motifbella 's review for:

Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

4.0

adventurous challenging dark 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

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It took me roughly 6 times to try and read this book. But on the final time, it clicked for me. I understand why this is considered a classic. The writing is fantastic, the world building is amazing, and the characters are written in depth. However, I found it difficult to follow sometimes because there is no clear good guy or bad guy. There’s no one to clearly root for. Which isn’t a bad thing, there are better characters than others, but they’re all just people and you learn about their lives going through a game of gods. It’s really a great book and I plan on continuing the series after a short break.