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Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson

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benehime's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Reader, I cried.

This book hit me harder than the first two (though the second one was pretty awful too). In this book we delved deeper into the tragedy of the T'lan Imass and the Tiste Andii, and I love both their histories! Arguably, the T'lan Imass are the villain of quite a few stories and getting more of a glimpse of their long wars was fascinating. I neeeed to know who they are going to fight now! And what Tool is up to! 

This book was heartbreaking, but goddamn, Erikson is F. U. N. N. Y. 

And the prose? Is soooo good! Listen to this: 
"The hand of vengeance stayed cold only so long. Any soul possessing a shred of humanity could not help but see the reality behind cruel deliverance, no matter how justified it might have at first seemed. Faces blank in death. Bodies twisted in postures no one unbroken could achieve. Destroyed lives. Vengeance yielded a mirror to every atrocity, where notions of right an wrong blurred and lost all relevance."

The last 20 percent of the book flew by. I couldn't put it down at all.

P. S. : Omg, I totally forgot the incredible Seguleh!! The punitive army of three! Them asking the Pannion Domin to please please go to war with them! Incredible, showstopping, never been seen before!!
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ozreus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Such a loss losing the majority of the Bridgeburners, Whiskeyjack and Itkovian! I can't believe that they're gone but they went in such glory! Not with a whimper but a roar!

It was such a good book! It dragged a bit after the initial battle at Capustan but quickly picked up again, can't wait to see where all these different threads are heading!
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auqua's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

This book was a fav of the year. It introduced one of my favorite characters and scenes I keep think in back on. It says a lot about the extremes of humanity and the power of forgivnes.
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camille's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

reading a detailed, grim account of a siege during a global pandemic is a fucking bummer. had to put the book down for a couple of months because of it.

i honestly just found the dinosaurs with swords for hands ridiculous, especially since erikson usually has better justification for his world and characters.

the last third of the book makes the entire slog worth it. 

whiskeyjack's death!! so good!! fridge 'im to give the cool elf lady pain!


i want what those two funky lesbian bridgeburners have!!  

 Toc, Tool and Lady Envy dream team!!

this book convinced me to keep going with this series
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