're after a copy of this book, you can purchase it directly from Y Lolfa or Gwales 'on request' for £4. I'm not sure if this means it's printed on demand now (the copy I have is definitely from the 90s, and was purchased from eBay) but don't let the Amazon second-hand prices put you off!
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