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riotsquirrrl 's review for:
Under Heaven
by Guy Gavriel Kay
As always Kay's writing is beautiful and in this case inspired by Chinese poetry. A solid offering from him. The book just kind of peters off at the end after the climax where Kay needs to tie up the narrative strings of everyone introduced.
Also notable but not in a good way is Kay's treatment of the weight of General Roshan, as it is mentioned repeatedly in derogatory terms when I don't recall anyone else being described as fat, and Kay taking time to positively point out how thin/lithe many of the women in the book are. The stress on describing Roshan's fatness pushed Kay's treatment of Roshan into caricature.
Also notable but not in a good way is Kay's treatment of the weight of General Roshan, as it is mentioned repeatedly in derogatory terms when I don't recall anyone else being described as fat, and Kay taking time to positively point out how thin/lithe many of the women in the book are. The stress on describing Roshan's fatness pushed Kay's treatment of Roshan into caricature.