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verkisto's review against another edition
2.0
After the philosophy-heavy Distopia, I was hoping to get a little more of the slapstick-happy antics as seen in Disenchanted, and for the first 30 pages or so, I thought that was what I was getting. Then it delved into issues of race and society, and it got a little long winded and heavy handed on the themes. I give Kroese credit for attempting a heavy theme, but it got in the way of the story the same way it did in Distopia.
I would've rated this two stars, but the ending falls apart, and is capped with a clunky, amateurish "Where are they now?" sort of ending that felt tacked on. He could have made a couple of chapters out of it, but instead he rushes through it like he's ready to finish the whole thing. I think that chapter was five pages, at the most.
Disenchanted was fun, if a little rough around the edges. Distopia still had some of the antics, but took itself too seriously. Disillusioned takes the worst characteristics of the two preceding books and makes a full novel out of it. It wasn't terrible, but it could have been much, MUCH better.
I would've rated this two stars, but the ending falls apart, and is capped with a clunky, amateurish "Where are they now?" sort of ending that felt tacked on. He could have made a couple of chapters out of it, but instead he rushes through it like he's ready to finish the whole thing. I think that chapter was five pages, at the most.
Disenchanted was fun, if a little rough around the edges. Distopia still had some of the antics, but took itself too seriously. Disillusioned takes the worst characteristics of the two preceding books and makes a full novel out of it. It wasn't terrible, but it could have been much, MUCH better.
bigleoenergy's review
1.0
The third book in the Dis series is primarily a poor allegory for race relations. The characters were under-developed, and thus uninteresting, while the plot was ridiculous, but not in the entertaining way the first book was. Vergil is a fish out of a water as a medieval knight suddenly thrust into an industrial era, and through his obstinate bigotry towards "monsters" and general bumbling, manages to cause all of the conflict in the book. The "lesson" on racism reads as though it was written by someone who believes they understand a complex issue simply by being an observer, without ever talking to anyone who has actually experienced what it's like to be on the receiving end of blatant prejudice. I cannot even say this book is worthwhile from a completion standpoint for the Dis trilogy, as it lacks the humor of its predecessors and feels completely disjointed from them. I recommend skipping this one.
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