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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Première chose les personnages me sont apparus moins attachants que dans Légende et le Roi sur le Seuil et pourtant... pourtant j'ai pris plaisir une fois encore à lire cette histoire surtout grâce au fait que nous assistions à la toute première formation des Trente, au quand, comment et pourquoi ils se sont formés de prime abord.
Les Trente me fascinant ; c'est sans doute ce qui m'a le plus marqué dans Waylander parceque Waylander lui-même bien que pas inintéressant, m'a tout de même laissé émotionnellement de marbre. Et Dardalion et les Trente mis à part le reste des personnage m'a confiné dans ce sentiment d'indifférence globale face à ce qu'il pouvait leur arriver ou non. Petite mention spéciale pour Kai tout de même, duquel j'ai apprécié les divers apparitions.
Les Trente me fascinant ; c'est sans doute ce qui m'a le plus marqué dans Waylander parceque Waylander lui-même bien que pas inintéressant, m'a tout de même laissé émotionnellement de marbre. Et Dardalion et les Trente mis à part le reste des personnage m'a confiné dans ce sentiment d'indifférence globale face à ce qu'il pouvait leur arriver ou non. Petite mention spéciale pour Kai tout de même, duquel j'ai apprécié les divers apparitions.
Okay - I am done with Gemmell - his heroes are all carbon cut-outs of each other - this is his fourth book that I have read, and I cannot do it anymore - characters that die but do not die - characters that die but kill in their death - women are all w****es (and I mean all) - men are okay with women being w****es - traitors that tell their detailed plans to strangers - people who know that there is a plot, and continue because they think that knowing will save them from death - strangers fall in love, but never say a kind word to one another - and the hero is always, and I mean Always and old out of shape dude that knows he will die ... and he will die, making these very tragic hero stories, which would be okay, if I actually cared about the hero -
I think what kept me going was that the narrative is actually okay to read - but in the end there really is no story and no one wins and you could have lived your entire life without hearing this story and still been okay on your deathbed - the magic (when it exists) has no logic and works when it wants to - and lots and LOTS of war and killing, with thousands dying to no end and to no purpose -
I have officially quit all things David Gemmell and I will not go down this road again - I liked no one in this book - I did not even like the children as they were rude and merely a plot device
I think what kept me going was that the narrative is actually okay to read - but in the end there really is no story and no one wins and you could have lived your entire life without hearing this story and still been okay on your deathbed - the magic (when it exists) has no logic and works when it wants to - and lots and LOTS of war and killing, with thousands dying to no end and to no purpose -
I have officially quit all things David Gemmell and I will not go down this road again - I liked no one in this book - I did not even like the children as they were rude and merely a plot device
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Helt okej bok med bra tempo. Generisk europeisk fantasy. De två stora minus för min del är 1) Att det endast är en kvinnlig karaktär och hon känns som hon bara är med som ett verktyg att beskriva männens personlighet och karisma. T.ex räddas av och utsättas för männen. 2) Dialogen är inte så bra. Vissa delar kan vara det minst mänskliga jag någonsin läst. Inge flyt och nyanser av personlighet.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
fast-paced
Heroic, dark, and even epic, this is a solid installment in Gemmell's Drenai Saga.
[Rating: 3.5/5.0]
This was one of the less impressive books by David Gemmell I've read but still good. It's interesting to see the origins of some of the things in the previous two novels in the series. It takes place hundreds of years before the last novel, and the series in general jumps around of the timeline to tell what are loosely connected independent stories.
On the negative side, it handles grief and trauma really weirdly, and certain characters bounce back way faster and more completely from experiences than I would expect from real people. I can't give more details without spoiling things, but some readers who have gone through similar difficult experiences might even find it offensive. It was a little off-putting to me.
On the positive side there's some really strong character work and character arcs here, with weighty themes like redemption and how does one effectively overcome evil forces in the world without risking corruption. There's definitely enough here to elevate it above an average (3.0) fantasy novel, but not really enough to compete with Gemmell's better works like Legend and the Jon Shannow Trilogy.
This was one of the less impressive books by David Gemmell I've read but still good. It's interesting to see the origins of some of the things in the previous two novels in the series. It takes place hundreds of years before the last novel, and the series in general jumps around of the timeline to tell what are loosely connected independent stories.
On the negative side, it handles grief and trauma really weirdly, and certain characters bounce back way faster and more completely from experiences than I would expect from real people. I can't give more details without spoiling things, but some readers who have gone through similar difficult experiences might even find it offensive. It was a little off-putting to me.
On the positive side there's some really strong character work and character arcs here, with weighty themes like redemption and how does one effectively overcome evil forces in the world without risking corruption. There's definitely enough here to elevate it above an average (3.0) fantasy novel, but not really enough to compete with Gemmell's better works like Legend and the Jon Shannow Trilogy.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional