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twomorz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0
loorofororo's review against another edition
4.0
"Las puertas de la Casa de la Muerte" es la segunda entrega de la serie "El Libro de los Caídos" de Steven Erikson, y aunque tiene sus puntos fuertes, para mí, no logra superar completamente a "Los Jardines de la Luna". La complejidad narrativa es innegable, pero el desenlace no alcanza la grandeza épica del primer libro.
El autor teje una trama rica en personajes, paisajes vastos y líneas argumentales entrelazadas. La historia de la Cadena de Perros es una montaña rusa emocional, llena de valentía y sacrificio que destaca entre la trama general. Sin embargo, la complejidad narrativa se vuelve abrumadora, con numerosos personajes y tramas nuevas que dan la sensación de navegar por un laberinto sin mapa, sin saber exactamente qué historia se está leyendo. Erikson se caracteriza por no guiar al lector, espera que uno mismo reconstruya el rompecabezas, lo cual, aunque en un principio me parecía atractivo, con este libro resultó abrumador, incluso con la ayuda de la wiki de Malaz.
De la mano con lo anterior, la complejidad a veces distrae, convirtiendo la lectura en un esfuerzo más que en un placer (he ahí el motivo de la tardanza en completar su lectura). Aunque hay momentos de asombro y desgarro, la recompensa no siempre justifica la complejidad del viaje. La densidad de la escritura y la necesidad de atención constante hacen que la lectura sea más lenta... "Las puertas de la Casa de la Muerte" es una experiencia de lectura única, aunque requiere un esfuerzo significativo.
La serie promete, y aunque algunos podrían encontrarla exigente, aquellos dispuestos a comprometerse encontrarán una recompensa satisfactoria.
El autor teje una trama rica en personajes, paisajes vastos y líneas argumentales entrelazadas. La historia de la Cadena de Perros es una montaña rusa emocional, llena de valentía y sacrificio que destaca entre la trama general. Sin embargo, la complejidad narrativa se vuelve abrumadora, con numerosos personajes y tramas nuevas que dan la sensación de navegar por un laberinto sin mapa, sin saber exactamente qué historia se está leyendo. Erikson se caracteriza por no guiar al lector, espera que uno mismo reconstruya el rompecabezas, lo cual, aunque en un principio me parecía atractivo, con este libro resultó abrumador, incluso con la ayuda de la wiki de Malaz.
De la mano con lo anterior, la complejidad a veces distrae, convirtiendo la lectura en un esfuerzo más que en un placer (he ahí el motivo de la tardanza en completar su lectura). Aunque hay momentos de asombro y desgarro, la recompensa no siempre justifica la complejidad del viaje. La densidad de la escritura y la necesidad de atención constante hacen que la lectura sea más lenta... "Las puertas de la Casa de la Muerte" es una experiencia de lectura única, aunque requiere un esfuerzo significativo.
La serie promete, y aunque algunos podrían encontrarla exigente, aquellos dispuestos a comprometerse encontrarán una recompensa satisfactoria.
revengesrose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
nervousburrito's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mrw1zard's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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? Yes
5.0
masong63's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.5
eidolon_scourge's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-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? Yes
5.0
icecreamemperor's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
At some point about halfway through this book I just lost patience: with the glacial-but-somehow-frenetic pacing, with the slow blending-together of all the character's voices and personalities, with the author's compulsive need to obfuscate and allude even when clarity is required. And once I lost patience it was just an awful, endless slog -- not unlike the in-fiction slog that takes up basically 80% of the book, where we get to watch like six different groups of POV characters all... slowly... grimly... travelling... forever... repeatedly... going... somewhere? It's interminable.
And why have POV characters at all, why write in a character's specific voice, if they're not actually going to reveal any of the information or context they have about what is actually going on -- if instead they are going to constantly, repeatedly, ad-nauseumly make vague pronouncements about what might or might not maybe be happening... TO THEMSELVES, inside their own fucking heads?
Yeah, there was no patience left. At least in the first book the author actually had characters who a) were trying to understand what was going on and then b) would actually explain to the reader what they thought was going on. How can a book simultaneously have so much exposition and have so little of it make any sense? If you find yourself re-expositing THE SAME INFORMATION repeatedly throughout your book because you can't trust that the reader will actually understand or retain that information? You might need to rein in your impulse for endlessly-expansive worldbuilding. For the sake of producing a remotely readable book.
And why have POV characters at all, why write in a character's specific voice, if they're not actually going to reveal any of the information or context they have about what is actually going on -- if instead they are going to constantly, repeatedly, ad-nauseumly make vague pronouncements about what might or might not maybe be happening... TO THEMSELVES, inside their own fucking heads?
Yeah, there was no patience left. At least in the first book the author actually had characters who a) were trying to understand what was going on and then b) would actually explain to the reader what they thought was going on. How can a book simultaneously have so much exposition and have so little of it make any sense? If you find yourself re-expositing THE SAME INFORMATION repeatedly throughout your book because you can't trust that the reader will actually understand or retain that information? You might need to rein in your impulse for endlessly-expansive worldbuilding. For the sake of producing a remotely readable book.