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give it a chance

Revisado: 03-05-24

I have almost put this book down for the second time, but I'm glad I didn't.
It starts as a really slow book with a YA feel to it which I don't like. I also tend to dislike time travel in my fiction. But once you get past the initial loop this book gets really great and refuses to let you put it down.

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A good but not great classic

Revisado: 04-29-23

2.5 / 5
The prose is really good (For the most part). The main character is really bad. Not badly written, just whiny and unlikable. The story is good and I like the moral conveyed in it.
This classic is definitely a good read and I'm glad I finally know Frankenstein and his monster in their original form, but I can't really enjoy a book unless I like the MC (with the sole exception of Eco's The Prague Cemetery).

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perfect for all Sanderson fans

Revisado: 04-27-23

Enjoyed the stories and the author's comments. I had to skip one due to a spoiler warning.

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Not fun

Revisado: 02-22-23

After finishing Assassin's Apprentice which was OK, I had hope the second book would improve to deserve all the praise and high ratings this series received.
But this is just ridiculous. Like a half or more of the characters are insufferable and act nonsensically. The supposedly smartest and most powerful good guys are doing nothing for no reason, while the bad guy does anything and everything he wants rather transparently. The whole thing is just depressing, dumb and far too pathetic. It's also really slow and the name doesn't fit at all.

On the other hand the performance improved. The characters are better distinguished and there isn't an apparent failure to hide an accent like in the first audiobook.

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3.5 out of 5 rounded up

Revisado: 03-03-22

3.5 out of 5 rounded up due to the one star reviews from trve socjus believers
The book has plenty of good information and examples of the socjus secular religion and the strange Islam apologia in modern west. It gives a good look behind the scenes of (Canadian) academia. Author recounts some interesting experience of Jewish family fleeing the Lebanese civil war.
The book suffers from Saad's gigantic ego and first half contains too many recounts of Twitter spats (probably even one would be too many).

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Beyond cringe

Revisado: 02-15-22

There are some redeeming qualities. The action scenes are actually pretty good and there are some bright moments in the story.
But there's too much terribad cringe inducing and even nonsensical dialogues, creepy child characters, sh*tty rhymes, poor attempts at grim dark, and the book offers nothing harem wise.
It's not for me and I can't think of anyone it's for.

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Pretty wild interesting world!

Revisado: 02-12-22

This book has it all, pirates, assassins, Lovecraftian monsters, immortal tyrant, imperial politics, and more. Also, it all works perfectly together thanks to the writing and narration. The story is captivating, the world and its principles interesting. Listening to the book induces my imagination and makes me want to see the world. Can't wait to hear more!

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If you liked the first book get this one too

Revisado: 01-01-22

It's just more of what you get from the Ascendant book. Interesting, well written, good narrator.

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What a pleasant surprise

Revisado: 12-28-21

I bought it just out of curiosity as I never read/heard anything from this author.
It's very well written, especially the first half of the book. There were some overly pathetic scenes in the second half, but most of the book is interesting and enjoyable. I will definitely get the next book in this series. Can recommend.

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Ehm...

Revisado: 10-23-21

I'm probably not the target audience but the contents are fun enough. The narration is also pretty good but there are a couple of weird pauses. The form of the writing seems like it has a lot of room to improve.

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