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soovailyn 's review for:
Deadhouse Gates
by Steven Erikson
02/26/2020 Notes:
Rating Raised from 3.5 to 4 Stars
5 Stars for Narration by Ralph Lister
At this point, I can honestly say that I'm not fan of the way the author has chosen to write the series. I do appreciate the story more on the re-read but a story should be great from the first reading and even better on the second. I disliked half of this book on the first round and about 40% on the re-read. Erikson is a good writer. Good enough to make the series engaging to the reader without being intentionally obtuse.
I read several books with cool concepts & poor progression or weak writing. So it's nice to come back Deadhouse Gates and think, "Good writing! Yay!"
The reason why I enjoyed the book more was due to the fact that I made it to book 4 and a lot of stuff made more sense or connections after reading up to that point & coming back.
02/04/2019 Notes: 3.5 Stars, Maybe Up to 4
I actually liked GotM better than this one. The constant "do" without explaining much or giving more details is annoying. There's a lot to be curious about but the way the author delivers the story doesn't lead me to think it will all be given.
Rating Raised from 3.5 to 4 Stars
5 Stars for Narration by Ralph Lister
At this point, I can honestly say that I'm not fan of the way the author has chosen to write the series. I do appreciate the story more on the re-read but a story should be great from the first reading and even better on the second. I disliked half of this book on the first round and about 40% on the re-read. Erikson is a good writer. Good enough to make the series engaging to the reader without being intentionally obtuse.
I read several books with cool concepts & poor progression or weak writing. So it's nice to come back Deadhouse Gates and think, "Good writing! Yay!"
The reason why I enjoyed the book more was due to the fact that I made it to book 4 and a lot of stuff made more sense or connections after reading up to that point & coming back.
02/04/2019 Notes: 3.5 Stars, Maybe Up to 4
I actually liked GotM better than this one. The constant "do" without explaining much or giving more details is annoying. There's a lot to be curious about but the way the author delivers the story doesn't lead me to think it will all be given.