UnOrdinary

I have mixed feelings on this. I really like how all the characters are gray. Throughout the entire first season I would not call either side good or bad. No one deserves the moral high ground yet they all believe they hold it. There is only one character who I would consider completely innocent and a maybe 4-5 who are only guilty of being temporarily blind to the issues. Everyone else in this story has done something scummy at some point. Some characters grow and others become the product of the society.

The plots direction can be a little shaky in the first 100 chapters which had me swapping opinions on if I liked it or not. Particularly, with what the author does with John. Part of me loves the idea of going in that direction, but I feel the execution was off making the experience feel disjointed.

The world itself also doesn’t feel as bleak or dystopian as it should. They live in a police state, but most of the story it feels like there is very little regulation unless the plot specifically calls for it.

Overall, I enjoyed watching the characters grow despite the beginning of the story’s plot giving me a mixed feeling. I am a sucker for characters that actually struggle and grow as a result. This story has plenty of that. The later chapters did have a few character driven moments which sent chills down my spine. When an author can achieve that with a character they are doing something right in my book.