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House of Chains by Steven Erikson

strwbrryskye's review against another edition

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5.0

*Actual Rating 4.5/5

samrhee's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

siri_16smiles's review against another edition

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3.0

Everyone in this book is overwhelmed by what came before them, I am underwhelmed for the exact same reason. If Karsa Orlong will win me over by sheer audacity remains to be seen.

quinby's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

good i enjoyed the whole thing. took a long time to read and it’s already kinda complex which didn’t help but, this one felt extra complex. nearing disjointed. compared to the others. just so many characters with intertwining stories from this book and prior ones. yet still manages to be enjoyable and somewhat able to stay with it so. kudos

twoheadedluke's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

armiliabookdiary's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

baoth's review against another edition

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4.0

Almost fell for the brief 20 page segment right before the ending sequence where u give up on malazan

stevanwilts's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jrlopushi's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sirswanny's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25