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The Summer Tree

Guy Gavriel Kay

3.81 AVERAGE

eclaytonbennett's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

samueldhall's review against another edition

4.0

"In the space of calm almost lost in what followed, the question of why tended to surface."

If you enjoy Patrick Rothfuss for his prose then Guy Gavriel Kay will also be down your alley.

heikieesmaa's review against another edition

4.0

Probably some of the best written high fantasy. Some of how GKK structures the plot can be annoying, but the end result feels alright.

trin's review against another edition

2.0

Five Canadian college students are transported to a magical kingdom, and all of them are pretty blasé about it. Their lack of reaction cued me in pretty early on that I wasn’t going to like this book. None of these characters felt like real people to me; the students are pretty interchangeable (one’s a bit crankier! one has guilt! two possess vaginas!) and they all completely lack one of the most important things, in my opinion, for a successful fantasy novel: a sense of wonder. Nothing about this other, magical realm felt wondrous, so when it was threatened, I couldn’t bring myself to care. Which is a pity, because I felt there were some interesting ideas buried in here: Paul’s story of redemption and self-sacrifice is the type of thing that’s usually right up my alley. But it was stuck under a mountain of overwrought prose and I’m not willing to wade through that.

Plus—FUN BONUS!—there was a brutal rape scene right at the end! *makes cranky face*

reynier's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A weird mix of absolutely gorgeous prose and the most annoying high fantasy cliches in the business

And also Francis Crawford is there

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Based on the two [a:Guy Gavriel Kay|60177|Guy Gavriel Kay|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1218804723p2/60177.jpg] books I have read, I think I will continue to find his work enjoyable, but hardly world-changing or meaningful. This book has a definite "Narnia for older people" feeling to it, which I found charming. It had its silly moments, some jarring, but also managed to be frequently touching. Basically, it's well-done for a fun, light fantasy read.