Reviews

The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer

mattp3's review against another edition

5.0

I genuinely believe Ada Palmer to be one of the most visionary authors of our generation, and it's a shame this series is so little known. Fantastic prose, beautiful world and characters. While it is a shame she gets a bit lost in philosophical proselytism and fourth-wall breaking, it somehow comes across as natural meandering from the slowly deteriorating Mycroft, and does make in-universe sense.

lucardus's review against another edition

4.0

Es gibt ein Zitat von Gene Wolfe, das auf alle bisher erschienenen Bände von Terra Ignota angewendet werden kann:

“My definition of good literature is that which can be read by an educated reader, and reread with increased pleasure.”

rubenmaes's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kivt's review against another edition

3.0

First read review: idk why i returned to this series, it’s interminable

Second read: i love this series now, but this book is just a drag.

emanuele_zanellato's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

binabik's review against another edition

challenging tense slow-paced

3.75

roseaboveitreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

badmc's review against another edition

Disjointed, without a plot, full of characters I either don't care about or actively hate. If I wanted to read philosophical texts, I would pick them to read.

crimsoncor's review against another edition

3.0

This is such a hard series for me to rate. One of the most interesting things I've read, but no stickiness that compels me to keep reading it and I'm not sure I would recommend it to someone else. After three books, it seems like we're finally ready for all hell to break loose in the fourth (and final?) book.

gavinsteyn's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75