Concluding the first part of the trilogy trilogy, I still liked it. Yes, it's slowly paced high fantasy, yes, the protagonist is not a Mary Sue at all (whiny and annoying, more like), yes, the conclusion is a bit deus-ex-machina - I still liked it. It's nice fantasy. It takes you to Buckkeep and to the Mountain Kingdom and all the places Fitz and the wolf visit.
Well, well, well.
All I had read by Dick before was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (which was weird in a good way) - and this book was certainly similar, only more on drugs. All kinds of drugs! I liked that it was emotional (although overly so for my tastes), that the characters had depth, and the story was cool. But everything seemed to be written on drugs. Seriously. Not sure what was going on there.
I enjoyed it, and I'll try Man in the High Castle, too, but I won't re-read it and Dick won't be one of my favourite authors, I think.
Ok, so Philip K Dick is just too esoteric for me. Every book I've read has about 40% that I really like, that are clever, well-thought, and interesting. While the other parts are weird, sometimes they feel kafkaesque, or trippy, and I don't get them (or at least, their relevance and what they do in the book). As always I liked the premise (also, I'm a sucker for Nazis-have-won books), but the more it progressed the more I felt like I should take some drugs to properly understand the book. Not to say that it's a bad book, but it's just not for me.
Do you know those days (or weeks) when you just want some hot chocolate and reassuring books and a safe cuddly sofa? I enjoy trashy fantasy on those days, and Mercy Thompson definitely qualifies. It doesn't get one star because I really like reading trashy urban fantasy once in a while, and it is still better than Twilight or Shades of Grey, so what the hell. Two stars it is, but don't expect quality.
I really really liked this book. It's very solid fantasy, it has its own plot, its characters are wonderful and not cliche and I very much want to read more of this. Sabriel as the new Abhorsen was a joy. One point less than perfect because … well, it does not feel quite perfect. Minor inconsistencies in language, some lazy plot points … but still. It's a really, really good fantasy book.
This was my first Ken Follett book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Filled with villains, bankers, politicians, and journalists in 70s London, loads of side characters and an evolving story spanning only one day it is so very vivid! Going to try other Follett books now.
Mehr, bitte!
Rias Geschichte in der Sphäre, in der sie Nummer 7 ist und eine großartige Zukunft vor sich hat, und … außerhalb, in der Wildnis und bei einem der Clans, gemeinsam mit den fünf anderen Fliehenden.
Rias Gruppe wird dezimiert (sogar eher im ursprünglichen Sinn), und nach einigen Nachforschungen in Jordans Chroniken verlassen drei der vier Überlebenden die Wildnis, um mehr in Erfahrung zu bringen. Bringt leider nicht so viel an Fakten, aber bringt Ria auf die richtigen Gedanken und sie beendet das Buch, wo sie es begann.
Oh boy did I enjoy myself! Written really well (if a bit heavy on the fancy words in the beginning). Really looking forward to the next books in the series.
It's long and slow and often tiresome, but still manages to be fun in places!
Horrid amounts of weirdly religious propaganda... Very similar to Narnia, only for adults.
Second volume, and a lot happens (well, not that much per page, but fun nonetheless): Fitz gains confidence, but loses his girl, his King, his King-in-Waiting, his Queen-in-Waiting, and ultimately his life (-ish, no huge cliffhanger).