theoliveprincess's review against another edition
4.0
I just finished this book. I have so many thoughts and emotions I just...urg. I hated and loved this series. Im glad I read it.
cwmills's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
onecheesetoasty's review against another edition
5.0
Both a delicate and explosive finale to the series, I have not quite read a series like this before. This book felt like 2 novels in one, but in all the best ways. A bittersweet ending for the characters and the series.
soumwise's review against another edition
2.0
The story is just very all over the place. The climax in particular didn’t do much for me. Open endings should be written elegantly. This is one of those series where the open ending is so random that it doesn’t have that elegance.
Much of the writing (or translation?) unfortunately felt very contrived and pretentious, and that makes for a very ‘bumpy’ read. It’s one of those series where the content isn’t bad but the process of getting there is just so painful due to terrible writing. And that weighed heavily for me.
Not to say I didn’t appreciate anything about the Witcher books; they have some amazing characters and there’s great dry humor that comes across despite the bad translation. I simply loved the short story collections (Sword of Destiny and The Last Wish), which is why I expected to enjoy the main story just as much. But, especially from The Tower of Swallows onward, I’ve been underwhelmed.
I can only conclude that the game developers have turned an extremely cluttered book series into simply fantastic games.
Much of the writing (or translation?) unfortunately felt very contrived and pretentious, and that makes for a very ‘bumpy’ read. It’s one of those series where the content isn’t bad but the process of getting there is just so painful due to terrible writing. And that weighed heavily for me.
Not to say I didn’t appreciate anything about the Witcher books; they have some amazing characters and there’s great dry humor that comes across despite the bad translation. I simply loved the short story collections (Sword of Destiny and The Last Wish), which is why I expected to enjoy the main story just as much. But, especially from The Tower of Swallows onward, I’ve been underwhelmed.
I can only conclude that the game developers have turned an extremely cluttered book series into simply fantastic games.
ghostpaladin's review against another edition
5.0
A beautiful and sophisticated meditation on many issues real and fantastical, Lady of the Lake is an almost impossibly good finale to an exceptional series.
julianna718's review against another edition
5.0
It's taken me about a year and a half to read 7 witcher books, so I feel that strange bittersweet feeling unique to reading a very long book series. Honestly I loved this. I think Tower of Swallows is overall my favorite book in the series. But this did not disappoint at all. the last 30 pages were pretty stressful, but I found the ending satisfying. as always, the writing is just...impressive. I have no other word for it.
linguistenthusiast21's review against another edition
5.0
I am SAD.
This was a great conclusion to the series.
This is a series I would happily reread in the future! The writing/translation is fantastic, the different characters and their perspectives are cleverly weaved together to make a connection with eachother, though I admit there are A LOT of character perspectives, and the plot to the whole series is fascinating and gripping.
I'll eventually read Season of Storms, which is set around the time of the first two Witcher books.
This was a great conclusion to the series.
This is a series I would happily reread in the future! The writing/translation is fantastic, the different characters and their perspectives are cleverly weaved together to make a connection with eachother, though I admit there are A LOT of character perspectives, and the plot to the whole series is fascinating and gripping.
I'll eventually read Season of Storms, which is set around the time of the first two Witcher books.
andra15's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
jesperhannus's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sophiaxlm's review against another edition
4.0
一头一尾亚瑟王传说的引入让“湖中女士”成了两个世界的交汇点。这个make-believe的另一部分则是“后世”对杰洛特所在时代的“史料”的学习——顺便还开了一下“历史是胜利者写就的”嘲讽。先前几部中埋的一些小伏笔在这一本里都得到了解释（还包括一个爆炸性新闻），后世对一部分角色的称呼也暗示了他们未被写明的命运。巨蛇乌洛波洛斯永远不肯放开它的尾巴，希瑞在寻找正确的时间和世界的过程中，不知在哪里按下了因果循环的开关，然后它就像永动机一样转了下去——虽然牛堡学院里那一座只动了一次就毁于地震了。吟游诗人活到了最后，他当然需要活到最后。讲故事的人总是能活下来。