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felicitybennett's review against another edition
4.0
This book was the first book of Shannara I purchased at a book sale. I did enough research to know it was the third in a trilogy but not enough to realize I didn't have to waste my time with the first two.
Wishsong is eons better than Sword or Elfstones, the characters are finally fleshed out where I don't feel like I'm following a piece of cardboard flowing in the wind and the action isn't reserved to the last 20% of the novel.
The high fantasy post apocalyptic world is something that I am extremely interested in learning more about, but Brookes continues to just talk about the age of men instead of showing it. I want ancient ruins of metal and forgotten nuclear waste sites! Anything that tries the idea to the actual story. We get glimpses such as a character who uses chemistry but not enough for it to truly feel like the world was once our own.
Wishsong is eons better than Sword or Elfstones, the characters are finally fleshed out where I don't feel like I'm following a piece of cardboard flowing in the wind and the action isn't reserved to the last 20% of the novel.
The high fantasy post apocalyptic world is something that I am extremely interested in learning more about, but Brookes continues to just talk about the age of men instead of showing it. I want ancient ruins of metal and forgotten nuclear waste sites! Anything that tries the idea to the actual story. We get glimpses such as a character who uses chemistry but not enough for it to truly feel like the world was once our own.
raclausing's review against another edition
5.0
Plot: 1
Characters: 1
Description: 1
Style: 1
Symbolism: 1/2
TOTAL: 4 1/2
Characters: 1
Description: 1
Style: 1
Symbolism: 1/2
TOTAL: 4 1/2
winterfinch's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
raidingbookshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
fraggle42's review against another edition
4.0
A great conclusion to the Sword of Shannara series. Now onto the Heritage of Shannara series.
abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition
3.0
Short version, this is the same as the previous two stories - it is a MacGuffin quest, with a group of companions, and some characters die along the way. nothign stands out as great, and a few things annoyed me.
#1 - using the phrase "Mist and Shadow" a few times, not only shows the rip off of Tolkien, but using it multiple times shows lacks of creativity.
#2 - Stamps his sandaled foot - a character did this multiple times, in the exact same descriptive way. it is annoying the repetitiveness in this book.
Also, and this may be a SPOILER if you have not read, but don't worry, cause not really - the druid dies - only to come back at the end to give his world famous "The quest is over now let me monologue about what I new but could not tell you for many pages, so that everything makes sense to you now, though it is over, so who cares" speech.
I am only continuing at this point because I have a few more of the audio books, which are well read, but the work is mediocre at best.
#1 - using the phrase "Mist and Shadow" a few times, not only shows the rip off of Tolkien, but using it multiple times shows lacks of creativity.
#2 - Stamps his sandaled foot - a character did this multiple times, in the exact same descriptive way. it is annoying the repetitiveness in this book.
Also, and this may be a SPOILER if you have not read, but don't worry, cause not really - the druid dies - only to come back at the end to give his world famous "The quest is over now let me monologue about what I new but could not tell you for many pages, so that everything makes sense to you now, though it is over, so who cares" speech.
I am only continuing at this point because I have a few more of the audio books, which are well read, but the work is mediocre at best.
calbowen's review against another edition
3.0
Short version, this is the same as the previous two stories - it is a MacGuffin quest, with a group of companions, and some characters die along the way. nothign stands out as great, and a few things annoyed me.
#1 - using the phrase "Mist and Shadow" a few times, not only shows the rip off of Tolkien, but using it multiple times shows lacks of creativity.
#2 - Stamps his sandaled foot - a character did this multiple times, in the exact same descriptive way. it is annoying the repetitiveness in this book.
Also, and this may be a SPOILER if you have not read, but don't worry, cause not really - the druid dies - only to come back at the end to give his world famous "The quest is over now let me monologue about what I new but could not tell you for many pages, so that everything makes sense to you now, though it is over, so who cares" speech.
I am only continuing at this point because I have a few more of the audio books, which are well read, but the work is mediocre at best.
#1 - using the phrase "Mist and Shadow" a few times, not only shows the rip off of Tolkien, but using it multiple times shows lacks of creativity.
#2 - Stamps his sandaled foot - a character did this multiple times, in the exact same descriptive way. it is annoying the repetitiveness in this book.
Also, and this may be a SPOILER if you have not read, but don't worry, cause not really - the druid dies - only to come back at the end to give his world famous "The quest is over now let me monologue about what I new but could not tell you for many pages, so that everything makes sense to you now, though it is over, so who cares" speech.
I am only continuing at this point because I have a few more of the audio books, which are well read, but the work is mediocre at best.
socialamoebaemily's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
Another really good one! Again very LOTR and I wish we could have had more strong female characters but overall interesting and I do like this world.
psoglav's review against another edition
2.0
UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) - 2
Radnja (story) - 2
Likovi (characters) - 2
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 2.5
Okruženje (setting) - 3
Radnja (story) - 2
Likovi (characters) - 2
Pripovedanje (writing style) - 2.5
Okruženje (setting) - 3