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poisonenvy's review against another edition
3.0
This book was competent. There were no major errors, only a few bad sentences/passageways where the repetition of particular words was distracting obvious. The conversation between Kern, Farold and Caradoc during the Cataclysm was awkward, stilted, and just undisguised exposition.
But other than that it was fine. The horror scenes were sometimes very good, but most of the time fine. Attempts at emotional resonance were attempted though usually fell short somehow. The plot was weak, but it wasn't nonsensical or rambling - everything happened for a reason in a logical progression, with decent pacing, even if nearly all the Kingpriest scenes were pointless (especially with the existence of other books from this same time period that discuss the Kingpriest and what he was up to), unbelievable, and overdramatic. Luckily, the Kingpriest chapters are few and very, very short. Overall, it was a goodish read, which is sometimes all you can hope for with Dragonlance.
The tale of Lord Soth is an interesting one, and while I can wish that it had fallen into the hands of a much stronger author, I'm glad that it didn't fall to a worse one.
But other than that it was fine. The horror scenes were sometimes very good, but most of the time fine. Attempts at emotional resonance were attempted though usually fell short somehow. The plot was weak, but it wasn't nonsensical or rambling - everything happened for a reason in a logical progression, with decent pacing, even if nearly all the Kingpriest scenes were pointless (especially with the existence of other books from this same time period that discuss the Kingpriest and what he was up to), unbelievable, and overdramatic. Luckily, the Kingpriest chapters are few and very, very short. Overall, it was a goodish read, which is sometimes all you can hope for with Dragonlance.
The tale of Lord Soth is an interesting one, and while I can wish that it had fallen into the hands of a much stronger author, I'm glad that it didn't fall to a worse one.
arthabaska's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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