Reviews - Añoranzas y pesares nº 01/04 El trono de huesos de dragón

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Añoranzas y pesares nº 01/04 El trono de huesos de dragón

Tad Williams, Tad Williams

3.86 AVERAGE

jarodmwoods's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

xnifty's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

escragg92's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

greenherring's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lorimcdonald's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

readray86's review against another edition

3.0

It's a fairly decent story. Besides its length (a problem with most modern fantasy), it is a pleasure to read. Curiously, the first half is what I liked best. Watching Simon grow up in his castle, there's a sense of a true coming of age tale in the works. I also rather enjoy its parallels to our own world, particularly the Christian nods throughout.

The language itself never feels natural, and Williams does take forever to get to the point. Also, the plot is very predictable for anyone with just a taste of the fantasy genre. For a long-time reader of it myself, halfway thru, we enter LotR, from Rivendell thru Lothloríen. It hits all the notes. The payoff is not really worth it by the time of the dragon fight.

But that first half is gold. No other way about it.