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patricknight 's review for:
The Dragonbone Chair
by Tad Williams
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Quotes: "books are magic. That is the simple answer. And books are traps as well." "Magic? Traps?"
Books are a form of magic" .."--because they span time and distance more surely than any spell or charm."
"Nothing is without cost. There is a price to all power, and it is not always obvious. Promise me you will remember that."
"Honor is a wonderful thing, but it is a means, not an end. A man who starves with honor does not help his family. A king who falls on his sword with honor does not save his kingdom."
"From sorrow have you come," he said, "and sorrow you have brought with you. Sorrow shall be your name."
"As long as there is memory, Summer remains. And even Winter passes."
Review: If you're looking for a classic fantasy story, look no further. With very descriptive and flowery prose, Tad Williams is able to combine so many fantasy tropes and themes together to create a very epic tale.
The story is told mostly from the perspective of Simon. A castle servent. A king dies, and one of his two sons assumes the throne. Only he's been corrupted by an evil. Tales of magic, dragons, and very powerful swords that were believed to be just stories. Legends. Are real. Simon is guided on his journey by Binabik, a troll. Who's probably my favorite character in the book.
Two things I didn't love: The pacing of the story is slow for the most part, and there's so many characters and names that it was difficult for me to keep up. But I focused on the core characters. (203 names mentioned in this. Counted on the index in the back.) That was overwhelming to me.
You can see bits of Tolkien and Arthurian inspiration in the story. Among others. But in the best of ways. Overall, I really liked the story. Just know it has a slower pace in the first half. By the end, I was invested in what was going on.
The story is so vast, in a way. It was hard for me to review.
4 ⭐️
Quotes: "books are magic. That is the simple answer. And books are traps as well." "Magic? Traps?"
Books are a form of magic" .."--because they span time and distance more surely than any spell or charm."
"Nothing is without cost. There is a price to all power, and it is not always obvious. Promise me you will remember that."
"Honor is a wonderful thing, but it is a means, not an end. A man who starves with honor does not help his family. A king who falls on his sword with honor does not save his kingdom."
"From sorrow have you come," he said, "and sorrow you have brought with you. Sorrow shall be your name."
"As long as there is memory, Summer remains. And even Winter passes."
Review: If you're looking for a classic fantasy story, look no further. With very descriptive and flowery prose, Tad Williams is able to combine so many fantasy tropes and themes together to create a very epic tale.
The story is told mostly from the perspective of Simon. A castle servent. A king dies, and one of his two sons assumes the throne. Only he's been corrupted by an evil. Tales of magic, dragons, and very powerful swords that were believed to be just stories. Legends. Are real. Simon is guided on his journey by Binabik, a troll. Who's probably my favorite character in the book.
Two things I didn't love: The pacing of the story is slow for the most part, and there's so many characters and names that it was difficult for me to keep up. But I focused on the core characters. (203 names mentioned in this. Counted on the index in the back.) That was overwhelming to me.
You can see bits of Tolkien and Arthurian inspiration in the story. Among others. But in the best of ways. Overall, I really liked the story. Just know it has a slower pace in the first half. By the end, I was invested in what was going on.
The story is so vast, in a way. It was hard for me to review.
4 ⭐️