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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Używałem audio, więc AŻ tak się nie dłużyło, ale jednak to jest baaardzo wolna historia, ale zdecydowanie będzie kontynuowana. I jeśli chcecie zdobyć jakieś laski, to spytajcie się Randa albo Perrina, oni wam pomogą.
adventurous
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed it but dang was it long for not a lot to have happened. It was clearly a ton of set up for future books, and i am definitely intrigued enough to see where it goes, but there's is way too much of people just explaining a bunch of stuff that is tangentially relevant at best. I actually found the audiobook more enjoyable because i could just have the mythology wash over me and then check back in when things started happening again. I'm glad i read it, though i feel like it's tough to recommend it without knowing how the rest of the story ends up
AHHHHHH I FINISHED IT.
ONLY TOOK ME 3 MONTHS.
thoughts: this is a great, meandering high fantasy audiobook that's perfect for tuning in and out of as I do chores or puzzles because you can advance 5 chapters and it still hasn't changed.
It's VERY inspired by LOTR, the first half is almost painfully plot point by plot point similar to Fellowship. That's not a BAD thing, there's comfort in familiarity but it did lead to a weird deja vu feeling at times. And it does eventually break from that outline. From what I understand, this was very intentional on the author's part.
Rosamund Pike is perfection and I appreciate the level of acting she puts into her narrator and dialogue delivery. Her character voices kept me keyed into what was going on and who was saying what if I got distracted from the story and tuned back in.
Every December for when I spend the holidays alone, I crack open some puzzles and a very long audiobook to keep me occupied for over a week. I think book 2 will be my Christmas audiobook. I'm uncertain how long I'll be able to keep reading/listening to this series without abandoning it but I'll keep at it for now.
Something that surprised me was how strong and well written the female characters are, as this is 1) written by a dude and 2) on the older end of newer high fantasy. They feel real and human and I adore all of them.
I actually don't think I would have been able to get into this series without the television adaptation. Having an idea ahead of time of what is happening and who people are helped immensely.
ONLY TOOK ME 3 MONTHS.
thoughts: this is a great, meandering high fantasy audiobook that's perfect for tuning in and out of as I do chores or puzzles because you can advance 5 chapters and it still hasn't changed.
It's VERY inspired by LOTR, the first half is almost painfully plot point by plot point similar to Fellowship. That's not a BAD thing, there's comfort in familiarity but it did lead to a weird deja vu feeling at times. And it does eventually break from that outline. From what I understand, this was very intentional on the author's part.
Rosamund Pike is perfection and I appreciate the level of acting she puts into her narrator and dialogue delivery. Her character voices kept me keyed into what was going on and who was saying what if I got distracted from the story and tuned back in.
Every December for when I spend the holidays alone, I crack open some puzzles and a very long audiobook to keep me occupied for over a week. I think book 2 will be my Christmas audiobook. I'm uncertain how long I'll be able to keep reading/listening to this series without abandoning it but I'll keep at it for now.
Something that surprised me was how strong and well written the female characters are, as this is 1) written by a dude and 2) on the older end of newer high fantasy. They feel real and human and I adore all of them.
I actually don't think I would have been able to get into this series without the television adaptation. Having an idea ahead of time of what is happening and who people are helped immensely.
I remember this series being a little bit of a trudge the first time through. I don’t think I ever made it to the end but I’m really enjoying it this time in audiobook form.
adventurous
medium-paced
Jordan weaves (pun intended) an interesting Tolkien-esque quest, sometimes clearly derivative of the Middle-Earth fantasy and other allegories of Light vs. Dark; yet at other times the novel is wholly original, mysterious and surprising. The gendered elements of power I found particularly interesting and the characters endearing. In terms of writing, initial ambiguous pronouns and misplaced modifiers gave way to the storyline lagging about three-quarters of the way through. Jordan’s romantic moments are clumsy and seem to come out of nowhere, though I’m told this improves in the later books. Overall, I enjoyed the world and the adventure, and I definitely want to see where the series goes!
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
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
I can see the reason for all the hype about this series. The world-building is vast, immense. The characters are intriguing and I’m tempted to continue the series. Great writing. But I did feel that the ending was so vague. I ended the book without that feeling of having achieved a satisfying conclusion. Hence the four stars.