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lucca_cassandra 's review for:
Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
The concept of this book drew me in, but it lost me about halfway through. I kept reading hoping that it would wrap back around and it might win me over, but I finished it disappointed. The world-building, and bits of flavor are super juicy. I can also tell that Zelazny did the proper research to make sure that the Hindu and Buddhist canons were well represented. The texture of the world is fascinating, but the shape of the narrative is rather lopsided. New characters are constantly added or modified to fit the needs of the story. I might give Zelazny's Amber books a shot in the future, but I'm afraid they might also fall into the trap of building big concepts but lacking in the meat-and-potatoes of the actual narrative.