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A review by thecesspit
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This book has many strong segments of story telling and discovery. I especially like how much of the time the reader knows less than the characters about the history of the world - only by reading on can you get context. Rather than having the normal trope of the naive new comer getting told everything. The question of good and evil is much more grey, character motives are self interest and from this book at least no one is a pure ‘evil big bad’.
However, for me, it has far too many point of view characters. Too many to keep track of, and too many that are around for incredibly short sections. It also has a lot of sudden events to save or punish the characters with no warning. People we are told are highly powerful are outmatched suddenly, or a character we’ve been following intensely is written out ‘off screen’.
It’s a complex tale with a lot of moving parts, but rushes the ending and left me unsatisfied overall. Unsure if I’ll continue the series.
However, for me, it has far too many point of view characters. Too many to keep track of, and too many that are around for incredibly short sections. It also has a lot of sudden events to save or punish the characters with no warning. People we are told are highly powerful are outmatched suddenly, or a character we’ve been following intensely is written out ‘off screen’.
It’s a complex tale with a lot of moving parts, but rushes the ending and left me unsatisfied overall. Unsure if I’ll continue the series.