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Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his …
Hermann Hesse: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (2020, Independently Published)
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy …
Ein geheimnisvolles Buch schlägt Bastian in seinen Bann: Die unendliche Geschichte. Begeistert nimmt er teil an den wilden Abenteuern ihres …
The denizens of Ankh-Morpork fancy they've seen just about everything. But then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, struggling scribe William de …
It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea -- …
Men at Arms is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 15th book in the Discworld series, first …
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one …
Honestly, the only thing I can think of I dislike about this book is that the next one isn't out yet.
Honestly, the only thing I can think of I dislike about this book is that the next one isn't out yet.
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
Everyone knows that the world is flat, and supported on the backs of four elephants. But weren't there supposed to …
Best book ever
Didn't knock my socks off, but it presents a fun world with fun characters. I'll definitely give this series another read.
Didn't knock my socks off, but it presents a fun world with fun characters. I'll definitely give this series another read.
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right.
According …
And I wanted so badly to like it.
I don't know, maybe I'm too stupid for this book; but throughout the vast majority of it, I had no idea why stuff was happening (and the main character actually repeatedly refuses to explain this to his supporting characters). The plot is only explained at the very end in a pretty monstrous infodump.
Add to this that almost none of the supporting cast I got to love in the rest of the series make an appearance and there is practically no action (the main dude is supposed to be a badass assassin, damnit!), and this is a rather disappointing entry in the Vlad Taltos series.
And I wanted so badly to like it.
I don't know, maybe I'm too stupid for this book; but throughout the vast majority of it, I had no idea why stuff was happening (and the main character actually repeatedly refuses to explain this to his supporting characters). The plot is only explained at the very end in a pretty monstrous infodump.
Add to this that almost none of the supporting cast I got to love in the rest of the series make an appearance and there is practically no action (the main dude is supposed to be a badass assassin, damnit!), and this is a rather disappointing entry in the Vlad Taltos series.
In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its …
