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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
I had put off reading this for awhile. Tons of people adored it but something about the book description just wasn’t doing it for me. I’m so glad to be utterly wrong. What a ride! It’s nearly break neck for the first half. All sorts of crazy characters and ringdom zaniness left and right. So many great ideas being thrown out almost as an after thought, but it’s obviously a carefully crafted labor of love. It’s just that chock full of ideas!
The second half begins to slow down. A bit too much time in The Baths, frankly, but overall the slowing down didn’t affect the story too negatively. The mystery and plot thickens wonderfully.
*Spoiler-ish: Alas, since this is one part of four, the fate of his wife is pretty obviously not getting solved here. That was part of the problem with The Baths, too. He spent so much time there it seemed kinda obvious he wasn’t gonna find her in this book. But oh well cause it all just made me that much eager to start the next installment!
The second half begins to slow down. A bit too much time in The Baths, frankly, but overall the slowing down didn’t affect the story too negatively. The mystery and plot thickens wonderfully.
*Spoiler-ish: Alas, since this is one part of four, the fate of his wife is pretty obviously not getting solved here. That was part of the problem with The Baths, too. He spent so much time there it seemed kinda obvious he wasn’t gonna find her in this book. But oh well cause it all just made me that much eager to start the next installment!
Great adventure through a quite a journey. Didn't expect to enjoy it this much - looking forward to being second book.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
3.75. A slow start hurts what is a very enjoyable and fresh world.
Bilbo Baggins wanders into a Terry Gilliam film. Very dense, detailed novel that I really enjoyed. Some very unique ideas and settings, believable characters, a man striving despite the callous evil around him
Oh. My. God.
What a ride!!! The first half was fairly enjoyable, but the rest kept me flipping pages until I got to the end.
This world, this work- it’s terrifying and adventurous, horrible and entrancing.
It’s as if someone ripped open humanity, exposed all its bloody horrors and then patched it back up and painted it a joyful color. But one keeps hoping that there is something good underneath. And there may be, we just haven’t gotten there yet.
4.5
What a ride!!! The first half was fairly enjoyable, but the rest kept me flipping pages until I got to the end.
This world, this work- it’s terrifying and adventurous, horrible and entrancing.
It’s as if someone ripped open humanity, exposed all its bloody horrors and then patched it back up and painted it a joyful color. But one keeps hoping that there is something good underneath. And there may be, we just haven’t gotten there yet.
4.5
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated