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elizabitch 's review for:
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
AHHHHHH I FINISHED IT.
ONLY TOOK ME 3 MONTHS.
thoughts: this is a great, meandering high fantasy audiobook that's perfect for tuning in and out of as I do chores or puzzles because you can advance 5 chapters and it still hasn't changed.
It's VERY inspired by LOTR, the first half is almost painfully plot point by plot point similar to Fellowship. That's not a BAD thing, there's comfort in familiarity but it did lead to a weird deja vu feeling at times. And it does eventually break from that outline. From what I understand, this was very intentional on the author's part.
Rosamund Pike is perfection and I appreciate the level of acting she puts into her narrator and dialogue delivery. Her character voices kept me keyed into what was going on and who was saying what if I got distracted from the story and tuned back in.
Every December for when I spend the holidays alone, I crack open some puzzles and a very long audiobook to keep me occupied for over a week. I think book 2 will be my Christmas audiobook. I'm uncertain how long I'll be able to keep reading/listening to this series without abandoning it but I'll keep at it for now.
Something that surprised me was how strong and well written the female characters are, as this is 1) written by a dude and 2) on the older end of newer high fantasy. They feel real and human and I adore all of them.
I actually don't think I would have been able to get into this series without the television adaptation. Having an idea ahead of time of what is happening and who people are helped immensely.
ONLY TOOK ME 3 MONTHS.
thoughts: this is a great, meandering high fantasy audiobook that's perfect for tuning in and out of as I do chores or puzzles because you can advance 5 chapters and it still hasn't changed.
It's VERY inspired by LOTR, the first half is almost painfully plot point by plot point similar to Fellowship. That's not a BAD thing, there's comfort in familiarity but it did lead to a weird deja vu feeling at times. And it does eventually break from that outline. From what I understand, this was very intentional on the author's part.
Rosamund Pike is perfection and I appreciate the level of acting she puts into her narrator and dialogue delivery. Her character voices kept me keyed into what was going on and who was saying what if I got distracted from the story and tuned back in.
Every December for when I spend the holidays alone, I crack open some puzzles and a very long audiobook to keep me occupied for over a week. I think book 2 will be my Christmas audiobook. I'm uncertain how long I'll be able to keep reading/listening to this series without abandoning it but I'll keep at it for now.
Something that surprised me was how strong and well written the female characters are, as this is 1) written by a dude and 2) on the older end of newer high fantasy. They feel real and human and I adore all of them.
I actually don't think I would have been able to get into this series without the television adaptation. Having an idea ahead of time of what is happening and who people are helped immensely.