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wsixkiller's review against another edition
Lot of pretty words but says nothing at all. The narrorator is also awful to listen to.
obanlord's review against another edition
5.0
Simplemente increible, es un libro gigante y lo sentí como uno más en longitud, la historia atrapa y no te suelta, las aventuras de todos sus personajes son geniales, hay de todo un poco, ahora por el segundo y quedar incompleto esperando el tercero.
foolishfish's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
ruxiemcgouth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
staplerscissors's review against another edition
3.0
Decent fantasy book, but good God, I wish it just ended. I'm not going to read the next volume that's 900 pages. It has elements of Harry Potter + the Witcher + LotR, but also none of those. More like a 3.5.
karengoldenau's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
4.0
There was an interesting dynamic of Kvoth’s upbringing where he has been brought up to recognize and become the act. There is something in the recognition in the falsity of life and pretense of living which children are petulantly oblivious to. However posing Kvoth with his abnormal intelligence and experiences as a trooper giving him an experience and exposure which others would not have been able to see have made his natural genius seen understandable and less foreign (more explained in a sense that can seen as understandable)
In all honesty, I did not see the death of his parents coming. I was honestly listening to the story and there was the line that was something along the lines of, “I like to imagine they spent their last moments…” I think that the build up of his childhood and the parting of his mentor would lead to a different event… I think that it was almost like a cold shower reminder of the troupes of this story… of course the main character is orphaned, how else would he be able to have the formative traumatic experience that would give him enough grit and messed up coping strategies to change and defend the world… I just taught a lesson about the necessity of stress in the sense that it teaches resiliency… it’s something that is highly valued, but how can you make kids who would cry out when they’re in pain… desensitized them to it.
The development in Tarbin (once again just sounding shit out) only compounded on this Trauma. And the lack of trusting adults in both this city (that one farmer dude was so close to being that person who might have actually helped him out in a meaningful and path changing way) was only reinforced in university which cemented Kvoth’s independence and fucked up coping strategies of being a go getter (because no one else was looking out for him)
I think there was most definitely an interesting development of the character which showed so much growth and development.
Idk, the Denna stuff was def not developed enough in this book, but she sounded like Kvoth’s dream girl in which she seemed very unattainable and idealized.
There is something interesting in the idea of the canon of stories and how stories are bei Ng told to fit a specific purpose… even the story the chronicler is telling each active member in the story telling process Baast, chronicler, and Kvoth are all aiming for their own goals… there even this story itself I am sure has its own mission (though I’m not one to speculate on authorial intention)