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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Excellent book, really enjoyed it, it is more detailed and thorough than the TV show.
Tenho sentimentos mistos. Gostei do livro e da escrita, da forma como os temas foram abordados.
No entanto, não fosse já ter o contexto da série, não sei se teria chegado ao fim do livro. Durante a leitura, não é claro para onde caminhamos, e o fim é inesperado e confuso. No entanto, como sei o que se passou na série, sei que isto irá levar a algum lado. Caso contrário, acho que não me teria esforçado por continuar a leitura.
Ainda assim, mal posso esperar para ler o próximo.
No entanto, não fosse já ter o contexto da série, não sei se teria chegado ao fim do livro. Durante a leitura, não é claro para onde caminhamos, e o fim é inesperado e confuso. No entanto, como sei o que se passou na série, sei que isto irá levar a algum lado. Caso contrário, acho que não me teria esforçado por continuar a leitura.
Ainda assim, mal posso esperar para ler o próximo.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It just wasn't that good. Honestly makes me want to revisit my ratings for the other Witcher books, but this one suffered from a lack of overarching plot. And I've never seen so much "male gaze" in a book before, I did not like Geralt's "first monster" background and Yennefer's introduction was also underwhelming for that reason.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-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
Uh, yeah, it’s fine. Better than the first season of the tv show, which although they tell many of the same stories. In general women are relegated to villains, victim, or conquest although there’s one (count ‘em, one) minor priestess character that breaks that mold.
If you have seen the show, don’t expect much from Yennifer who makes a cameo appearance 90% into the book. In my case this was a good thing as Yennifer somehow falls into all three of the generalizations — she is a villain, victim, and a conquest simultaneously.
But overall it’s fine, reads like any general compilation of folktales— curses, magic bargains, sword fights. If anything is unique it’s Geralt’s ability to carry on long, involved, philosophical debates with his foes before ultimately, just like stabbing them and moving on with his life.
It ends in an attempt to entice you to read more but alas I am not tempted.
If you have seen the show, don’t expect much from Yennifer who makes a cameo appearance 90% into the book. In my case this was a good thing as Yennifer somehow falls into all three of the generalizations — she is a villain, victim, and a conquest simultaneously.
But overall it’s fine, reads like any general compilation of folktales— curses, magic bargains, sword fights. If anything is unique it’s Geralt’s ability to carry on long, involved, philosophical debates with his foes before ultimately, just like stabbing them and moving on with his life.
It ends in an attempt to entice you to read more but alas I am not tempted.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia
Minor: Infertility, Abortion