Reviews

Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson

billymac1962's review against another edition

2.0

If you're one bad turn from running a hot bath, downing Quaaludes, and slitting your wrists, by all means avoid this book. It's depressing as hell. Mind you, it's a pretty neat story. Part of a fairly long series and I'm not sure if I'll go back to it.

supermersh's review against another edition

1.0

"Lord Foul's Bane" is a poorly written conglomeration of commonplace fantasy themes and I can't see what appeal this holds for anyone. Donaldson tries to create an antihero in Thomas Covenant, but misses his mark, making the whole book a struggle for the reader.

amagumo's review against another edition

Maybe next time

samuel_kane_horrigan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

wyntercreations's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

sincebeta's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

darkpsychereads's review against another edition

1.0

Loathed this outdated piece.
Why? Because in a very early scene, the main protagonist rapes a girl. No explanation or debrief.
So instead of enjoying an otherwise okay read, I was angrily obsessing over why the author inserted their twisted hero rape fantasy into the story. Seriously. F**K that.

doruga's review against another edition

2.5

The main character in this is such an insufferable asshole and I dont believe it for a second. Like I know what the author is trying to do with it but it never works as far as I'm concerned. Stuck with it because the fantasy was cool and it was well-written (prose-wise) 

todenmann's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

runner5's review against another edition

1.0

I gave up on this book, and that rarely happens. The protagonist hates himself, and it never gets better.