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remontoire's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lsparrow's review against another edition
4.0
love this series - not my usual style of story - very graphically violent but the post apocalyptic story line has me sucked in.
arf88's review against another edition
5.0
This series continues to be fantasitc, espechially this volume that see some serious development on the plot front.
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
5.0
The epic build up pays off in this volume of East of West. The story reaches an inflection point. The apocalyptic battlefield is set and many new and existing characters position themselves. The plot thread of the Beast is the most rewarding. There the writers are introducing mindboggingly ambivalent characters. The slow build of the story has now become and amazing delivery of weird apocalyptic fun.
bengriffin's review against another edition
4.0
A powerful and suitably apocalyptic end to the second year with a lot of shit hitting fans. There's plenty of pay off in this volume, some fantastic action scenes and a brilliant conclusion that sets up nicely for the next chapter. Expect some brutal story beats throughout though.
juperez's review against another edition
5.0
What a ride ‘East of West’ is. The story hasn’t gotten the least bit tired and I find it to be intellectually stimulating without being overly heady. I only hope that this story will conclude before it begins to meander aimlessly like ‘The Walking Dead’ is apparently doing.
Hickman, I believe, is aware of this and I hope we’ll reach a satisfying end sooner rather than later.
Hickman, I believe, is aware of this and I hope we’ll reach a satisfying end sooner rather than later.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
4.0
I'm bumping this up to a 4-star because, well, it's better than three.
I just read an article by someone who said she doesn't do star ratings anymore.
Let's look at the reasons and why I disagree:
Star Ratings are Subjective
I mean, duh. But...the rating of anything is subjective. In fact, the publication of things, what gets published and what doesn't, is also 100% subjective.
Subjectivity in micro is bad, but when a single book has thousands of reviews, it does tell you something about its quality. I mean...if we get deep into it, wouldn't the best thing, the closest thing to objective rating, be to have everyone who can read the book in its original language read it, then rate it, and then we'd see where books fall on that spectrum?
Star Ratings Are Reductive
The idea here is that someone should read the review, not just look at the stars. However, I think Goodreads has a decent system for dealing with this in promoting more popular reviews. It's not always good, sometimes it's shitty and dumb, but if you look at the top 5 reviews for a book, you can get some idea.
The Personal Philosophy of the Writer of the Article is to Put The Right Book in a Reader's Hands
Okay, if that's your life goal, then yes, your usage of something like Goodreads is different.
Working as a librarian, of course, I have recommended many a book to someone that I personally did not enjoy. I did this because I thought THEY would enjoy it.
And that's the thing, I don't judge people for enjoying books that I think are sucky. Especially the oft-used example of kids and teens, who do not give a fuck that I gave a low rating to The Limit and thought it was stupid. Yeah, I thought it was stupid, but on the other hand, I'm not the intended audience.
I always rate books as me, not as the intended audience. Sometimes that's unfair because it's pretty unlikely I'll rate a picture book or a Choose Your Own Adventure as a 5, but that's fine! It's not like kids who are in the picture book phase of life are combing Goodreads to find their next book. You go to the library, pick out some shit, and see what happens.
Nobody HAS to use stars. I'm a big advocate of everyone using Goodreads as it works for them.
I like using stars because it helps me remember. Also because half the time, I don't even review the book at all. Liiiiiike I'm doing here.
I just read an article by someone who said she doesn't do star ratings anymore.
Let's look at the reasons and why I disagree:
Star Ratings are Subjective
I mean, duh. But...the rating of anything is subjective. In fact, the publication of things, what gets published and what doesn't, is also 100% subjective.
Subjectivity in micro is bad, but when a single book has thousands of reviews, it does tell you something about its quality. I mean...if we get deep into it, wouldn't the best thing, the closest thing to objective rating, be to have everyone who can read the book in its original language read it, then rate it, and then we'd see where books fall on that spectrum?
Star Ratings Are Reductive
The idea here is that someone should read the review, not just look at the stars. However, I think Goodreads has a decent system for dealing with this in promoting more popular reviews. It's not always good, sometimes it's shitty and dumb, but if you look at the top 5 reviews for a book, you can get some idea.
The Personal Philosophy of the Writer of the Article is to Put The Right Book in a Reader's Hands
Okay, if that's your life goal, then yes, your usage of something like Goodreads is different.
Working as a librarian, of course, I have recommended many a book to someone that I personally did not enjoy. I did this because I thought THEY would enjoy it.
And that's the thing, I don't judge people for enjoying books that I think are sucky. Especially the oft-used example of kids and teens, who do not give a fuck that I gave a low rating to The Limit and thought it was stupid. Yeah, I thought it was stupid, but on the other hand, I'm not the intended audience.
I always rate books as me, not as the intended audience. Sometimes that's unfair because it's pretty unlikely I'll rate a picture book or a Choose Your Own Adventure as a 5, but that's fine! It's not like kids who are in the picture book phase of life are combing Goodreads to find their next book. You go to the library, pick out some shit, and see what happens.
Nobody HAS to use stars. I'm a big advocate of everyone using Goodreads as it works for them.
I like using stars because it helps me remember. Also because half the time, I don't even review the book at all. Liiiiiike I'm doing here.
mtdmali's review against another edition
5.0
Death finally finding his son was everything I hoped it'd be.
droar's review against another edition
4.0
We're finally going places! Realistically I should have reread the last one before I picked this one up because they jump right in with the politicking and I forget who is conniving against whom. I really like where they're going with Babylon