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A review by em_currie
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
3.0
*I listened to the audio book*
I found The Witcher when it came out on Netflix and didn't know anything about the books or games. And I fell in love. I was obsessed. And I felt the same way with the book. I love magic and swords and hot people fighting, so this was honestly perfect. An unexpected but absolutely delightful surprise was the sprinkling of classic fairytales into the history of the book. They alluded to these stories as if they were historical events and I thought that was so fun and interesting.
I've heard people say that this book is misogynistic, but I didn't really get that vibe. But again, I listened to it instead of reading it so maybe if I saw the words I would've registered them differently.
Three of the most powerful and respected characters in the book (and show) are women (which doesn't exclude it from that label, it's just something worth noting), the main character is gruff but loveable and loyal and there's a lot of silly little jokes. Parts of this book literally had me laughing out loud. Love love love.
(Plus, the voice acting for the Sylvan?? HILARIOUS.)
I appreciated my pre-reading watch through because the first season followed the book well enough that I always had an idea of where I was and what was happening.
I found The Witcher when it came out on Netflix and didn't know anything about the books or games. And I fell in love. I was obsessed. And I felt the same way with the book. I love magic and swords and hot people fighting, so this was honestly perfect. An unexpected but absolutely delightful surprise was the sprinkling of classic fairytales into the history of the book. They alluded to these stories as if they were historical events and I thought that was so fun and interesting.
I've heard people say that this book is misogynistic, but I didn't really get that vibe. But again, I listened to it instead of reading it so maybe if I saw the words I would've registered them differently.
Three of the most powerful and respected characters in the book (and show) are women (which doesn't exclude it from that label, it's just something worth noting), the main character is gruff but loveable and loyal and there's a lot of silly little jokes. Parts of this book literally had me laughing out loud. Love love love.
(Plus, the voice acting for the Sylvan?? HILARIOUS.)
I appreciated my pre-reading watch through because the first season followed the book well enough that I always had an idea of where I was and what was happening.