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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
The fourth book in The Belgariad. Garion and his group have retrieved the Orb and must return it to the Hall of the Rivan King. There Garion discovers his true identity and learns the truth of his destiny. Fans of this series will not be able to wait for the final installment.
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Okay I’m probably in the minority here but this has been the best installment in this series for me. This book was freaking hilarious to me.
Books 1-3 where all so alike in the whole “travel, kingdom, problem” set up that it became very boring. What was keeping me going in this series was the characters, I’m highly invested in Garion, Aunt Pol and Durnik.
Book 4 finally stops the whole endless traveling bit and focuses on bringing the prophecy to fruition. And the whole time freaking Garion is like “I don’t understand anything that’s going on” I love this boy, I really do, but good lord is he stupid at times Haha.
The young boy Errand was adorable the whole way through and I loved all his interactions with Durnik and I am telling you, if Durnik and Aunt Pol don’t end up together I will be livid! At times I was literally thinking “you two might as well adopt that boy”
After Garion had left the group though the story sort of fell back into that annoying traveling phase again, but it wasn’t dragged out. And Ce’Nedra’s part was for the part annoying, but that’s probably due to me not liking her character at all. She is very self absorbed and that just bugs me. Although it was hilarious when she was upset about having a small chest, you don’t hear that often in older fantasy books, so I had a good laugh at that part because it took me by surprise.
Overall there honestly wasn’t a whole lot going on this book, but the streamlined plot focus and the parts I thought where hilarious helped make this far more enjoyable.
Although it could have used more Durnik.
Books 1-3 where all so alike in the whole “travel, kingdom, problem” set up that it became very boring. What was keeping me going in this series was the characters, I’m highly invested in Garion, Aunt Pol and Durnik.
Book 4 finally stops the whole endless traveling bit and focuses on bringing the prophecy to fruition. And the whole time freaking Garion is like “I don’t understand anything that’s going on” I love this boy, I really do, but good lord is he stupid at times Haha.
The young boy Errand was adorable the whole way through and I loved all his interactions with Durnik and I am telling you, if Durnik and Aunt Pol don’t end up together I will be livid! At times I was literally thinking “you two might as well adopt that boy”
After Garion had left the group though the story sort of fell back into that annoying traveling phase again, but it wasn’t dragged out. And Ce’Nedra’s part was for the part annoying, but that’s probably due to me not liking her character at all. She is very self absorbed and that just bugs me. Although it was hilarious when she was upset about having a small chest, you don’t hear that often in older fantasy books, so I had a good laugh at that part because it took me by surprise.
Overall there honestly wasn’t a whole lot going on this book, but the streamlined plot focus and the parts I thought where hilarious helped make this far more enjoyable.
Although it could have used more Durnik.
A long overdue reread. I revisit David Eddings’s world every few years. Given that recent events have made it hard to focus, I decided it was a good time to reread The Belgariad. And I was right. I throughly enjoy these books, just as much this time as I did the first time, twenty-five years ago.
This is one of the few series that I've read numerous times. I absolutely love the entire story.
it's my favorite of all times. :)
it's my favorite of all times. :)
Listening to a classic fantasy story that I head read multiple times was certainly an interesting experience. It took me some time to get used to the pronunciations used but narrator soon captured me in this world again and I might even have enjoyed this more than all the times I have read this one.
5 Stars for a great listening experience.
5 Stars for a great listening experience.
Finally, we’re (mostly) back on track: Garion gets to know his place in the big picture, Ce’Nedra finally becomes a character and not some one-dimensional caricature and Belgarath shows some human feelings.
Whenever we’re not witnessing our heroes travelling but get to know them in their “natural habitat”, things get really interesting.
I’m certainly never going to recommend “The Belgariad” to anyone but a teenager but at least this book made me actually want to finish the series instead of DNF’ing. I hope the fifth book doesn’t make me regret my decision...
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Whenever we’re not witnessing our heroes travelling but get to know them in their “natural habitat”, things get really interesting.
I’m certainly never going to recommend “The Belgariad” to anyone but a teenager but at least this book made me actually want to finish the series instead of DNF’ing. I hope the fifth book doesn’t make me regret my decision...
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Many people think David Eddings is overly formulaic which he is a bit but since I enjoy the tale he tells I do not mind reading it over again. His characters always have great humor at their core and you cannot beat a good epic tale for entertainment value. This particular book is probably my least favorite in the Belgariad.
I'm sure some of the enjoyment of this series is coloured by it having been a book I read and re-read during my teens. I had issues during the time with the depiction of women then and I still have it to some extent and with the implicit racism (not all Alorns!) Now I do get that having a guiding god moulding people in their image could make people tend to tendencies but dammit variety is good, and it brings up huge free will issues.
Garion discovers truths and goes on a quest to kill Torak. Ce'Nedra discovers what her future holds and people gear themselves up for the epic battle that will happen.
Yes I enjoyed it overall but the characters are sketchy and I still love Silk. I think he was responsible for the years of playing thieves in role playing games. These days I mostly play clerics by the way.
Garion discovers truths and goes on a quest to kill Torak. Ce'Nedra discovers what her future holds and people gear themselves up for the epic battle that will happen.
Yes I enjoyed it overall but the characters are sketchy and I still love Silk. I think he was responsible for the years of playing thieves in role playing games. These days I mostly play clerics by the way.