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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I decided to give the Netflix series a try first and to no-one's surprise, I decided to give the book a try first before continuing with the series.
The book is short and easy to get through (it took me too long because I am also reading the Bible at the moment and that is a project that takes all the time bu is all cool. Anyway....)
Geralt of Rivia is a monster hunter who is not considered a human, yet he looks like one. He kills the monsters and then is paid. So when he hears that there is the monster that kills in the night of the full moon, he hears the whole story and then proceeds to make the best decisions.
Geralt is an interesting character who has gone through a lot. Because he has suffered through pain and as well as judgement, he is not so quick to judge and he listens before acting. He chooses the hard way if it means saving a life. He is more honourable than a lot of the humans in the book. People may hate him or maybe fear him... but at least he knows he can live with himself and his decisions. He chooses to live a lonely life because having friends means that their lives are at risk or they can easily turn against him because he chose things the way that they wanted to.
The stakes in each part is raised higher and as a reader, I knew I had to pay attention to a lot of the details because they acted as clues for the plot. Sometimes they flew right over my head and others, I understood. I enjoyed the writing style and the conclusion in this book. I t is a good introduction to the world here. I like that the writer does not spell it all out for me and instead I get to draw my own conclusions but I am very confused about the story with Yennefer.
The sexism. It was there but it wasn't bad IMO.
I have watched the Netflix show, the first 3 episodes and while I enjoyed it, I find that I enjoyed the book a lot more probably because of the detaisl
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I enjoyed it for the most part. Review to come later!
The book is short and easy to get through (it took me too long because I am also reading the Bible at the moment and that is a project that takes all the time bu is all cool. Anyway....)
Geralt of Rivia is a monster hunter who is not considered a human, yet he looks like one. He kills the monsters and then is paid. So when he hears that there is the monster that kills in the night of the full moon, he hears the whole story and then proceeds to make the best decisions.
Geralt is an interesting character who has gone through a lot. Because he has suffered through pain and as well as judgement, he is not so quick to judge and he listens before acting. He chooses the hard way if it means saving a life. He is more honourable than a lot of the humans in the book. People may hate him or maybe fear him... but at least he knows he can live with himself and his decisions. He chooses to live a lonely life because having friends means that their lives are at risk or they can easily turn against him because he chose things the way that they wanted to.
The stakes in each part is raised higher and as a reader, I knew I had to pay attention to a lot of the details because they acted as clues for the plot. Sometimes they flew right over my head and others, I understood. I enjoyed the writing style and the conclusion in this book. I t is a good introduction to the world here. I like that the writer does not spell it all out for me and instead I get to draw my own conclusions but I am very confused about the story with Yennefer.
The sexism. It was there but it wasn't bad IMO.
I have watched the Netflix show, the first 3 episodes and while I enjoyed it, I find that I enjoyed the book a lot more probably because of the detaisl
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I enjoyed it for the most part. Review to come later!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Geralt does random side quests. I love when he just does tasks.
I have an irrational dislike for the Witcher universe; I was hoping the book would sway me but the dialogue was atrocious right from the beginning.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
Pretty good. Just didn't like Yennefer and also some of the events that happened didn't make any total sense not because the story isn't the full version yet but because it really didn't make any sense (idk how else to word it). But I had fun reading/listening. Dandilion's the best/ most annoying character so far beside from Geralt, imo.
