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Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn

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minzmaus's review against another edition

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adventurous sad tense medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

irodori_megu's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

sandraagee's review

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3.0

The last book in the trilogy stands out from its predecessors in that it focuses very heavily on the war that Takeo must fight to secure his domain and take his revenge for Shigeru's death. There are several battles and lots of musing over religion, caste, etc. Anyone who read the first two volumes should be satisfied with this book.

My one disappointment was that poor Kaede, who spent all of [b:Grass for His Pillow|77161|Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori, #2)|Lian Hearn|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309206528s/77161.jpg|1357544] transforming herself into a strong, self-sufficient character, was again relegated to the role of damsel in distress. She spent a lot of time wishing that she was a man, but otherwise being unwilling/unable to do anything to help herself.

quokkaboba's review against another edition

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3.0

the beginning was great, the middle was slow but the end... the end was everything.

foggy_rosamund's review against another edition

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3.0

This is a solid ending to an exciting series. These books are all very fast-paced, which I liked, but at times things moved so quickly that it was jarring. I wanted the final battle, especially, to be given more space and attention. As with the first two books, one of my favourite things about these novels is the atmosphere the author creates and the attention she pays to the landscape and nature. It makes them particularly compelling and vivid.