Reviews

Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock

ladyofnorthfarm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

kurwaczytaj's review

5.0

Už první díl ze série Le Mytág mně uchvátil. U Lavondyss se mi nejvíce líbil začátek (cca do dvou pětin), pak střed jsem četl s menším nadšením a finále mne opět bavilo o něco více. Kdybych to měl nějak shrnout do jedné, dvou vět, tak napíši: "fantasy pro dospělé" pohybující se už na samé hranici opravdového velkého románu.
Prostě draci, upíři a podobné propriety youth fantasy not included. xD

snowmaiden's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed the first part that takes place in the real world, but just as with [b:Mythago Wood|126192|Mythago Wood (Mythago Wood, #1)|Robert Holdstock|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1308639607s/126192.jpg|121534], I found the story confusing and muddled once the action shifted to the wood itself. Some have faulted Holdstock for losing control of the story, but I wonder if this was part of his point. No matter how much preparation you do, and no matter how much you think you understand it, once you enter the wood you will forget all your training and do nothing more than struggle to get out again. That's the moral I came up with, anyway.

dria42's review against another edition

5.0

Re-read this again. Love it. My current laptop's name is from it.

pigeomita's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

my_inner_filomena's review

5.0

Druhé, tentokrát intuitivnější setkání s Robertem Holdstockem se už vydařilo mimořádně! I'm in. Možná správný čas, možná už prostě postavena před natolik uchvacující a pohlcující příběhy, představy, obrazy, vjemy a jazyk nedokážu odolávat déle. Konečně chápu, proč Les mytág pro tolik lidí tolik znamená.

archmageofthearchive's review against another edition

5.0

Ok, so I am 100% in favor of Mythago Wood winning the World Fantasy Award in 1985. However, I’m at a complete loss as to how on earth Lavondyss wasn’t even shortlisted in 1989, let alone denied.

This was an exceptional novel. Much digestion needs to happen.

courtneykim2's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

3.75

curgoth's review against another edition

5.0

Read this years and years and years ago. It blew my mind. This may actually be the book that tipped me over into being Pagan. And changed my way of looking at masks forever. I have a birch bark mask up on my wall inspired by this book.

nwhyte's review against another edition

4.0

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2827113.html

I really enjoyed it, a great intense exploration of inner space and myth in English wilderness, with a rite of passage combined with quest for lost relative and connection with mythic figures from the collective unconscious. Anyone who has ever loved a woodland will connect with this. Quite a remarkable book.