6/28/2023 0 Comments The genesis of misery![]() ![]() In fact, after the metric ton of them introduced at the start, we just keep getting more as the book progresses, almost all of which go unsolved. This novel feels more like Yang just threw a lot of cool worldbuilding elements into a pile and said “here you go.” Very few of the numerous plot elements introduced in this book are resolved. ![]() The word vomit that is the above description of Misery ’s plot nicely encapsulates my biggest issues with the book. So there is a lot going on, and not a lot of direction. To top it all off, Misery seems to be possessed by a demon and falling into the role of crusade figurehead for a space church. ![]() In almost no time flat, we find Misery at a secret government facility in a mech piloting school and in the cockpit of an otherworldly mecha and fighting a strange mysterious race of telepathic enemies. With almost no preamble, we are thrown into Misery’s head mid-shenanigan and expected to hit the ground running. Misery Nomaki is a nobody from a nowhere mining planet who possesses the rare stone-working powers of a saint (someone who can interact with the magical gemlike stones that litter the universe). Yet, while I think this is an imaginative and strange novel that combines different stories in interesting ways, after finishing I can’t help but wonder what the point of all of it was. ![]() The primary one being, “so what?” Described as a combination of Neon Genesis Evangelion meets retelling of Joan of Arc, I would say that Misery lives up to its promises. I am left with a lot of questions after finishing Neon Yang’s The Genesis of Misery. ![]()
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