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Nine Princes in Amber
by Roger Zelazny
I received Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny as part of a Blind Date with a Book.
As soon as I got the match, I picked up the book on Kindle and did some quick non-spoiler blurb/review reading of what people had to say about the book. I was super stoked as almost everyone seems to love the series.
And I delved into the book on the same day pausing the other books I had been reading. That was 12 Days ago, and even though this book is a short read I have only been able to get through about 50% of it and struggling to get through the rest.
When the plot began with Amnesia for the main character, I was excited that we would get to know the world together , but then the sudden realizations which the main character has about people and situations around him without any prodding or explanations is getting a bit out of hand.
There seem to be a whole bunch of Princes ( I can't even remember how many..but going by the title I am guessing nine ) who can have a legitimate go at the throne, but as a reader I am given no explanation or motivation as to why I should cheer for Corwin from his point of view the story is being told.
Now I understand that this is the first in a series of much loved books and maybe I am being too judgemental too early.
And I also understand that not every book is for everybody, we all have our favourites which other people don't like and it is difficult to fathom how that can be.
But this one's not for me. So being moved to my (newly) created Could not finish shelf
As soon as I got the match, I picked up the book on Kindle and did some quick non-spoiler blurb/review reading of what people had to say about the book. I was super stoked as almost everyone seems to love the series.
And I delved into the book on the same day pausing the other books I had been reading. That was 12 Days ago, and even though this book is a short read I have only been able to get through about 50% of it and struggling to get through the rest.
When the plot began with Amnesia for the main character, I was excited that we would get to know the world together , but then the sudden realizations which the main character has about people and situations around him without any prodding or explanations is getting a bit out of hand.
There seem to be a whole bunch of Princes ( I can't even remember how many..but going by the title I am guessing nine ) who can have a legitimate go at the throne, but as a reader I am given no explanation or motivation as to why I should cheer for Corwin from his point of view the story is being told.
Now I understand that this is the first in a series of much loved books and maybe I am being too judgemental too early.
And I also understand that not every book is for everybody, we all have our favourites which other people don't like and it is difficult to fathom how that can be.
But this one's not for me. So being moved to my (newly) created Could not finish shelf