Now that we’ve established some stuff about tone and the writing style, let’s move on to the story and execution. She did not argue, however, because if the matter was examined too closely other questions regarding servants might arise, such as Why don’t you wash your own dishes? and Why don’t you dress yourself for parties?, and Cecilia was careful not to be too clever for her own good. If you’ve never read Carriger or Fforde, here’s a sample passage from The Wisteria Society: Martin’s writing also reminded me of Jaspar Fforde’s Thursday Next books (manic, twee, tons of literary allusions which are extremely important to the characters, if not the plot). I found it to be very similar to Gail Carriger’s writing (manic, twee, some steampunk elements), which I generally enjoy in small doses. It’s manic and twee and over-the-top, and all of that can be really fun, but only if you’re in the right headspace. I’m glad I powered through, because I ended up enjoying it, but the writing is…a lot.
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