Reviews

The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams

leighton_cs's review

adventurous

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

3.0

narratricenessa's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

beetree's review

5.0

I absolutely adored this book, it was delicious in every sense of the word, and I couldn't wait to get home from work each day to spend time with it. Though I found it a bit slow at the beginning, the pace picked up quickly, and I finished it in a few days because I *had* to know what was going to happen next.

I liked the fact that the Faerie World wasn't typically Fairy-Fantasy (all pixie dust and light), but had a huge undercurrent the dystopian and political, and drawing on issues that have plagued us for some time. It was an incredibly complete, textured and vivid world, which impressed me because that's more common in long, ongoing series. Speaking of which, though I'm sad there isn't another book, I am very glad that this is a stand alone book because I didn't have to fight through thousands of pages to come to a resolution, which made this book all the more satisfying.

Loved the characters, the twists, and pretty much the entire thing. Who'd have thought Flowers could get so violent?

jeffkevlar's review against another edition

3.0

Not too bad at all. An interesting take on Fairie and what a semi modern Fairie might look like.

I would call it a fairly heavy- handed allegory denouncing class, racism and capitalism, but I’m ok with that.

chocolatereader's review

5.0

This book hooked me from the start and I was locked in for the 800+ pages. This book was just one wild ride all the way through. I’m so glad I gave this book a try finally. I’d love to reread this as an audiobook if they ever did one.

missgarceau's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

astefreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

windrunner_nyy's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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

3.0

Enjoyable book, great prose. Just felt the tone shifted a few times and made it difficult to understand what kind of story I was reading. But, I had fun and the ending was worth it. 

bookwormmuse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

lmwanak's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I own this book. It's a fun romp through a Faeryland updated with electrical power. A thick standalone where I already know the ending, yet still manages to charm and fill me full of dread at all the right places.