The Black Pages

Extremely Difficult Emotionally, Interesting Plot, But Feels Unfinished

I'm in a daze after finishing this one. I feel distant and kind of sick.

I suppose I should have DNF when I had a chance - when I felt the emotional, empathetic turmoil and borderline triggering caused by religious fanaticism and religiously fueled hate crimes - but I was deeply curious about the spirit Faro who possessed an iPad. By time I was quite literally triggered by the brutal murder of someone's close relatives at the hands of terrorists, it was too late to quit. So I kept going, feeling myself tumble emotionally through the callousness of Faro being disgusted at a character for being upset by their family's execution all the way to the confusing ending which offered no resolution.

It's not a bad story. It's well written, enough to make me feel emotions I'd quite frankly have rather never felt. I like the concept a lot. But there just isn't any payoff for all the emotional drain. Few, if any, lore questions are answered.

I can't decide if I want to get far away from the world this tale presents or if I want closure.