4.5 stars only because I wanted a little bit more of Olga and Masha and didn't get it. I loved this book.
Vasya's growth not only as the hero but as a4.5 stars only because I wanted a little bit more of Olga and Masha and didn't get it. I loved this book.
Vasya's growth not only as the hero but as a person moved me. She made dumb, rash decisions that had huge and sometimes devastating consequences, and then learned from those decisions, and she was terrified of the things she had to do to save the people she loved and did them anyway. Even with all of Vasya's growth, Katherine Arden left room for the other characters to be fully realized and multifaceted, too.
The land of Midnight was gorgeous, and I loved the imagery of traveling to physical spaces of the seasons. And of course a little adorable comic relief with Ded Grib! I'm sad to be done....more
4.5 stars. It's so rare that I like a middle book in a trilogy better than the first, but I loved this one! I love Vasya and her family, and their lov4.5 stars. It's so rare that I like a middle book in a trilogy better than the first, but I loved this one! I love Vasya and her family, and their love for one another, and the magical fairy tale quality of the story, which is only enhanced by Kathleen Gati's narration. Can't wait for the conclusion....more
Wow, I feel so emotionally wrung out. Sometimes it feels like a book just speaks to you, and this book did that for me big time. This is Dalinar's booWow, I feel so emotionally wrung out. Sometimes it feels like a book just speaks to you, and this book did that for me big time. This is Dalinar's book, so I guess I'm not all that surprised at how much I loved it.
The pace of this one (at least in the first half) is definitely slower than the first two, but I was glad for a breather after the nonstop action of WoR, and this also paved the way for a lot more humor. There were horror elements and some truly creepy and disturbing scenes that I loved. But there were also so many deeply sad moments, and I cried. A lot. And cried some more at the truly earned triumphant moments when they came, too.
I love that these characters go through (and in some cases do) absolutely terrible things, and these things affect them profoundly. It's so amazing to me to have a hero like Kaladin struggling with depression - and have that struggle ring so true. And so many more, especially (view spoiler)[Teft's struggle with addiction, and Shallan's struggle with her identity, and Renarin's struggle with not fitting in and being terrified of who he might be, and Adolin's struggle with finding himself out of his depth, and Dalinar's struggle to reconcile being a good and honorable man despite having done horrendous things. (hide spoiler)]
4.5 stars only because my eyes definitely did glaze over a few times during some of the scientific explanations. That said, I appreciate the attention4.5 stars only because my eyes definitely did glaze over a few times during some of the scientific explanations. That said, I appreciate the attention to detail and that Andy Weir made these, while not exactly accessible to me, clear enough so I could mostly follow what was going on. And I loved the story, but don't want to say much about it, because part of why I loved it so much was not knowing much about it going in, I think. And I learned a lot of cool random facts!
4.5 stars. This story is wild. It is also a long one, but I listened to it and I thought Juanita McMahon did a fabulous job bringing both Susan and Ma4.5 stars. This story is wild. It is also a long one, but I listened to it and I thought Juanita McMahon did a fabulous job bringing both Susan and Maud to life, each had a very distinct voice (both in the writing style and McMahon's narration)....more
4.5 stars. A while ago, I posted on Reddit asking for suggestions for books that make you feel grateful to be alive, and someone recommended this one.4.5 stars. A while ago, I posted on Reddit asking for suggestions for books that make you feel grateful to be alive, and someone recommended this one.
I'm so glad they did. What a beautifully written story with characters I'll be sad to leave behind....more
In the introduction, Neil Gaiman says he wanted "write a book that would do for adults what the books I had loved when younger, books like Alice in WoIn the introduction, Neil Gaiman says he wanted "write a book that would do for adults what the books I had loved when younger, books like Alice in Wonderland, or the Narnia books, or The Wizard of Oz, did for me as a kid."
This book did exactly that for me. I love Alice in Wonderland, and this really felt like a grownup version of that kind of story. There was humor and sadness and wonder - and an interesting cast of characters doing interesting things. ...more
I listened to the uncut, unabridged version on Audible. Grover Gardner was a great narrator - I especially loved his rendering of Tom.
I would probablyI listened to the uncut, unabridged version on Audible. Grover Gardner was a great narrator - I especially loved his rendering of Tom.
I would probably rate this book 5 stars except that it was SO LONG (I'm betting the original version was a bit tighter), but overall I loved this book. It has one of the tidiest endings I've read of Stephen King's - usually my biggest complaints are with the endings of his books, but not this one!
The character development was exceptional, and some of the scenes were just so richly drawn. I can see why so many people say this is their favorite Stephen King novel, and it may be mine. I loved how even a character like Trashcan Man had nuance. Just a beautifully written book and several really moving scenes - and of course, some awesomely horrific scenes, as well....more
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