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daed's review
2.0
Regular. Personajes estereotipados, algunos clichés, final flojo... lo único un poco rescatable fue Nth.
maria_ionela's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
severelyhopefulcloud's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nalanson's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
maxtrommelen's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
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
4.5
bearking's review against another edition
4.0
Great Read
The initial description of the book had me thinking this would be a standard adventure party easily forging their way happily through evil to come out on top.instead I got something more real with characters more real with their own ideas and interests which clashed heavily with the others. It made for a deeper, more satisfying conclusion.
The initial description of the book had me thinking this would be a standard adventure party easily forging their way happily through evil to come out on top.instead I got something more real with characters more real with their own ideas and interests which clashed heavily with the others. It made for a deeper, more satisfying conclusion.
maryconnors6's review against another edition
4.0
Spiderlight is a humorous quest where an unlikely band of hero's must vanquish a dark lord. Tchaikovsky is so good at satirically and subversively dealing with classic fantasy tropes, managing to hit many of the same beats as Lord of the Rings while sticking the landing with different thought provoking and hysterical results. It reminded me of his other novella, [b:Elder Race|50663055|Elder Race|Adrian Tchaikovsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1614008015l/50663055._SY75_.jpg|75680379], with similar themes and lessons, though both are separate standalones.
Age Considerations: 18+, language (f words), gore, violence
Age Considerations: 18+, language (f words), gore, violence
marmarci's review against another edition
5.0
Me ha encantado. Es como un RPG de fantasía clásica pero en novela, básicamente, y a mí que me gustan tanto esas cosas, pues lo he disfrutado un montón. Además, se exploran ciertas reflexiones sobre la Luz y la Oscuridad que me ha encantado leer.
Los personajes son un típico grupo de héroes RPG, que me han arrancado más de una sonrisa a lo largo del libro. Pero entre todos ellos, mi personaje favorito ha sido el más original y complejo: Enth. ¡Lo que me ha gustado leerlo! Y bueno, Lief también me ha gustado mucho.
En fin, en general una lectura que he disfrutado muchísimo, con guiños al género y una forma de narrar que me ha gustado mucho. Muy recomendable para quienes nos gustan los juegos de rol de fantasía (ya sea en videojuego o en tablero), la fantasía clásica, y en general para cualquiera aunque no esté familiarizado con nada de lo anterior, ya que es muy ameno de leer, entretenido y accesible.
Los personajes son un típico grupo de héroes RPG, que me han arrancado más de una sonrisa a lo largo del libro. Pero entre todos ellos, mi personaje favorito ha sido el más original y complejo: Enth. ¡Lo que me ha gustado leerlo! Y bueno, Lief también me ha gustado mucho.
En fin, en general una lectura que he disfrutado muchísimo, con guiños al género y una forma de narrar que me ha gustado mucho. Muy recomendable para quienes nos gustan los juegos de rol de fantasía (ya sea en videojuego o en tablero), la fantasía clásica, y en general para cualquiera aunque no esté familiarizado con nada de lo anterior, ya que es muy ameno de leer, entretenido y accesible.
ahoffner's review
3.0
If you're a massive D&D fan and looking for a quick, fun adventure - this is it.
Spiderlight not trying to be something exhaustively original and dense - its unabashed in its embrace of the stereotypical Light vs. Dark conflict, and its Classical Party Structure of Thief, Rogue, Warrior, Priestess, Wizard. But it's reliant on these familiar structures for a reason: it lets it be ruthlessly efficient in its storytelling, relishing not in the freshness of setting but the character's internal and external conflicts.
And honestly, the characters are richly designed and fascinating, particularly those surrounding the titular literal Spider Man, a central conceit simple enough on paper but novel in its execution. The author shows such considerable skill in these characters that it is hard to fault the book significantly.
On the one hand, it's almost refreshing to be able to wrap up an entire fantasy adventure in a couple of long afternoons - the book is remarkably concise for a typical tale of this scope. But its brevity is occasionally jarring, too. The travelers sometimes teleport between paragraphs from one location to the next, consistently skipping describable transition. Perhaps some readers (who's time is presumably far more valuable than mine) would appreciate all the narrative chaff cut here.
The book seems to shove all the good dialog and character interactions, which would presumably fit nicely into some on-the-road traveling time, exclusively into taverns. Not twice but thrice the characters arrive at a location, abscond to The Tavern where they can do some dialog before (presumably) rolling for initiative.
Overall though - it was a good, clean, efficient, lighthearted adventure. That's more than enough sometimes.
Spiderlight not trying to be something exhaustively original and dense - its unabashed in its embrace of the stereotypical Light vs. Dark conflict, and its Classical Party Structure of Thief, Rogue, Warrior, Priestess, Wizard. But it's reliant on these familiar structures for a reason: it lets it be ruthlessly efficient in its storytelling, relishing not in the freshness of setting but the character's internal and external conflicts.
And honestly, the characters are richly designed and fascinating, particularly those surrounding the titular literal Spider Man, a central conceit simple enough on paper but novel in its execution. The author shows such considerable skill in these characters that it is hard to fault the book significantly.
On the one hand, it's almost refreshing to be able to wrap up an entire fantasy adventure in a couple of long afternoons - the book is remarkably concise for a typical tale of this scope. But its brevity is occasionally jarring, too. The travelers sometimes teleport between paragraphs from one location to the next, consistently skipping describable transition. Perhaps some readers (who's time is presumably far more valuable than mine) would appreciate all the narrative chaff cut here.
The book seems to shove all the good dialog and character interactions, which would presumably fit nicely into some on-the-road traveling time, exclusively into taverns. Not twice but thrice the characters arrive at a location, abscond to The Tavern where they can do some dialog before (presumably) rolling for initiative.
Overall though - it was a good, clean, efficient, lighthearted adventure. That's more than enough sometimes.