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geauxgetlit's review against another edition
1.0
This was a painful read for me and I would not recommend this book to anyone who only speaks English.
It’s 6-7 short stories and they are not broken up in chapters.
What made it worse, was the audiobook version, and the terrible accents the narrator failed to pull off.
No more Geralt for me and after reading this I immediately deleted it from Netflix so I would never be tempted to even watch this train wreck on screen.
It’s 6-7 short stories and they are not broken up in chapters.
What made it worse, was the audiobook version, and the terrible accents the narrator failed to pull off.
No more Geralt for me and after reading this I immediately deleted it from Netflix so I would never be tempted to even watch this train wreck on screen.
buriedinsatin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mcbibliotecaria's review against another edition
3.0
I think its fitting I've ended my year with a book that inspired a video game series. its actually a better fantasy book than others i have read this year, mixing fairy tales with GOT darkness. I'm not going to play the game, but it was a pretty interesting read. its a collection of stories of the witchers adventures which made ot really easy to follow.
sokhiengtim's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
dariarp's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
luiseach's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
seolhe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
alanamoore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
samgalanor's review against another edition
4.0
The chronology of this book series is a little confusing especially since there is no number mentioned online or on the books. I bought and started reading ‘Blood of Elves’ and thought it is the beginning. Thanks to goodreads I saw it is book three. So I ordered book 1 & 2. The confusion is based on the fact that it is by a polish author, therefore the publishing in German and English was not parallel. Then the books where re/published after the success of The Witcher video games, which are based on these books. Well thanks to goodreads and wikipedia I could sort it all out.
This was a weird story collection. It was not really a collection, more a complete story without a main plot. It felt chronological but a golden threat was missing. Also the short stories are kind of retelling of fairy tales. So it wasn't over all exiting. Through the lack of character development and character depth it was more of a light read.
I started playing the first (of two, at the moment, the third will be released in May 2015) video game and was kind of lost. There is not really a story and Geralt has lost his memories so he is always like “Sorry, I don’t know a thing. I lost my memories.” This is not helpful either, since there is no exploring of the memories he has lost.
But during chapter 3 of the game I started reading the book and there was the missing back story of the game. So the book is actually a great companion to the game.
Surprisingly, the short stories had gaming potential. It was like reading a Role Playing Game. Geralt visits a town and ask for killing-monsters-jobs and then the adventure starts and of course problems are not always solved with a sword.
This collection was the reason why there is the witcher saga in the first place. The real story starts with book three ‘Blood of the Elves’. So gamer or not, getting through the short story collections is in any case a good choice.
This was a weird story collection. It was not really a collection, more a complete story without a main plot. It felt chronological but a golden threat was missing. Also the short stories are kind of retelling of fairy tales. So it wasn't over all exiting. Through the lack of character development and character depth it was more of a light read.
I started playing the first (of two, at the moment, the third will be released in May 2015) video game and was kind of lost. There is not really a story and Geralt has lost his memories so he is always like “Sorry, I don’t know a thing. I lost my memories.” This is not helpful either, since there is no exploring of the memories he has lost.
But during chapter 3 of the game I started reading the book and there was the missing back story of the game. So the book is actually a great companion to the game.
Surprisingly, the short stories had gaming potential. It was like reading a Role Playing Game. Geralt visits a town and ask for killing-monsters-jobs and then the adventure starts and of course problems are not always solved with a sword.
This collection was the reason why there is the witcher saga in the first place. The real story starts with book three ‘Blood of the Elves’. So gamer or not, getting through the short story collections is in any case a good choice.
redbeard92's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Good short stories to read. This was my first read in the series, and I wish I read a few other books first to understand the characters better. The short stories make things move quickly.