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hay_shock 's review for:

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
4.0

I really did enjoy this book, but at times it was a little difficult to read. I like a book that builds & brings you on slowly, but this book takes that to the next level. The whole first chapter gives you no clue as to what is going on & I didn't really start to understand anything about the story or characters until I got to chapter 3. But once I started to understand the story and appreciate the characters, it was a great read. Definitely worth the wait of the build chapter. Something else to note is that I tend to read in small bursts whilst I travel of have a few free moments, I think this book would have been easier on me, if I had sat and given myself more time within each reading block.

Story telling - Intense. It's quite a descriptive text, with high imagination, so there is a lot to take in. It's a slow build story, but the many levels add to the whole story.

Characters - This is a story heavy book, the characters for me took a back seat for a lot of the writing. However what I did get to see of the characters I really appreciated. We're talking about gods and magnificent beings, but they felt pretty realistic with their flaws and personal opinions. Gives you a little more to connect with.

Writing Style - For me it was a highly imaginative text, with so much constantly going on. There were times where I would struggle to get through the block of text/descriptions of events. But then there were others where I really connected to the story which made the writing style easier for me to get through. The fact that you're thrown quite far in to the story in chapter one & have to collect the pieces together through the majority of the rest of the book, can also be difficult to get through, because you're not always understanding exactly what you're reading. But once you have collected enough & the pieces start to fall in to place, it is very rewarding. So long as you can work with a writing style that makes you work for it, then I think you'll thoroughly enjoy the book, as the story itself has a lot to offer.