Reviews

Storm: To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 by Tad Williams

kevinscorner's review against another edition

4.5

To Green Angel Tower Part 2 was actually pretty great! The pacing was intense and kept the story moving with each storyline getting a climactic event (sorely needed in the previous books) and finally converging in the explosive finale. This would have been 5 stars had the resolution not been so quick after all that build-up. It practically ended with a snap of a finger. Still, the journey getting there was enjoyable and the ending was ultimately satisfying. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn gets a recommendation from me.

jhouses's review against another edition

2.0

Añoranzas y Pesares (señor traductor, ¿se había leído ud. el libro antes de traducir el título?) no ha resistido bien el paso del tiempo. Mis buenos recuerdos de juventud se han ido por los infinitos aliviaderos de la Torre del Ángel Verde, por los que vagan durante páginas y páginas (otra vez) los perdidos protagonistas de la historia. 800 paginas de personas que no terminan de encontrarse por poco en las profundidades resultan demasiado para un lector que tampoco andaba demasiado atrapado en la historia. El épico final resulta previsible y la mitad de los interrogantes creados se resuelven penosamente en el epílogo. En cuanto al balance general de este ingente tocho solo puedo decir que estaría bien darle una vuelta a la trama antes de ponerse a retorcerla porque una vez revelada no resulta sólida que digamos

Spoiler

Elías tenía en su poder dos de las tres espadas desde el principio y podía fácilmente haber mandado una expedición en condiciones a por la tercera. Para tener como objetivo reunirlas no pudieron las Nornas y él ponerlo mas difícil. Una cosa es disimular y otra eso

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btsa's review against another edition

5.0

Loved it. Up there with Lord of the Rings and Dune and such.

muddywookiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

pemdas97's review

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

brett's review against another edition

5.0

4.5

ryan_reads_fantasy's review against another edition

5.0

What an epic conclusion to Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Everything that was being built up to, in all of the books come together. All of the threads from the character growth and the advancing plot, comes together and ends the story really well. Definitely recommend this series, though it is a slow burn at times because Tad likes to take his time to really explore the world and the characters in depth in an interesting way while keeping the reader engaged.

korvien's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

scroggin_cooper's review against another edition

4.0

Pretty grand ending to a pretty grand series, although Book 2 was painful. I really quite liked how Williams writes tension, it genuinely makes me feel like I'm there with Simon or Rachel. I also really liked Simon and Miriamele being cute at the beginning of the novel, which is weird since I'm not that big of a fan of romance novels. The climax was fantastic, however. But, there was a bit of Terry Goodkind-esque torture scenes. I also think Josua should have died in a completely different way, preferably working with Miriamele to kill Elias. The same goes for Pryrates. If anyone, it should have been Simon who killed Pryrates. While yes, he does die from his hubris, I never saw him as a hubris-filled character.

leukippe's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5