With Sherlock Holmes vibes, the “Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep” by H.G, Parry was odd and intriguing but I didn’t finish it. I don’t often read stories with male only leads.
The writing style wasn’t what I’m used to and it felt a bit wordy and heavy.
In the first chapter, two brothers, not always in agreement, need to work together because a villainous character from an old Dickens book has come out of the story into reality and he doesn’t want to go back to his old life he can’t control.
“And then, at once, they’ll connect. They’ll meet, and explode. Of course. That’s the entire point. That’s how a story works, the way each sentence and metaphor and reference feeds into the other to illuminate something important. The explosion of discovery, of understanding, is the most intoxicating moment there is. Emotional, intellectual, aesthetic. Just for a moment, a perfect moment, a small piece of the world makes perfect sense. And it’s beautiful. It’s a moment of pure joy, the kind that brings us pleasure like pain.”
After chapter 4 I’m more interested than I had expected to be. The writing style isn’t the type that usually grabs my attention, yet I’m dying to know why another Uriah Heep has been found in public when he should t be there and who brought him out of a book and why?
“It is utterly impossible, and yet it still exists. Which, of course, must mean that it is not impossible at all, merely unlikely.”
On page 48 we jump into a new PoV, Millie. But it was so short I didn’t get much of her vibe.
I love that the author mixes the ordinary into the magic. They’re going through a secret wall and Rob remembers he needs to pick up bread later.
I stopped at chapter 9 because I wasn’t excited to pick it back up, felt a little bored and kept thinking about how long it was overall.