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A review by accidentallyinspace
The Book of Jhereg by Steven Brust
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
3 light, fluffy noir novellas that could have been half as long with perhaps a little more actual content. I like the world and the setup, but the characters are fairly one dimensional and there are only like two settings. At least for the first two novels, Vlad basically just pops back and forth between his office and Castle Black, sometimes multiple times a day, until enough things happen that he solves the thing.
The third novel, Teckla, I thought was going to break the cycle of fluff - it seemed set up to say something, both about the nature of resistance and offer real character development for Vlad - and then sort of chickens out at the very end. No spoilers, but I wish Brust had had the guts to end things differently.
The third novel, Teckla, I thought was going to break the cycle of fluff - it seemed set up to say something, both about the nature of resistance and offer real character development for Vlad - and then sort of chickens out at the very end. No spoilers, but I wish Brust had had the guts to end things differently.