Samthesham

Really Good

Revisado: 03-27-22

Writer has a biting style that capitalizes on some of the more shocking aspects of Roman history. Also, an air of culture.

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Slog

Revisado: 03-11-22

I love Dan Simmons writing. He catches certain qualities and is able to conjure an almost Clive Barker type scene or feeling. Very visceral, creative and cathartic. In this book those moments of horror bliss are far and few between and one must literally scale the mountain of needless detail and summer scenes to get any kind of pay off. It all almost hits the mark but the whole is not greater than the sum of it's parts in this case. It's actually worse. I got through it though. At least I can say that.

Also, the narrator is good but his children voices become intolerable by the 2/3 mark.

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Good

Revisado: 11-05-21

The writing is good. little bit of everything from political intrigue, to historical fiction. this felt more medieval political intrigue than it did fantasy. Only thing that makes it fantasy are the fantastical parts but he does not lean heavily into the fantasy. He merely sprinkles it about. I'm going to read some shorter horror or thriller before I start Clash of Kings but I think this book is good to warrant reading the next one.

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Dark and Devious

Revisado: 11-04-21

I devoured the first two parts. When he's young in Germany and his time with Gore Vidal is such good writing. Rest of the book was good but tedious to get through. Though he is at his most "innocent" in the beginning it is the best part of the book.

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Just...Terrible

Revisado: 09-20-21

This book sucked. I can't believe some of the glowing reviews on here. Characters are incredibly shallow. No plot. No suspense. Literally the equivalent of eating cardboard. Everything it aspires to be it completely falls short of. It's a sci-fi western - lite. Nothing has any depth to it at all.

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pretty good

Revisado: 05-27-21

somewhat thrilling story that didn't live up to the hype. Selfish people die on the mountain. Writer is overrated. Couldn't make the material pop with the excitement and fear that it deserved. Was waiting for it to end already.

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Secularist extremist dislikes religion

Revisado: 05-25-21

Mr. Singh discusses atrocities committed by various religious groups. Mainly the Gujarat riots enacted by Hindu fundamentalist against Muslims and other minority groups in the area. He goes on to discuss more absurdities in India that are a product of religious fundamentalism and communalism. In the last chapter he shows his true colors by completely objecting to any public expression of faith by the individual no matter the religious background. In the last two minutes he also shows support for sterilization after two children, religious environmentalism and open air mass burials. hmmm.

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Interesting but kind of heart wrenching

Revisado: 05-16-21

Authors personal story was pretty interesting his light delves into history was kind of interesting and the Rouses story was interesting (kind of) and just more sad than anything. I felt his writing style was a bit amateur and he glosses over many things that could be the subject of books in and of themselves. so overall it was MEH

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Meh

Revisado: 12-17-20

Dog welfare essay masquerading as a horror story. This is about a man who travels to an island in Norway to send radio transmissions periodically from for some industrialist. and he has a college degree but did not achieve the career heights he wanted. We get to hear his disillusionment with different areas of his life. Author really focuses on the dogs to the point where it becomes annoying if you're not a dog lover. I'm all for protecting dogs but including animal cruelty scenes is reaching. it never peaked. It has a certain level of dread it reaches early on and it just stays there. I'm glad I can return audiobooks with books like these.

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A stepping stone on any fantasy reader's journey.

Revisado: 09-29-19

Quite a mind expanding read. like a mature fairy tale but much more. Clive hits a lot emotions involving yearning and pain involving death but also rebirth and new life. I partially read and partially listened to the audiobook. I recommend reading the text and briskly. Clive likes to pack alot of metaphor and allegory between the present events at hand so muscling through some sections is required to not lose track of the narrative.

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