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robinmr 's review for:
Nine Princes in Amber
by Roger Zelazny
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
*review contains spoilers*
I really enjoyed the beginning, it's interesting to learn about the narrator as they are learning about themselves. You get the sense that he's not such a good guy and you slowly get introduced to the family as sort of demigods with family drama. That's fun.
What's not fun is most of what happens after he gets his memory back. It's like somehow he has less identity as a person. Before he was witty and sharp and cunning. And he seems to be a selfish rogue playing the line of good and bad and he doesn't even know which side he's on. But then it and he become very boring.
The description of the battles felt like someone reading aloud from a statistics book of the events rather than someone telling of the real trauma and emotions of what's happening with their own family. I mean even the author got bored of it at the end and resorted to "let me just cut it to you straight, they all died".
I also don't understand why we don't want Eric to be king? Maybe I missed something but Corwen doesn't seem that ethical either, he led thousands to die in battle knowing they would likely die. It was never clear to me why he hates Eric, only that he does.
The underwater kingdom was interesting, and the tarot card making guy. But by the end of the book I'm not sure I care enough about the main character. If you want to make him an antihero then please commit to the bit, I didn't buy it.
Over all it was ok but not great.
I really enjoyed the beginning, it's interesting to learn about the narrator as they are learning about themselves. You get the sense that he's not such a good guy and you slowly get introduced to the family as sort of demigods with family drama. That's fun.
What's not fun is most of what happens after he gets his memory back. It's like somehow he has less identity as a person. Before he was witty and sharp and cunning. And he seems to be a selfish rogue playing the line of good and bad and he doesn't even know which side he's on. But then it and he become very boring.
The description of the battles felt like someone reading aloud from a statistics book of the events rather than someone telling of the real trauma and emotions of what's happening with their own family. I mean even the author got bored of it at the end and resorted to "let me just cut it to you straight, they all died".
I also don't understand why we don't want Eric to be king? Maybe I missed something but Corwen doesn't seem that ethical either, he led thousands to die in battle knowing they would likely die. It was never clear to me why he hates Eric, only that he does.
The underwater kingdom was interesting, and the tarot card making guy. But by the end of the book I'm not sure I care enough about the main character. If you want to make him an antihero then please commit to the bit, I didn't buy it.
Over all it was ok but not great.