saerryc 's review for:

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

3.0

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Erikson is relentlessly original, which is in my opinion the main thing he has going for him, but his prose is, well, relentless in a not-so-good way. A tone of weariness/resignation persists for all 800+ pages of this book, and it becomes so emotionally monotonous that the story never gets beyond "interesting," despite all it has going for it plot-wise. I'll probably eventually continue on with the series, but I'm not in any particular hurry.