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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Here is how my star ratings work.
5 stars - Loved it
4 stars - Really liked it
3 stars - Liked it
2 stars - Didn't like it
1 star - Hated it
5 stars - Loved it
4 stars - Really liked it
3 stars - Liked it
2 stars - Didn't like it
1 star - Hated it
I suspect there's a lot of allegory in this book that I'm not catching, but in the meantime Wolfe's strange blend of old/new/made up language is way more compelling than I would have guessed.
Also, it's super rare that I read a series past the first or second book, but I'm definitely going to continue with the second half of the tetralogy.
Also, it's super rare that I read a series past the first or second book, but I'm definitely going to continue with the second half of the tetralogy.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very interesting book but felt hard to follow. Many times I felt very confused. Sometimes very slow and a bit does not greatly dwell into the world in the first book which is a medieval civilisation that’s reverted from a greatly advanced scientific species. May continue to be expansive and worth it if you follow the series to the end.
Exceptionally crazy and imaginative work. My head hurts.
This is a very dense, very confusing book(s) at times. At the time of writing this review I am almost finished with the 5th book in the series, and I definitely think this is a series that makes a better whole than the sum of its parts.
The series in its full form, would almost certainly get 5 stars from me. But I almost didn't bother reading past Shadow. There's not much structure here, tangents in the 1st book don't make sense until the 5th, and while it has ultimately been worth it, it's a lot of reading time that not everyone is going to want to commit to.
The series in its full form, would almost certainly get 5 stars from me. But I almost didn't bother reading past Shadow. There's not much structure here, tangents in the 1st book don't make sense until the 5th, and while it has ultimately been worth it, it's a lot of reading time that not everyone is going to want to commit to.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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