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ilolijiniie's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
jodie34's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It’s a good read, especially since I’ve seen the series. It’s really informative and I want to read the next one. Just sometimes it was a little slow.
missrmaxwell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
dar10's review against another edition
Poorly translated or poorly written. The intriguing elements ( primarily the setting and polish folklore) take a back seat to the bog standard dark fantasy character drama. But the characters are too flat and the storytelling too abstract to really draw a reader like me in. It honestly just feels half-baked. Perhaps the other books get better but my PTR is too long to waste time slogging through stuff like this.
topherjames12's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It's VERY 90s. It has a dark setting and Geralt isn't interested in making it brighter. I enjoyed the folktale-like approach to the short stories, but I feel like I would have been a bit confused with some of the context (characters / spells) had I not played the games prior. It gives very questionable treatment and descriptions to women characters, including minors, which I wasn't a fan of.
headinthebooks's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars.
I liked the book. We follow some great characters, and the plot was alright.
Now, the book is probably 80% dialogue, and in my opinion, that can get really boring very quickly. And it did. I liked that it was a form of short stories. But again.. too much dialogue. Also.. Dandelion is my fav and will always be my fav character from this book series!
Now I know, loads of fans hate the netflix series.. I actually really like the series. With THIS source material, the producers did a pretty OKAY job. Yes, they cut some stuff out, but also.. you wouldn't want to watch a whole season with just Geralt having a conversation with random people. That would get any views and would be any fun. In my opinion, the producers of the series took the most important things from the book and made a really good season out of it.
I liked the book. We follow some great characters, and the plot was alright.
Now, the book is probably 80% dialogue, and in my opinion, that can get really boring very quickly. And it did. I liked that it was a form of short stories. But again.. too much dialogue. Also.. Dandelion is my fav and will always be my fav character from this book series!
Now I know, loads of fans hate the netflix series.. I actually really like the series. With THIS source material, the producers did a pretty OKAY job. Yes, they cut some stuff out, but also.. you wouldn't want to watch a whole season with just Geralt having a conversation with random people. That would get any views and would be any fun. In my opinion, the producers of the series took the most important things from the book and made a really good season out of it.
markalkman's review against another edition
4.0
Soooo, it definitely helped that I've seen the tv-series, so I knew most of the characters and stories in this novel. I also knew the names of most of the monsters. If I hadn't, it would've been quite confusing.
This is the first book in The Witcher series reading order, but it's not the start of the story itself. It's a collection of short stories. It's cleverly put together, with The Voice of Reason chapters that bind everything together, and it's a nice introduction into the world of the Witcher. I definitely enjoyed reading this, firstly because I like the characters and the books obviously give them more depth. Secondly, I liked the writing style - it's not overly complicated, it pulls you in and keeps you engrossed in the story. And thirdly, even though I'd seen these stories played out in the tv-series already, it was fun to read them again!
And yes, of course I'm imagining Henry Cavill the entire time.
And the fact that Jaskier's name in English is Dandilion makes me giggle.
This is the first book in The Witcher series reading order, but it's not the start of the story itself. It's a collection of short stories. It's cleverly put together, with The Voice of Reason chapters that bind everything together, and it's a nice introduction into the world of the Witcher. I definitely enjoyed reading this, firstly because I like the characters and the books obviously give them more depth. Secondly, I liked the writing style - it's not overly complicated, it pulls you in and keeps you engrossed in the story. And thirdly, even though I'd seen these stories played out in the tv-series already, it was fun to read them again!
And yes, of course I'm imagining Henry Cavill the entire time.
And the fact that Jaskier's name in English is Dandilion makes me giggle.
mightyjor's review against another edition
3.0
I don’t really get the hype. I wanted to like this as a fan of the games, but the story structure is confusing and there’s too few twists to make a real fun story. These read more like fairy tales. I will say that the “last wish” short story is easily a 5 star section in an otherwise mediocre book.