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A review by buckeyebreezey
The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay
5.0
I'm not a stranger to rereading books. And the Fionavar Tapestry was my introduction to Guy Gavriel Kay - my very favorite author. I've reread this book more times than I can count in the last quarter century.
And, for the first time ever, it fell relatively flat. It could be because it's his first trilogy. And the poetry and prose and character development become so much stronger and better throughout his works. Or, it could be because I've read it over a dozen times and now I can see how some of the characters are a bit one sided. And where the plot holes lie.
The stars are based on my first dozen rereadings and the very first time I read it.
Still one of the very saddest death scenes of all the books I've read. And I never fail to sob - even if it did fall flat.
Reread 9/29/24 - nope. It's still a five star book. I sobbed my way through the end because I knew it was the end. And wondered if GGK would ever make a return to Fionavar...
And, for the first time ever, it fell relatively flat. It could be because it's his first trilogy. And the poetry and prose and character development become so much stronger and better throughout his works. Or, it could be because I've read it over a dozen times and now I can see how some of the characters are a bit one sided. And where the plot holes lie.
The stars are based on my first dozen rereadings and the very first time I read it.
Still one of the very saddest death scenes of all the books I've read. And I never fail to sob - even if it did fall flat.
Reread 9/29/24 - nope. It's still a five star book. I sobbed my way through the end because I knew it was the end. And wondered if GGK would ever make a return to Fionavar...