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I'm not angry, I'm disappointed.

Revisado: 10-10-19

I'm so disappointed. I loved the original trilogy as a kid but hated books 2 and 3 when I reread them last month in prep for the TV show. I had faith this continuation would be really great and redeem Pullman in my eyes but the man really just needs to focus on a few things and stick to them. This book has no real plot. It's just a very vague journey for very vague motivations and it lacks all logic or continuity of cause and effect. Unrelated things just happen as if it's supposed to be cohesive. The story touches on SO many topics but so shallowly as to be completely irrelevant and disappointing (if not insulting) as themes. Is this about terrorism? spies, religion, the slave trade, animal abuse, monopolies or what. It feels like Pullman thought he was writing deeply about these things but only included a small useless paragraph about each. The book just makes no sense and lacks any kind of sparkle to redeem itself. Also Malcolm being in love with the baby he found as a child? ew. Also there's no chemistry and the characters don't even see each other in this book but we're told they're supposed to be in love now? Everything in the book just feels like a poor pastiche of the original trilogy.

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Perfection.

Revisado: 01-11-19

By far one of the best things I've ever read. These authors are truly amazing. Vita Nostra by them is a must read as well. Wow I'm blown away.

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Dark, compelling yet hilarious

Revisado: 12-28-17

I truly love this series. I think the irreverent humour is absolutely fantastic and the grim storyline is very well done. I hope he write more in this world.

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It's great. Stick with it!

Revisado: 11-11-17

So I really enjoyed this book and I think it's something many fantasy lovers will enjoy. Just be sure to stick with it. I had trouble getting into it because I was 3hrs in and felt like little had happened. So I suggest maybe listening to the first bit of the book at 1.25x speed until around the time Iskara visits the prisoner. That's when things start to pick up a lot. I'm just about to start book 2.

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Continuity

Revisado: 10-19-17

Okay so I really really enjoy this series so far but I do have a problem with the production. The producer should've made sure the narrators were on the same page. The narrator who voices the boy has lost the continuity of pronunciation. For instance, the narrator in book one pronounced D'Nathael properly. She said it as De-nath-ale but he says Dan-theel. It's very jarring. She also says zheet while he says ja-heed. Things like that. I find it only a bit annoying but you might hate it.

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Fantastic Finale

Revisado: 08-24-17

Jemisin does it again. This book does a really good job of answering most of our remaining questions. This trilogy is truly something special and feels it should be required reading in any lit class. The 2nd person perspective is reslly special and is executed perfectly as always.
I'm just a big fan overall. Jemisin is my 3rd fav author. She comes right after Steven Erikson and Guy Gavriel Kay. I can't recommend her enough. He Dreamblood duology is awesome too!

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Absolutely amazing but...

Revisado: 07-19-17

I'm kind of mad at tbis book. This was such a great story and I enjoyed every bit of it but I found it kind of frustrating as well. I just think this shouod not be the first GGK book you pick up because you have to get used to his themes and style. I recommend Tigana and Sarantine Mosaic. My frustration with this book came from thinking it was about the An Shi rebellion which didn't start until 3/4 through and when talked about was often from far away sourcing witnessing nothing. This book is more about how the world changes as told from the perspectives of some characters than it's about the characters at all. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adored the book because GGK is an amazing authour (second to Steven Erikson in my opinion. Go Canada woo!) and Simon Vance an amazing narrator. I rated it 5☆ after all. But just don't start your first foray into GGK with this book.

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Death as mercy

Revisado: 05-15-17

I loved this book. I really identified with the Skullsworn beliefs and it was great to learn more about Pyrre who had been my fav character in the main trilogy.

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I love this story

Revisado: 05-04-17

I fall more and more in love with each book. It's now one of my favourite series!

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This was so good. Loved everything about it

Revisado: 04-09-17

To me this felt like Anthony Ryan's Blood Song series but with girls. Loved everything about it.

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