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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Lord of Light is one of my favorite books ever.
It has one of my favorite beginnings, and as you can see from my profile, one of my favorite quotes.
At its most basic level, the book is a great read. The underdog takes on the establishment and tries to free the people of a world from unfair enslavement.
If you take it deeper, it gets even better. The struggle between the different factions of the gods is a great parable of the struggle for our thoughts in which different groups are engaged in the real world. The motivations are as different in the novel as they are in real life, stretching from the banal to the sublime.
It has one of my favorite beginnings, and as you can see from my profile, one of my favorite quotes.
At its most basic level, the book is a great read. The underdog takes on the establishment and tries to free the people of a world from unfair enslavement.
If you take it deeper, it gets even better. The struggle between the different factions of the gods is a great parable of the struggle for our thoughts in which different groups are engaged in the real world. The motivations are as different in the novel as they are in real life, stretching from the banal to the sublime.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Probably my favorite of the genre. Highly recommended.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I understand why Lord of Light is comparable to Dune. Both have similar themes of humanity (in the future) using the concepts of religion for power and personal vendetta.
This was originally a confusing read (more confusing than the usual sci-fi) but I didn't realize early on that it starts near the end (not even in the middle) and after the major battle with the gods, everything eventually comes into place.
Similar to Dune (specifically to God Emperor), Lord of Light has layers to its story that gives you things to really think about.
This was originally a confusing read (more confusing than the usual sci-fi) but I didn't realize early on that it starts near the end (not even in the middle) and after the major battle with the gods, everything eventually comes into place.
Similar to Dune (specifically to God Emperor), Lord of Light has layers to its story that gives you things to really think about.
This one probably deserves a re-read in a few years. I'm going to withold from a lon review until I've discussed the book at the upcoming BOOK CLUB OF DOOM.
Here's a short review:
An interesting, but confusing, look at religion and government using Indian gods and fantasy / scifi elements. It has the hallmark Zelazny touches -- action, philosophy, and interesting structural choices, but I think I preferred the AMBER novels.
Here's a short review:
An interesting, but confusing, look at religion and government using Indian gods and fantasy / scifi elements. It has the hallmark Zelazny touches -- action, philosophy, and interesting structural choices, but I think I preferred the AMBER novels.
If I hadn't enjoyed some short stories by Zelazny I never would've finished this book. I understand what he was trying to do with it, and I'm sure it was much more impressive in the 60s. Maybe it just wasn't my cup of mish-mashed sci-fi mythology tea.
Well, I'm a little embarrassed to place this review for this Hugo Award winner, mainly because I had to give up on it. With only 60 pages to go. The reason I'm reluctant to review this one is that I think a lot of science fiction fans will absolutely love it. So what about
me? I wanted to like it, really, and I stuck with it for 250 pages but I found it very frustrating.
It took about 70 pages to really get a gist of what was going on and by then I was beginning to really enjoy it....there are truly flashes of brilliance here. But 200 pages later I was unsure of the timeline, unsure who was who, and finally decided that I really didn't give a damn.
Perhaps the reason this novel lost my interest is that I read it over a fairly long period of time. If I had really given it a more concentrated effort I may have enjoyed it more.
me? I wanted to like it, really, and I stuck with it for 250 pages but I found it very frustrating.
It took about 70 pages to really get a gist of what was going on and by then I was beginning to really enjoy it....there are truly flashes of brilliance here. But 200 pages later I was unsure of the timeline, unsure who was who, and finally decided that I really didn't give a damn.
Perhaps the reason this novel lost my interest is that I read it over a fairly long period of time. If I had really given it a more concentrated effort I may have enjoyed it more.