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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
medium-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:
No
this book got me back into reading again. its a classic fantasy but it holds up to writers like brandon sanderson and sorts. i personally feel that it aged well since the first version came out in the 80's and would recommend it to people looking for a good fantasy
I read this in my teenage years and have very fond memories. May have to reread it some day. I remember the series to get weaker as it progresses.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn’t like the blending from medieval fantasy to crashed aliens ships
Female characters were only capable of irrational outbursts of emotion
And everything was a little too easy for Pug
Female characters were only capable of irrational outbursts of emotion
And everything was a little too easy for Pug
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Doesn’t pass the Bechtel test - all the women are basically cardboard cut outs.
The first half feels like a retelling of the Lord of the Rings, then things get a little more original once the rift opens.
I think the Surani (sp?) society is structured unrealistically - in an empire that’s stood for millennia, this is somehow the first time one of the “great ones”/magicians has fundamentally disagreed with the ruling class and decided to do something about it?
An easy background read overall
The first half feels like a retelling of the Lord of the Rings, then things get a little more original once the rift opens.
I think the Surani (sp?) society is structured unrealistically - in an empire that’s stood for millennia, this is somehow the first time one of the “great ones”/magicians has fundamentally disagreed with the ruling class and decided to do something about it?
An easy background read overall
I love the book, but was annoyed with the narrator.
While his normal in-character narrating voice is just fine (the kind of voice I associate with big, bearded, pipe-smoking old wizards), any time he tried to act out some strong emotion it sounded... constipated. And it's very much not fun listening to a young lady sobbing in the voice of a constipated middle-aged man.
And then there's all changing voices for minor characters (sometimes even in the middle of a sentence).
So yeah, not really in love with the narrator, but the books is still great fun, in writing and in audio :)
While his normal in-character narrating voice is just fine (the kind of voice I associate with big, bearded, pipe-smoking old wizards), any time he tried to act out some strong emotion it sounded... constipated. And it's very much not fun listening to a young lady sobbing in the voice of a constipated middle-aged man.
And then there's all changing voices for minor characters (sometimes even in the middle of a sentence).
So yeah, not really in love with the narrator, but the books is still great fun, in writing and in audio :)
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
adventurous
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