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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
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This book was so much fun to read. I have played some of the video game that this book was based off, and it was really enjoyable being able to go through the story in a different way. It's a very compelling story set in Italy during the Renaissance time.
Rating: 4/5 stars
This was actually pretty good. As good as the game itself.
I actually started playing Assassin's Creed not from this storyline (i.e. Assassin's Creed II). So, I barely knew what was happening when I was playing Assassin's Creed Rogue. Good thing I bought this book. I did watch the gameplay on Youtube while reading this book and it certainly helped me keep up with the characters (quite a lot of them, actually).
Love the storyline, the characters and the places (couldn't help but to reminisce my trip to Venice, Florence and Rome - I miss Italy so much!). I swear I read this book with an Italian accent in my head. lol. Oh and I really really REALLY love how Leonardo da Vinci plays an important role in this book. Love him, he's an inspiration with a good heart.
It's a really good read. I'm going to buy book two soon.
p.s. learned a few curse words in Italian, thanks to the Italian-English translation at the back. haha. Ciao, miserabili pezzi di merda!
This was actually pretty good. As good as the game itself.
I actually started playing Assassin's Creed not from this storyline (i.e. Assassin's Creed II). So, I barely knew what was happening when I was playing Assassin's Creed Rogue. Good thing I bought this book. I did watch the gameplay on Youtube while reading this book and it certainly helped me keep up with the characters (quite a lot of them, actually).
Love the storyline, the characters and the places (couldn't help but to reminisce my trip to Venice, Florence and Rome - I miss Italy so much!). I swear I read this book with an Italian accent in my head. lol. Oh and I really really REALLY love how Leonardo da Vinci plays an important role in this book. Love him, he's an inspiration with a good heart.
It's a really good read. I'm going to buy book two soon.
p.s. learned a few curse words in Italian, thanks to the Italian-English translation at the back. haha. Ciao, miserabili pezzi di merda!
Reseñado en mi blog Nanny Books:
Recomendadísimo por mi hermano y sus amigos, esperanzada de que sea igual que el juego, en menos de tres días me devoré esta novela. Ah, pero no todo salió como esperaba.
En Renaissance conoceremos la historia de Ezio, desde que es un adolescente hasta que se convierte en todo un hombre. Así, los hechos irán dándose despacio, ya que transcurrirán varias décadas entre que comienza y termina la novela.
La evolución del personaje será progresiva, la resolución de los misterios también. Como en el videojuego, las misiones que deba cumplir Ezio irán enmarañando el argumento, dando vueltas y nudos complicados.
Sin embargo, he encontrado un fallo enorme en la narración. Cuesta mucho no sentir un vacío entre las líneas en cuanto el personaje debe moverse por la ciudad o contar el paso de tiempo. Casi parecía visualizar los segundos en negro que transcurren en el videojuego, cuando cambian de escena los personajes. Esto ha hecho que la lectura se me trabase, y que, por supuesto, no me gustara por completo.
A pesar de esto, el resto me ha encantado. Las escenografías y las terminologías italianas y latinas le han dado mucho peso a la historia. La presencia de figuras reales como personajes también ha sido todo un detalle. Bowden ha hecho un gran trabajo de construcción con todo esto.
Es una pena que la narración empañe todo el potencial de esta saga, seguramente el autor quería que las novelas fuesen lo más fiel posible al videojuego, y esto ha complicado el proceso de adaptación. Pero, las escenas de acción, las descripciones, los diálogos y la historicidad de muchas partes, salvaguardan a los personajes y realizan una historia emocionante que atrapará al lector...
Recomendadísimo por mi hermano y sus amigos, esperanzada de que sea igual que el juego, en menos de tres días me devoré esta novela. Ah, pero no todo salió como esperaba.
En Renaissance conoceremos la historia de Ezio, desde que es un adolescente hasta que se convierte en todo un hombre. Así, los hechos irán dándose despacio, ya que transcurrirán varias décadas entre que comienza y termina la novela.
La evolución del personaje será progresiva, la resolución de los misterios también. Como en el videojuego, las misiones que deba cumplir Ezio irán enmarañando el argumento, dando vueltas y nudos complicados.
