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The Crippled God
by Steven Erikson
As I've neared the end of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, I've grown increasingly disenchanted by this series. The lead-ins had become longer, the pay-offs had gotten shorter, and I was feeling kind of frustrated with all of the time that they were taking away from all the other books that I wanted to read. Dust of Dreams was my least favorite in the series so far, with far too much introspection and not nearly enough things happening. I thought that The Crippled God would be lucky if I could give it 4 stars, much less 5 stars.
Ha!
From the very start, this book was better than Dust of Dreams. Things were happening. The characters that I most hated weren't really around, and I found myself being drawn back into the story. I actually made decent progress in reading this without feeling like I was investing too much time in a story that I wasn't as interested in as I wanted to be. It felt pretty good.
Then I hit the midway mark, and things started to pick up. I could still put down the book without a problem, but I found myself picking it back up at random intervals, wanting to see more of my favorite characters. I was particularly drawn in by the Shake storyline, and that's the first part that made me cry. (And here I thought that I was inured to the fates of these people, after watching so many others die with barely a twinge. Nope. Not at all, it turns out.)
Anyway, long story short! ;) I hit 75% through this book, and that was it. I had to finish. I had to know. Erikson had once again grabbed hold with that peculiar magic of his, and the denouement was just as epic as everyone had said that it would be. I won't say too much about what happened, but I was very happy with it. So epic, and yet still so in touch with the human scale, just what I love from Erikson's writing. I had guessed a little bit of what was to come, but there was still plenty to surprise me, make me laugh, and make me cry. In short, thoroughly enjoyed!
Ha!
From the very start, this book was better than Dust of Dreams. Things were happening. The characters that I most hated weren't really around, and I found myself being drawn back into the story. I actually made decent progress in reading this without feeling like I was investing too much time in a story that I wasn't as interested in as I wanted to be. It felt pretty good.
Then I hit the midway mark, and things started to pick up. I could still put down the book without a problem, but I found myself picking it back up at random intervals, wanting to see more of my favorite characters. I was particularly drawn in by the Shake storyline, and that's the first part that made me cry. (And here I thought that I was inured to the fates of these people, after watching so many others die with barely a twinge. Nope. Not at all, it turns out.)
Anyway, long story short! ;) I hit 75% through this book, and that was it. I had to finish. I had to know. Erikson had once again grabbed hold with that peculiar magic of his, and the denouement was just as epic as everyone had said that it would be. I won't say too much about what happened, but I was very happy with it. So epic, and yet still so in touch with the human scale, just what I love from Erikson's writing. I had guessed a little bit of what was to come, but there was still plenty to surprise me, make me laugh, and make me cry. In short, thoroughly enjoyed!