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whimsical and wistful travel log

Revisado: 03-05-24

fabulous. Wonderful. loved every god damn second of it. Such beautiful prose, and characters that are so full of life it feels more like a diary than a novel, truly, it's so easy to suspend your disbelief in this world.

I don't regret getting into such an unfinished story, but I do wonder when exactly we're gonna start killing some kings. And when exactly we're gonna see some ever-burning lamps.

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My 15 year old self would have screamed for joy

Revisado: 12-12-22

I thoroughly loved this story. A slightly awkward romp for a young man in a magical land on a mission to save a rapidly fading old dog. This story is further proof to me that King is at his best when fully embracing the fantasy in his universe. I wish I could give this book to my teenage self, just as I was falling in love with the genre.

The slightly tinny, and granular prose of King meets nostalgic nursery rhyme fantasy. This is the kind of side story I was hoping could spin out from the Dark tower series. While there's little to no direct connection to Roland and his Katet, the fabric of King's Dark Tower universe is woven into every corner of Empis.

The ending also manages to tie up most all threads by the end, a rare treat for a King novel.

I've never listened to anything narrated by Numrich but he quickly became one of my favorites. Can't imagine a better voice to hear Charlie in.

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just plain swashbuckling awesome

Revisado: 08-26-22

I'm so happy Rysn and Lopen got time to shine in this book, and God damn did they shine. Sanderson really flexes how well established side characters can really step into the spotlight once they've marinated in the main series for a while.

A real and true delight for any fan of the series.

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Unfortunately Less than the sum of its parts

Revisado: 08-06-22

I enjoyed this series, I especially enjoyed it once the author changed. This book became pretty tiresome with all the battles but it comes together well in the back third of the novel. I think Sanderson's characterizations and dialogue better clue you into each character's true personalities. However, unfortunately I finished the series feeling underwhelmed. Jordan's world building is so fun and often inspiring, but it gets bogged down in so much banal political theater that you forget you were intrigued by the people of these lands and their customs in the first place.

this ends on a really strong note, but I feel like I missed out on a lot of interesting events and places along the way.

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Ehhhh

Revisado: 04-15-22

Easily the most incomplete ending in this series up to this point. I was really invested in Egwene's antics up to now, but the most interesting parts of this book have little or nothing to do with her. When it finally starts getting interesting, the story abruptly ends. Not upset, just kinda bummed.

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Should be mandatory reading

Revisado: 09-03-21

I already knew a lot of the history in the first half of this book. The details and the people I didn't know of were really fascinating though. I wasn't as conscious of a lot of the early 20th century history surrounding the Alamo and the efforts to prop up the myths. It makes sense though, I wasn't really taught much of this in school. I really wish this book or one like it had been available in high school. I think Texas history class would have been a lot more interesting as a result.

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good but slow

Revisado: 05-28-21

This book took forever to really hook me, I was almost 2/3 of the way through before anything going on was really interesting. I believe this is mostly due to the abysmally boring and shallow main character, Bellis. She's so consumed by the thought of escape that she never appreciates how incredible the goddam steampunk pirate city on a mission to reach the ends of the planet is. Nonetheless the prose itself is leagues above your average Fiction writer and by the final chapters I was thoroughly enthralled. I just wish the book was more about all the other characters knocking about.

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ehh, meh

Revisado: 05-30-20

It wasn't bad, but I'll probably forget most everything.

The magic system seems pretty cool, but they don't explore it enough to really carry the story.

The story really suffers from the scenario where all the events talked about in the world's history sound a lot more interesting than the ones unfolding within the book's plot.

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Brutal

Revisado: 09-06-17

Possibly the most hellish ending to a hellish journey. I pity Roland, that he didn't die somewhere along his quest before ever reaching the Tower.

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Roland I love thee

Revisado: 06-28-17

It's a slow, plodding love story, but its conclusion is exhilarating. When it finally ties back in to the main plot and you rejoin Eddy, Susanna, jake, and oi, there's a new found love for Roland and his k-atet.

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