Sin embargo, he encontrado un fallo enorme en la narración. Cuesta mucho no sentir un vacío entre las líneas en cuanto el personaje debe moverse por la ciudad o contar el paso de tiempo. Casi parecía visualizar los segundos en negro que transcurren en el videojuego, cuando cambian de escena los personajes. Esto ha hecho que la lectura se me trabase, y que, por supuesto, no me gustara por completo.
A pesar de esto, el resto me ha encantado. Las escenografías y las terminologías italianas y latinas le han dado mucho peso a la historia. La presencia de figuras reales como personajes también ha sido todo un detalle. Bowden ha hecho un gran trabajo de construcción con todo esto.
Es una pena que la narración empañe todo el potencial de esta saga, seguramente el autor quería que las novelas fuesen lo más fiel posible al videojuego, y esto ha complicado el proceso de adaptación. Pero, las escenas de acción, las descripciones, los diálogos y la historicidad de muchas partes, salvaguardan a los personajes y realizan una historia emocionante que atrapará al lector...
I feel like this was poorly written, and it added nothing to the game line except a little insight to what Ezio was thinking and his motivations behind his actions. But, while that may have been good, the terrible writing distracted heavily from my ability to enjoy this novel.
Túto knihu som čítala veľmi dlho a nielen preto, že som medzitým čítala aj iné knihy. Nech som sa snažila akokoľvek, od určitého momentu som sa nedokázala prinútiť dočítať ju.
Z každého slova a predovšetkým z dialógov bolo jasne cítiť, že autor je buď nováčik alebo potrebuje skutočne dobrého poradcu, ktorý by sa nebál byť k nemu úprimný. (Čo ma dosť desí, keďže autor údajne píše už viac ako tridsať rokov.) Neviem nakoľko mal voľnú ruku pri písaní, ale táto kniha je presne ako hra. Každá kapitola je ako samostatná misia. Tu sa zastavíme a uvidíme, či vieš vyliezť na vežu. A zatiaľ čo je to veľká sranda v hre, pri čítaní ma to nútilo prevracať očami.
Príliš naivné, príliš priamočiare. Hlavný hrdina v podstate nemal výraznejšie problémy vždy dokončiť svoju misiu a hoci sa to ku koncu trochu začalo podobať niečomu, čomu by som dokázala aj uveriť (s trochou fantázie), bolo to príliš neskoro. Aj keby som dokázala nejako prežiť vystavanie príbehu, tie dialógy boli proste otrasné. Toľko melodrámy pokope som videla naposledy v divadle.
Pre mňa naozaj veľké sklamanie. Pravdepodobne sa pustím ešte do pokračovania a aj to asi len preto, čo ho už mám kúpené.
(Túto knihu by som neodporučila nikomu, ale ak ju už chcete čítať, urobte tak len v prípade, že ste nikdy v živote nehrali hru. Možno to pomôže.)
Z každého slova a predovšetkým z dialógov bolo jasne cítiť, že autor je buď nováčik alebo potrebuje skutočne dobrého poradcu, ktorý by sa nebál byť k nemu úprimný. (Čo ma dosť desí, keďže autor údajne píše už viac ako tridsať rokov.) Neviem nakoľko mal voľnú ruku pri písaní, ale táto kniha je presne ako hra. Každá kapitola je ako samostatná misia. Tu sa zastavíme a uvidíme, či vieš vyliezť na vežu. A zatiaľ čo je to veľká sranda v hre, pri čítaní ma to nútilo prevracať očami.
Príliš naivné, príliš priamočiare. Hlavný hrdina v podstate nemal výraznejšie problémy vždy dokončiť svoju misiu a hoci sa to ku koncu trochu začalo podobať niečomu, čomu by som dokázala aj uveriť (s trochou fantázie), bolo to príliš neskoro. Aj keby som dokázala nejako prežiť vystavanie príbehu, tie dialógy boli proste otrasné. Toľko melodrámy pokope som videla naposledy v divadle.
Pre mňa naozaj veľké sklamanie. Pravdepodobne sa pustím ešte do pokračovania a aj to asi len preto, čo ho už mám kúpené.
(Túto knihu by som neodporučila nikomu, ale ak ju už chcete čítať, urobte tak len v prípade, že ste nikdy v živote nehrali hru. Možno to pomôže.)
I thought I'd try out this book, since I really love the videogames and I have to say, I was not disappointed! It is nice to read the whole backstory of your protagonist that, in the game, really just murders all the time, which is fun in its own way. Really recommend it!
It fun was because I could revive the scenes of the game while I was reading it. The plot wasn't particularly surprising, but since I like the story a lot it was enjoyable. The book sometimes can be kinda dull, but Ezio is a great character so you just wanna keep on going. Leonardo is my second favorite and we discovered a little about his sexuality in the book (not even mentioned in the game).
I still think the Italians words should have been translated, but they weren't that frequent.
I don't know if I want to continue the book series, even though I've heard the author's writing improve over time.
I still think the Italians words should have been translated, but they weren't that frequent.
I don't know if I want to continue the book series, even though I've heard the author's writing improve over time.
If you're a fan of the game, there's no doubt you'll enjoy this book. It's a very nice way to revisit the story, and Bowden manages to add a little to it.
If you're looking for historically accurate fiction, you might wanna look elsewhere, if you're looking for an easy read and some adventure this book has that. I quite enjoyed it.
If you're looking for historically accurate fiction, you might wanna look elsewhere, if you're looking for an easy read and some adventure this book has that. I quite enjoyed it.
Synopsis:
Ezio Auditore makes it his life’s mission to seek vengeance for his family, who were betrayed by the ruling family of Italy. He learns the art of the assassins and his family’s role in this brotherhood. With the newly acquired skills- he goes on his quest to put a stop to the corruption in his city and fights for freedom, justice and the restoration of his family’s honour.
Thoughts:
We have monthly book discussions at work where we have to read and discuss books on the chosen genre, and I chose assassins creed for the sci-fi genre… and remembering that this was a game and my husband played it, so I started reading this book in the hopes that we could discuss it and compare the book to the game.
The book started off great!
The first half of the book was everything I hoped it would be. It was interesting, gripping, and fast-paced (or at least did not drag). If it continued that way, it would have been better, but alas…
The second half dragged- and I found myself putting it down a lot and reading something else.
The book starts from Ezio as an 18-year-old and ends off with him being 44 years old. More skilled in battle and a little bit more mature.
There were no emotions in a lot of the story, and no character development from him or any other characters, for that matter.
It’s not an awful book- and I won’t discourage anyone from reading it… Just don’t start reading it with high expectations.
There were so many things I picked out when I read:
- loved the environmental descriptions
- the action scenes were way too much and quite unnecessarily detailed.
- Some scenes were too short with little or no detail
- I was disappointed that some of the escape or rescue missions doesn’t give more detail- that made me sad/development.
I won’t give any spoilers, but the ending was pleasantly unexpected!
Ezio Auditore makes it his life’s mission to seek vengeance for his family, who were betrayed by the ruling family of Italy. He learns the art of the assassins and his family’s role in this brotherhood. With the newly acquired skills- he goes on his quest to put a stop to the corruption in his city and fights for freedom, justice and the restoration of his family’s honour.
Thoughts:
We have monthly book discussions at work where we have to read and discuss books on the chosen genre, and I chose assassins creed for the sci-fi genre… and remembering that this was a game and my husband played it, so I started reading this book in the hopes that we could discuss it and compare the book to the game.
The book started off great!
The first half of the book was everything I hoped it would be. It was interesting, gripping, and fast-paced (or at least did not drag). If it continued that way, it would have been better, but alas…
The second half dragged- and I found myself putting it down a lot and reading something else.
The book starts from Ezio as an 18-year-old and ends off with him being 44 years old. More skilled in battle and a little bit more mature.
There were no emotions in a lot of the story, and no character development from him or any other characters, for that matter.
It’s not an awful book- and I won’t discourage anyone from reading it… Just don’t start reading it with high expectations.
There were so many things I picked out when I read:
- loved the environmental descriptions
- the action scenes were way too much and quite unnecessarily detailed.
- Some scenes were too short with little or no detail
- I was disappointed that some of the escape or rescue missions doesn’t give more detail- that made me sad/development.
I won’t give any spoilers, but the ending was pleasantly unexpected!