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A review by heylook
Mistress of the Empire by Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist
1.0
I cannot say enough bad things about this book. Here's a drinking game: Drink anytime an old person is described as "wizened", someone counts off things on their fingers (if they're not actually counting anything, chug), anytime someone inclines their head, all chapters that begin with "[Noun] [verb]ed," and any time you want to slit your wrists.
Awful. This book was awful.
The authors have obviously never taken the advice "Show, don't tell." Chapters are divided arbitrarily. It will take three chapters (100 pages or so) to cover five minutes of "action", and then in three sentences, five years will have gone by. The characters are all ridiculously stupid, except when they're supposed to be clever and cunning. This book is an insult to the written word.
Awful. This book was awful.
The authors have obviously never taken the advice "Show, don't tell." Chapters are divided arbitrarily. It will take three chapters (100 pages or so) to cover five minutes of "action", and then in three sentences, five years will have gone by. The characters are all ridiculously stupid, except when they're supposed to be clever and cunning. This book is an insult to the written word.