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<p>BELLRAM: is an adventure book in a dark fantasy world, but not a classic fantasy world. There are lots of creatures, but no goblins, elves or anything like that, and the period is also different. I don't want to reveal what exactly it's about and what kind of world it is in detail, because you're supposed to find all that out in the course of the story. But as an example, at one point it is mentioned that the wheels of one of the carriages are with rubber, so you already know that it is not going to take place directly in the Middle Ages.</p> <p>The narrator is one of alternating characters. The narration is always as the character would tell it to himself. I think that makes a significant difference. You can tell so much more in passing. For example, at the beginning she leaves her room and the text says something like: 'From here you can see when someone is at the front door and when someone comes up the stairs'. Normally one would conclude from this that in a later scene, someone will break into the house for example. But she doesn't know that. She can't do foreshadowing. She mentions it because it's something she has already done.</p> <p>If you just want to read something fun were you don't have to pay that much attention to, this isn't it. Everything is a assumption. Everything can be a misinterpretation. Some of the characters are masters at acting, lying and manipulating. If the character you're following isn't good at spotting lies, it not even be implied and can only be deducted through contradictions and angles.</p> <p>The pacing is slow, especially in the beginning. Days are usually fully narrated. It's rare that periods of time are passed quickly. I'll be honest, you could shorten a lot of what happens here. If you find it too boring at first, you might as well start with Volume 2 once it's here. I think it is possible to understand most of it from context.</p> <p>-This book is a translation from German.-</p>
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