Gods of Jade and Shadow
Gods of Jade and Shadow is a literary fiction book by author Silvia Moreno-Garcia. A fine novel, Moreno-Garcia’s seamless blend of mythology and history provides the backdrop for Casiopea’s brilliant journey of self-discovery, culminating in a dramatic iconography. The Mayan god of death sends the young woman on a harrowing journey, in a dark tale inspired by Mexican folklore.
Here are the top 3 reviews and comments that readers love about this fascinating book.
Review 1: Gods of Jade and Shadow audiobook by Jacuna
Room for improvement
The story was decent. It felt to me a little uneven. Dialogue of struck me as anachronistic. The narration was reminiscent of an adolescent doing a “cold-read aloud”. Awkward inflection and odd phrasing detracted from what might have been an entertaining novel.
Review 2: Gods of Jade and Shadow audiobook by zoomcity
I can’t finish this
The performance is terrible. It’s like a reluctant high school student was chosen to read aloud. It’s stilted and devoid of all emotion and personality. Are there different characters speaking? I don’t know, maybe. The narrator barely changes her voice in a single conversation. Sentences aren’t read with normal inflection, which is confusing. This isn’t a textbook. Why does it sound like one. Seems a decent story, too.
Review 3: Gods of Jade and Shadow audiobook by Phoebe
LOVED this tale!! Gorgeous, vivid and bittersweet.
So glad they got a Spanish speaker for the audiobook. In the beginning, you couldn’t really tell who was speaking because the narrator did not change the inflection of her voice, but I think she did great as the main character and she clearly knew the language, which is imperative when you have so much Spanish in a tale like this.
The story itself was wonderful, very much a modern day fairy tale with Mexican folklore. Loved it so much, very proud to see my such a wonderful book representing my culture!
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