Reviews

Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn

eacolgan's review against another edition

4.0

i liked the ending to this series a lot. i thought it was a little abrupt; the action seemed to wind down in the last thirty pages, following through the resolution of takeo's story without giving the same amount of resolution to kaede's; but it was a great book nevertheless. i love lian hearn's writing style so much, it's stunningly beautiful and she really has a way of driving the plot while switching between two narrators that i love. her characters are wonderful, too; i feel strongly for both her narrators and even many of the non-narrating characters stick with me after i put the book down. i just wanted more from this book, but it was still a beautiful and satisfying end to the trilogy.

lu_ise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

pillywiggin's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of my favorite series of all time. This is the 4th time I have read this book.

drdearest's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.25

bridge_enginerd's review against another edition

2.0

This book actually used the phrase “fight like a man.” It was also extremely fragmented and felt very much like an “oh crap, I told them I’d give them a trilogy” book. The end felt extremely rushed and unsatisfying.

macau21's review against another edition

challenging fast-paced

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

2.75

minzmaus's review

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

irodori_megu's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

sandraagee's review against another edition

3.0

The last book in the trilogy stands out from its predecessors in that it focuses very heavily on the war that Takeo must fight to secure his domain and take his revenge for Shigeru's death. There are several battles and lots of musing over religion, caste, etc. Anyone who read the first two volumes should be satisfied with this book.

My one disappointment was that poor Kaede, who spent all of [b:Grass for His Pillow|77161|Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori, #2)|Lian Hearn|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309206528s/77161.jpg|1357544] transforming herself into a strong, self-sufficient character, was again relegated to the role of damsel in distress. She spent a lot of time wishing that she was a man, but otherwise being unwilling/unable to do anything to help herself.

quokkaboba's review against another edition

3.0

the beginning was great, the middle was slow but the end... the end was everything.