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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
Denso. Tanto que me costó muchísimo agarrar el correcto ritmo de lectura para entenderlo y disfrutar. Normalmente habría abandonado cualquier otra obra, pero algo me decía que valía la pena seguirlo intentando y volví a comenzar su lectura cuando iba cerca del 30%. Y no me equivoqué. Si uno es fan de las mitologías y de la ciencia ficción esta es una mezcla perfecta, con giros interesantes y épicas descripciones de batallas entre dioses. Y ya, quizás entre menos sepan, mejor. ¡Muy muy recomendado!
All of the collections of words we refer to as sentences in this book have at least twice as many words as they require in order to convey the point which they wish to make, and yet, in a bamboozling turn of events, the work in question itself (Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny) somehow still does not sufficiently explain the context, relative positioning, setting, or emotional states required to understand what is happening in any given moment where anything transpires.
DNF at 10%
DNF at 10%
Not my cup of tea. There are mythological texts that do this... Maybe I missed the point...
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
I'm always wary when I go into an older book, especially when it's a scifi book written by a male author. Sometimes, reading these things as a woman is like getting slapped in the face repeatedly. For that matter, sometimes reading these things as a modern reader gives the same feeling, and I'd actually never heard of this book, so I wasn't at all sure what to expect.
Having read it, I can now comment on both these. As a woman, don't expect awesome ladies. There are some ladies, but they're most ineffectual and don't really fare well in the story. As a modern reader, though, I was pleasantly surprised. The theme is one that remains relevant, and the story telling is good.
This book is based heavily on Hinduism and Buddhism. I'm nominally familiar with Hinduism, and slightly more so with Buddhism. Given that, I can't really comment on the authenticity of what Zelazny says. But that's not really the point of the story. The story itself is more about the freedom to live and grow, and fighting against near-impossible odds. Those are usually pretty fun things, and I didn't think this book was a disappointment in those aspects.
The writing style itself reminded me of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. The main character has about five or six different names, and the characters speak in that poetical fashion. The descriptions are simultaneously simple and foreign-flavored. I thought it was very readable, which is always a point in the author's favor.
The main character of Sam was also very fun. His fight against the 'gods' was full of strategy and trickery, which I enjoyed. He fights, not just on a physical level, but also on an ideological level, and it was a pleasure to read about his methods. I won't say he was a character I had a strong emotional connection with, but I liked him regardless.
Zelazny has been an author on my list for a long time, but this is the first I've read from him, and I was quite impressed. After reading Lord of Light, I would definitely be open to reading more by him.
Having read it, I can now comment on both these. As a woman, don't expect awesome ladies. There are some ladies, but they're most ineffectual and don't really fare well in the story. As a modern reader, though, I was pleasantly surprised. The theme is one that remains relevant, and the story telling is good.
This book is based heavily on Hinduism and Buddhism. I'm nominally familiar with Hinduism, and slightly more so with Buddhism. Given that, I can't really comment on the authenticity of what Zelazny says. But that's not really the point of the story. The story itself is more about the freedom to live and grow, and fighting against near-impossible odds. Those are usually pretty fun things, and I didn't think this book was a disappointment in those aspects.
The writing style itself reminded me of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. The main character has about five or six different names, and the characters speak in that poetical fashion. The descriptions are simultaneously simple and foreign-flavored. I thought it was very readable, which is always a point in the author's favor.
The main character of Sam was also very fun. His fight against the 'gods' was full of strategy and trickery, which I enjoyed. He fights, not just on a physical level, but also on an ideological level, and it was a pleasure to read about his methods. I won't say he was a character I had a strong emotional connection with, but I liked him regardless.
Zelazny has been an author on my list for a long time, but this is the first I've read from him, and I was quite impressed. After reading Lord of Light, I would definitely be open to reading more by him.
For its time, I'm sure this was ground-breaking and witty, but it mostly bored me to frustration. I insisted on finishing it, if only because I'd already given it so much time, and I refused to be defeated. It was not compelling -- I'd read a few pages and set it aside. It was not a great example of world-building, in that there was a lot of descriptive prose, but the characters rarely reacted genuinely to their environment, and they spoke in vague, diluted phrases. I can usually assign a voice actor to each character, or at least hear them separately, but besides the fact that I had to read many dialogue sections two or three times to know who was speaking, all of the characters spoke in the same monotonous drone to me. I'm clearly missing something, because this book has won awards and the praises of the literate... but I was bored, and it completely missed the mark for me.
I have fond-but-vague memories of reading a bunch of Zelazny's Amber books in my teens. And this book won a Hugo, so I figured it'd be pretty good.
Yeah, umm. It was boring, confusing, and I totally didn't care about the pseudo-Hindu-and-also-some-Buddhism characters. Or what I guess was a plot. I mean, things happened, so it must technically be plot. I took to annoying anyone within earshot by remarking every time the characters smoked, which was frequent enough to provide some very, very minor entertainment.
Either it was a bad year for books or the drugs were very good? Ugh.
Yeah, umm. It was boring, confusing, and I totally didn't care about the pseudo-Hindu-and-also-some-Buddhism characters. Or what I guess was a plot. I mean, things happened, so it must technically be plot. I took to annoying anyone within earshot by remarking every time the characters smoked, which was frequent enough to provide some very, very minor entertainment.
Either it was a bad year for books or the drugs were very good? Ugh.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Utterly brilliant. SF meets hinduism, with buddha as the hero. Work that out.
adventurous