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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
This one was more small chunks of plot at a time rather than linear narrative, but it means that we actually get to spend time focusing on one of the lady characters, as Ce'Nedra's story fills the last chunk of the book.
But there were two truly obnoxious small bits in the book that have led to me downgrading this to two stars. Mild spoilers ahead, I guess?
On the Isle of the Winds, we revisit the story of Barak and Merel, because now Merel has given birth to a son (the product of a night of marital rape), and this has now fixed all the problems between the two. No matter that they already had two children (both girls of course), or that this all came about because of marital rape, but it's all good now, because Barak has a son, and Merel has, in the words of the author, "grown up".
And then there was one small bit that didn't even catch my attention back in the day. There's the scene while they are in Drasnia where Silk visits his mother and is shattered by it. In the dim recesses of my memory, I had remembered that she had some terrible tragic story, like early onset dementia, and she didn't remember her son, and that's why Silk was so upset. But no. Oh no. Her terrible tragedy is that she used to be one of the most beautiful women of Drasnia, but then a pestilential plague hit that left her with terrible scars and blinded her, but at least in blinding her, she doesn't seem to know that her beauty was ravaged by disease. Seriously. This is her tragedy. Her terrible, terrible tragedy that causes Silk of all people to have a complete meltdown.
Again, if it weren't for teen nostalgia and my desire to finish re-reading, I think I would have had to ragequit this one.
But there were two truly obnoxious small bits in the book that have led to me downgrading this to two stars. Mild spoilers ahead, I guess?
On the Isle of the Winds, we revisit the story of Barak and Merel, because now Merel has given birth to a son (the product of a night of marital rape), and this has now fixed all the problems between the two. No matter that they already had two children (both girls of course), or that this all came about because of marital rape, but it's all good now, because Barak has a son, and Merel has, in the words of the author, "grown up".
And then there was one small bit that didn't even catch my attention back in the day. There's the scene while they are in Drasnia where Silk visits his mother and is shattered by it. In the dim recesses of my memory, I had remembered that she had some terrible tragic story, like early onset dementia, and she didn't remember her son, and that's why Silk was so upset. But no. Oh no. Her terrible tragedy is that she used to be one of the most beautiful women of Drasnia, but then a pestilential plague hit that left her with terrible scars and blinded her, but at least in blinding her, she doesn't seem to know that her beauty was ravaged by disease. Seriously. This is her tragedy. Her terrible, terrible tragedy that causes Silk of all people to have a complete meltdown.
Again, if it weren't for teen nostalgia and my desire to finish re-reading, I think I would have had to ragequit this one.
Drags in places. Not enough of the minor characters. Too much traveling.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3,5/5
Siempre disfruto leer esta historia, a estos personajes y sus ocurrencias. Creo que no hay ninguno que me haga reír con sus tonterías, sus reacciones, sus chistes adrede o por accidente, su testarudez y su tontera. Son todo lo que una persona real diría, haría y respondería a una situación tan extraña e importante como a la que los personajes se enfrentan.
En este libro todos han madurado mucho más, aunque a algunos todavía les falta. El camino está a punto de terminar, ya han descubierto muchas cosas que eran obvias, pero que ellos se negaban a ver o aceptar. Ya no son niños en una aventura a través del gigantesco mundo, sino que las responsabilidades han recaído sobre sus hombros.
Me gustó mucho ver esta parte de ellos, un poco más de política y de resoluciones.
Siempre disfruto leer esta historia, a estos personajes y sus ocurrencias. Creo que no hay ninguno que me haga reír con sus tonterías, sus reacciones, sus chistes adrede o por accidente, su testarudez y su tontera. Son todo lo que una persona real diría, haría y respondería a una situación tan extraña e importante como a la que los personajes se enfrentan.
En este libro todos han madurado mucho más, aunque a algunos todavía les falta. El camino está a punto de terminar, ya han descubierto muchas cosas que eran obvias, pero que ellos se negaban a ver o aceptar. Ya no son niños en una aventura a través del gigantesco mundo, sino que las responsabilidades han recaído sobre sus hombros.
Me gustó mucho ver esta parte de ellos, un poco más de política y de resoluciones.
In Castle of Wizardry, Book 4 of The Belgariad, Garion starts to become his own person and make his own decisions. The Prophecy comes true for Garion and for the Imperial Princess Ce'Nedra. We all knew where it was going, but I was not expecting the Princess to transform into quite the force that she has become, and I can't wait to see how her character develops in the next installment.
As Ce'Nedra launches into an attack of her own against the forces of evil, the end of the story is coming to its end in Book 5, Enchanters End Game.
Meanwhile, Garion is fully in control and knows exactly who he is now. Although he has been kept in the dark about his heritage, the secrets of his family history are something he needed to figure out on his own.
I liked that Belgarath and Lady Polgara didn't really guide him too much. He isn't pretentious, nor does he consider himself omnipotent and I like that about him. We'll see what becomes of him in Book 5, but I believe the Polgrara brought him up in just the right way.
Now the group has separated with their own roles to play when the Child of Light and the Child of Dark meet. I have a feeling Book 5 is going to wrap this story up nicely and neatly.
As Ce'Nedra launches into an attack of her own against the forces of evil, the end of the story is coming to its end in Book 5, Enchanters End Game.
Meanwhile, Garion is fully in control and knows exactly who he is now. Although he has been kept in the dark about his heritage, the secrets of his family history are something he needed to figure out on his own.
I liked that Belgarath and Lady Polgara didn't really guide him too much. He isn't pretentious, nor does he consider himself omnipotent and I like that about him. We'll see what becomes of him in Book 5, but I believe the Polgrara brought him up in just the right way.
Now the group has separated with their own roles to play when the Child of Light and the Child of Dark meet. I have a feeling Book 5 is going to wrap this story up nicely and neatly.
This series is not disappointing! However, this one in the series is slower paced than the previous three. I am still pleased with it though. I would like to know who edited these books... There was a lot of spelling errors and misused words.
This series gets better and better. Garion and Ce'Nedra take huge leaps in their character development and some of the major plot points become reality.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated