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argal14's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
schneiderjake320's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
fast-paced
5.0
arcanepoet's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
5.0
embee007's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
4.0
The endless hour’s about to begin.” < me, attempting to read this book.
4 stars for text as well
It took 5 tries for this book to stick. The first 4 times, I was listening more than reading, & I somehow skipped the same chapter each time, & pieces of others as well, so I was very lost. But I persisted & tried again, realized the previous mistakes, & it stuck.
“I am driven by curiosity.”
Complaint: no Kruppe. (Was he still alive at the end of Gardens? I can't remember anymore.) Several characters that sounded similar to him & I got excited & then quickly disappointed.
"Doesn’t sit well proclaiming an uprising, then not showing up to lead it…"
I was significantly more invested in the characters in this book, mostly not in a good way, but there were a few I did not want to see die (major spoiler:Icarium & Mappo ). Most of the other standout characters for me, I was more interested in their potential death 😅
"From something delicate to something brutal, a pattern repeated through all of history. These truths weary me, down to my very soul.”
I do feel like I've missed some thing(s) possibly at the end (I was hurrying to finish in April, & I was just TIRED of this book), but I'm afraid to Google because of spoilers 😅
"The god you no longer worship took your hands. So now you pulled him down. Don’t mess with mortals.”
I'm definitely interested in continuing, in a month or two. I need a long breath after this.
“Time makes of us believers. Timelessness makes of us unbelievers.”
4 stars for text as well
It took 5 tries for this book to stick. The first 4 times, I was listening more than reading, & I somehow skipped the same chapter each time, & pieces of others as well, so I was very lost. But I persisted & tried again, realized the previous mistakes, & it stuck.
“I am driven by curiosity.”
Complaint: no Kruppe. (Was he still alive at the end of Gardens? I can't remember anymore.) Several characters that sounded similar to him & I got excited & then quickly disappointed.
"Doesn’t sit well proclaiming an uprising, then not showing up to lead it…"
I was significantly more invested in the characters in this book, mostly not in a good way, but there were a few I did not want to see die (major spoiler:
"From something delicate to something brutal, a pattern repeated through all of history. These truths weary me, down to my very soul.”
I do feel like I've missed some thing(s) possibly at the end (I was hurrying to finish in April, & I was just TIRED of this book), but I'm afraid to Google because of spoilers 😅
"The god you no longer worship took your hands. So now you pulled him down. Don’t mess with mortals.”
I'm definitely interested in continuing, in a month or two. I need a long breath after this.
“Time makes of us believers. Timelessness makes of us unbelievers.”
embee007's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
The endless hour’s about to begin.” < me, attempting to read this book.
4 stars for audio as well.
It took 5 tries for this book to stick. The first 4 times, I was listening more than reading, & I somehow skipped the same chapter each time, & pieces of others as well, so I was very lost. But I persisted & tried again, realized the previous mistakes, & it stuck.
“I am driven by curiosity.”
Complaint: no Kruppe. (Was he still alive at the end of Gardens? I can't remember anymore.) Several characters that sounded similar to him & I got excited & then quickly disappointed.
"Doesn’t sit well proclaiming an uprising, then not showing up to lead it…"
I was significantly more invested in the characters in this book, mostly not in a good way, but there were a few I did not want to see die (major spoiler:Icarium & Mappo ). Most of the other standout characters for me, I was more interested in their potential death 😅
"From something delicate to something brutal, a pattern repeated through all of history. These truths weary me, down to my very soul.”
I do feel like I've missed some thing(s) possibly at the end (I was hurrying to finish in April, & I was just TIRED of this book), but I'm afraid to Google because of spoilers 😅
"The god you no longer worship took your hands. So now you pulled him down. Don’t mess with mortals.”
I'm definitely interested in continuing, in a month or two. I need a long breath after this.
“Time makes of us believers. Timelessness makes of us unbelievers.”
4 stars for audio as well.
It took 5 tries for this book to stick. The first 4 times, I was listening more than reading, & I somehow skipped the same chapter each time, & pieces of others as well, so I was very lost. But I persisted & tried again, realized the previous mistakes, & it stuck.
“I am driven by curiosity.”
Complaint: no Kruppe. (Was he still alive at the end of Gardens? I can't remember anymore.) Several characters that sounded similar to him & I got excited & then quickly disappointed.
"Doesn’t sit well proclaiming an uprising, then not showing up to lead it…"
I was significantly more invested in the characters in this book, mostly not in a good way, but there were a few I did not want to see die (major spoiler:
"From something delicate to something brutal, a pattern repeated through all of history. These truths weary me, down to my very soul.”
I do feel like I've missed some thing(s) possibly at the end (I was hurrying to finish in April, & I was just TIRED of this book), but I'm afraid to Google because of spoilers 😅
"The god you no longer worship took your hands. So now you pulled him down. Don’t mess with mortals.”
I'm definitely interested in continuing, in a month or two. I need a long breath after this.
“Time makes of us believers. Timelessness makes of us unbelievers.”
ethias's review against another edition
5.0
Re-read 2/5/24
I absolutely loved it. I think it still starts out pretty slow and difficult to get through, but after the like 300 page mark it just becomes so engaging and impossible to stop thinking about.
When I read this the first time I think I was coming at it with the wrong mindset. After reading Memories of Ice, something about the author’s intent and the purpose of his writing clicked with me. I think it was during the siege in that book that I just felt myself sink into it all and understand. Coming back to this book, I was able to approach it and understand it differently, and it made all the difference.
Loved it. I can tell this is the type of series that gets better every time you read it.
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Edit 7/13/23: I am loving Memories of Ice. I think I will do a full re-read of Deadhouse Gates before continuing to book 4.
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I read to page 280 and then skipped to chapter 20/page 715 and read til the end. I read chapter summaries for everything in between. I was miserable reading this and wanted closure.
I really didn’t like this book at all. At all.
Everyone insists that by the end of this book you will be hooked, that the ending is amazing. I genuinely don’t know what these people are talking about.
This book in general feels like trying to sift through mud to find a hint of a treasure beneath. I want to learn of the world, I want to learn of the magic, I want to invest in the characters, but all of that his hidden behind inane bullshit that’s completely irrelevant and characterizations that are the equivalent of cardboard cutouts with botched paint jobs. Every once in a while you get a scene or a character that’s great, and in some ways that makes me hate the rest more because it shows me what the whole thing could have been.
I am going to push forward to the third book and if I end up liking it maybe I’ll give this one another go.
I absolutely loved it. I think it still starts out pretty slow and difficult to get through, but after the like 300 page mark it just becomes so engaging and impossible to stop thinking about.
When I read this the first time I think I was coming at it with the wrong mindset. After reading Memories of Ice, something about the author’s intent and the purpose of his writing clicked with me. I think it was during the siege in that book that I just felt myself sink into it all and understand. Coming back to this book, I was able to approach it and understand it differently, and it made all the difference.
Loved it. I can tell this is the type of series that gets better every time you read it.
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Edit 7/13/23: I am loving Memories of Ice. I think I will do a full re-read of Deadhouse Gates before continuing to book 4.
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I read to page 280 and then skipped to chapter 20/page 715 and read til the end. I read chapter summaries for everything in between. I was miserable reading this and wanted closure.
I really didn’t like this book at all. At all.
Everyone insists that by the end of this book you will be hooked, that the ending is amazing. I genuinely don’t know what these people are talking about.
This book in general feels like trying to sift through mud to find a hint of a treasure beneath. I want to learn of the world, I want to learn of the magic, I want to invest in the characters, but all of that his hidden behind inane bullshit that’s completely irrelevant and characterizations that are the equivalent of cardboard cutouts with botched paint jobs. Every once in a while you get a scene or a character that’s great, and in some ways that makes me hate the rest more because it shows me what the whole thing could have been.
I am going to push forward to the third book and if I end up liking it maybe I’ll give this one another go.
yellpxy's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
thekrwill's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
_ottavia_'s review against another edition
5.0
4.5
Deadhouse Gates è la prova che addentrandosi nella lettura di Malazan con le giuste aspettative si può grandemente apprezzare un libro che cambia sia scenario che personaggi, e lo fa in maniera molto meno d'impatto rispetto a quanto si potrebbe credere. C'è chi torna e chi no, abbiamo nuovi protagonisti, alcuni migliori di quelli già incontrati nel volume precedente, altri no; e in ogni caso il vero protagonista è il deserto. Fatto sta che non ho trovato pesante il cambiamento di direzione della saga, per niente.
A pesare sulla mia esperienza di lettura, invece, è stata una prima parte troppo lenta e priva di scopo, in cui le uniche parti interessanti sono quelle su Felisin, personaggio tragico e scritto benissimo.
Proprio quando stavo per mollare, stanca del girovagare in mezzo alla sabbia, il libro entra a capofitto nella trama: la Catena dei Cani. Ecco, la Catena, Coltaine, Duiker, sono sicuramente quanto di meglio si può leggere in un fantasy e valgono la fatica che si può provare a inizio lettura.
Now, to the next one.
Deadhouse Gates è la prova che addentrandosi nella lettura di Malazan con le giuste aspettative si può grandemente apprezzare un libro che cambia sia scenario che personaggi, e lo fa in maniera molto meno d'impatto rispetto a quanto si potrebbe credere. C'è chi torna e chi no, abbiamo nuovi protagonisti, alcuni migliori di quelli già incontrati nel volume precedente, altri no; e in ogni caso il vero protagonista è il deserto. Fatto sta che non ho trovato pesante il cambiamento di direzione della saga, per niente.
A pesare sulla mia esperienza di lettura, invece, è stata una prima parte troppo lenta e priva di scopo, in cui le uniche parti interessanti sono quelle su Felisin, personaggio tragico e scritto benissimo.
Proprio quando stavo per mollare, stanca del girovagare in mezzo alla sabbia, il libro entra a capofitto nella trama: la Catena dei Cani. Ecco, la Catena, Coltaine, Duiker, sono sicuramente quanto di meglio si può leggere in un fantasy e valgono la fatica che si può provare a inizio lettura.
Now, to the next one.