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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slightly underwhelming conclusion on first read, but loved everything else
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There's just nothing like Malazan. The Sieges of Capustan and Coral were absolutely unreal and are permanently stuck in my head.
This book wove together some great threads that featured familiar characters with new characters to keep you interested. The in-depth meeting of Karsa Orlong was a different start to Erikson’s usual style, but it was engaging. As usual, the last 15% was a fantastic epic culmination of the previous 850 pages of plot.
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The middle third of this really dragged. Kalams storyline in particular was just... boring. Unfortunately, the marines also really struggled to grab my attention. The usual problems apply there. Generic dialogue, random names like bottle and smiles, and very slightly differentiated personalities. It's just hard to get invested in those storylines when half of the characters are indistinguishable, but the author acts like they aren't.
Karsa is the problematic fave, and most of the new additions otherwise are cool. The last 200 pages in particular are awesome, as is the Karsa-focused beginning. It's just sad. Not much happens in the middle of this book. The momentum that Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice built up really lagged here.
Still enjoyable, but it's one that you half to get through in some parts. I remember loving Midnight Tides, but I'm honestly scared for The Bonehunters now. We will see.
Karsa is the problematic fave, and most of the new additions otherwise are cool. The last 200 pages in particular are awesome, as is the Karsa-focused beginning. It's just sad. Not much happens in the middle of this book. The momentum that Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice built up really lagged here.
Still enjoyable, but it's one that you half to get through in some parts. I remember loving Midnight Tides, but I'm honestly scared for The Bonehunters now. We will see.