Francesca Forrest’s Reviews > The Mountain in the Sea > Status Update

Evrim's insight about the symbols is exactly what I thought the moment I first laid eyes on them on the book. LOL.

okay: I'm liking it now.

I have philosophical differences of opinion, but the story has gripped me now.

It's growing on me. Not so much the octopuses (not much of them so far, and what there has been has been disappointing) but the other stories--the shadowy forces hiring Rustem and killing people; Altantsetseg. Not so much Eiko's story, though I'm interested in Son's not seeming enthusiastic about the mutiny.

I deleted some status updates; some stuff is better to note privately, off line.

At about 1/4 in, I may agree with the Goodreads reviewer who said they'd rather read the (fictional) sources of the chapter epigraphs (mainly character Ha Nguyen's How Oceans Think--not so interested in the artificial mind-builder Arnkatia Minervudóttir-Chan's book--though she has a great name for a mind builder! Minerva's daughter!)
The plot develops slowly; same info delivered several times in diff. ways.

I want very much to like this book. I believe I WILL like this book. The endorsements on the back and what I've seen online have made me think I will love it. And I love the epigraphs from character Ha Nguyen's book.

But. So far the writing and storytelling has been v-e-r-y neutral to me. Not bad, but not filling me with joy. I'm waiting for/expecting something that maybe isn't coming.