Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
2/5 Absolutely mediocre at best. Yet, I want to give the next book a chance since there are some interesting ideas in there.
adventurous
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4,5 Sterne - Dieses Buch braucht Zeit um die Handlung aufzubauen und zu wirken und ich nehme ihm das auch gar nicht übel! Denn es hat wunderbar funktioniert und der Schreibstil ist wirklich unglaublich gut 😍 Leider leider sind gegen Ende irgendwie die Hauptpersonen gewechselt? Pug und Thomas sind eigentlich die Hauptpersonen aber irgendwie sind die dann beide Mal weg und man hört nur mal kurz was von dem einen aber vom anderen gar nicht mehr. Die ganze Zeit dachte ich: Es muss doch Mal was passieren aber nein! Hallo neue Protagonisten. Da war ich so irritiert aber die Spannung in den letzten 250 Seiten war wirklich unglaublich gut und mir gefiel total wie die Geschichte verlaufen ist 😍 Das Ende war aber etwas komisch 😐
Eine Rezension kommt noch! 💟
Eine Rezension kommt noch! 💟
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Written in the 1980s and it shows (in a good way). Felt almost wholesome compared to a lot of the fantasy I’ve read in the past few years. Engaging even when slightly disjointed at a few points, but a great first novel overall.
My biggest issue is that he decided to call his main character Pug. How any author could justify that is beyond me.
My biggest issue is that he decided to call his main character Pug. How any author could justify that is beyond me.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've recently re-read Magician: Apprentice to refresh my opinion on it. For me this is a comfort read - the story is simple and predictable. Characters are generally likable.
This book is more of a stepping stone to later books. A lot of the time is spent describing the world, cultures and how things work. Feist is building foundations for later books and it shows.
Because of this building process, the book is very slow to read through. Often you will go 10 pages of characters just talking about stuff that will be important in book 3. The story is predictable to a fault. It mirrors Fellowship - a group sets on a long journey where they go to Elves (totally not Lothrien) then to dwarves where they go through mountains that host evil things (totally not Moria) and so on. Book does get inspiration of originality once the main villains come up.
Onto the characters as I said, they are likable, but they are also one note. Nothing bad happens to them, and any conflict is resolved with a pint and a good laugh. Another issue I have is that characters including main characters just vanish in the middle of the story. Characters that drive the plot (like Duke Berric) just exits the story despite being the main reason why we are even on this journey.
Despite all of that it's a comfort read. Don't expect that you will get anything new that hasnt been written in the past 40 years. Book is old and it shows but it's still a great world to explore and I recommend reading next books in the Riftwar series.
This book is more of a stepping stone to later books. A lot of the time is spent describing the world, cultures and how things work. Feist is building foundations for later books and it shows.
Because of this building process, the book is very slow to read through. Often you will go 10 pages of characters just talking about stuff that will be important in book 3. The story is predictable to a fault. It mirrors Fellowship - a group sets on a long journey where they go to Elves (totally not Lothrien) then to dwarves where they go through mountains that host evil things (totally not Moria) and so on. Book does get inspiration of originality once the main villains come up.
Onto the characters as I said, they are likable, but they are also one note. Nothing bad happens to them, and any conflict is resolved with a pint and a good laugh. Another issue I have is that characters including main characters just vanish in the middle of the story. Characters that drive the plot (like Duke Berric) just exits the story despite being the main reason why we are even on this journey.
Despite all of that it's a comfort read. Don't expect that you will get anything new that hasnt been written in the past 40 years. Book is old and it shows but it's still a great world to explore and I recommend reading next books in the Riftwar series.