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kat_macwhirter's review against another edition
5.0
I have my favourite authors, masters I return to, again and again. But when it comes to the fantastical, I often wonder if I've aged past surprise. In the last few years, only a handful of new fantasy writers have managed to capture my wonder. Storytellers who reach the child in me, Gaiman and Sanderson and Lynch, and now Dreece.
I wasn't expecting it. In a handful of pages, Adam Dreece drops us into a world we long to wander, although that's going to be difficult, really, because we're right there with our narrator, rushing, stumbling headlong through it, trying to figure out how we got here and if there's a friend anywhere. And just when we think we've about got it, just one more page... It's time to break, and wait for the next season.
A tale to keep you up just a little past your bedtime. And maybe, for the very old and jaded, a teller to make you believe in stories again.
I wasn't expecting it. In a handful of pages, Adam Dreece drops us into a world we long to wander, although that's going to be difficult, really, because we're right there with our narrator, rushing, stumbling headlong through it, trying to figure out how we got here and if there's a friend anywhere. And just when we think we've about got it, just one more page... It's time to break, and wait for the next season.
A tale to keep you up just a little past your bedtime. And maybe, for the very old and jaded, a teller to make you believe in stories again.
arachnichemist's review against another edition
3.0
The story was actually rather fun and I will be giving this one to my younger brother. My biggest issue here is the prose. It is just so awkward and knocks me right out of the book. The way the sentences are written just makes this unpleasant to read for me. I am sure younger or more pulpy book fans will eat this up. It just doesn't work for me.
kattra's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jo_in_bookland's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
I thought I would try this book after it came highly recommended.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't my cup of tea. This is not the genre I usually read but I came in with an open mind. It very much reminded me of adventure books I used to read and enjoy when I was young (the type where you're faced with choices: you come to a crossroads, to the left you see a fire in the distance, to the right are dark woods, where do you go? Turn to page 20 if... turn to page 30 if...) except in this case the protagonist (first person narration) makes the decisions. It also reminded me of adventure games since the protagonist is trying to figure out what is happening (how to open a box, how to use a gun, how his magic will work, etc.) My feeling is that this novel and its sequels would appeal more to younger people. This might be the reason that the words "yig" and "yigging" are used instead of the "f" word, and they were used a lot (especially in the first half), so much so it was getting on my nerves.
I purchased this as an e-book for just 1.00 so I don't mind that this was not for me. If you think this might be up your alley, you don't lose much by trying it out.
I thought I would try this book after it came highly recommended.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't my cup of tea. This is not the genre I usually read but I came in with an open mind. It very much reminded me of adventure books I used to read and enjoy when I was young (the type where you're faced with choices: you come to a crossroads, to the left you see a fire in the distance, to the right are dark woods, where do you go? Turn to page 20 if... turn to page 30 if...) except in this case the protagonist (first person narration) makes the decisions. It also reminded me of adventure games since the protagonist is trying to figure out what is happening (how to open a box, how to use a gun, how his magic will work, etc.) My feeling is that this novel and its sequels would appeal more to younger people. This might be the reason that the words "yig" and "yigging" are used instead of the "f" word, and they were used a lot (especially in the first half), so much so it was getting on my nerves.
I purchased this as an e-book for just 1.00 so I don't mind that this was not for me. If you think this might be up your alley, you don't lose much by trying it out.
jo_in_bookland's review
2.0
2.5 stars
I thought I would try this book after it came highly recommended.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't my cup of tea. This is not the genre I usually read but I came in with an open mind. It very much reminded me of adventure books I used to read and enjoy when I was young (the type where you're faced with choices: you come to a crossroads, to the left you see a fire in the distance, to the right are dark woods, where do you go? Turn to page 20 if... turn to page 30 if...) except in this case the protagonist (first person narration) makes the decisions. It also reminded me of adventure games since the protagonist is trying to figure out what is happening (how to open a box, how to use a gun, how his magic will work, etc.) My feeling is that this novel and its sequels would appeal more to younger people. This might be the reason that the words "yig" and "yigging" are used instead of the "f" word, and they were used a lot (especially in the first half), so much so it was getting on my nerves.
I purchased this as an e-book for just 1.00 so I don't mind that this was not for me. If you think this might be up your alley, you don't lose much by trying it out.
I thought I would try this book after it came highly recommended.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't my cup of tea. This is not the genre I usually read but I came in with an open mind. It very much reminded me of adventure books I used to read and enjoy when I was young (the type where you're faced with choices: you come to a crossroads, to the left you see a fire in the distance, to the right are dark woods, where do you go? Turn to page 20 if... turn to page 30 if...) except in this case the protagonist (first person narration) makes the decisions. It also reminded me of adventure games since the protagonist is trying to figure out what is happening (how to open a box, how to use a gun, how his magic will work, etc.) My feeling is that this novel and its sequels would appeal more to younger people. This might be the reason that the words "yig" and "yigging" are used instead of the "f" word, and they were used a lot (especially in the first half), so much so it was getting on my nerves.
I purchased this as an e-book for just 1.00 so I don't mind that this was not for me. If you think this might be up your alley, you don't lose much by trying it out.
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