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    <body><![CDATA[Deadhouse Gates is the second book in The Malazan Book of the Fallen series. As I neared the end of this novel, I had this realization: Steven Erikson understands epic fantasy in a unique and interesting way. To understand what I mean, let's consider a few issues. A big decision that any writer has ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7010168">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After devouring <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Steven Erikson" title=" Steven Erikson"> Steven Erikson</a>'s <em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Gardens of the Moon" title=" Gardens of the Moon"> Gardens of the Moon</a></em> I, like an especially good child awaits Saint Nick on Christmas Eve, eagerly awaited the coming of his second <em>Malazan Book of the Fallen</em> novel <em>Deadhouse Gates</em>.  I was not disappointed.  It surpassed my expectations and permanently solidified my ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32588527">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This one still suffers from the same flaws as the first book - 3/4 of it is definitely nothing I would consider a masterpiece in fantasy. I liked the end of the book - I guess most people who read it did - but the inability of Erikson to create  descriptions and his awkward writing style ruins almos...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21275597">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an excellent read but I found it much harder than <em>Gardens of the Moon</em>. I didn't think it was going to be possible to write an even <em>more</em> dense plot, but Erikson did, oh boy, did he ever. I won't even attempt a summary here. Just some points that stuck with me the most:<br/><br/>I still lov...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42326995">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you ask most Steven Erikson fans, they'll probably list this book as one of the best, if not the best, volume of the Malazan series.  It is definitely praise worthy but is also the beginning of a trend that may bother some readers.  With this book, Erikson takes his story to another part of his v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3904533">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40738570">
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    <body><![CDATA[Dark, grim and grisly yet with flashes of brilliant humanity. Had a love/hate reaction to the whole Chain of Dogs part, which encompasses 1/2 the book, just because I hate war, cruelty and violence. But couldn't put it down. Rushing right into the third of the series - then I'll need a break!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ouch, my brain hurts.  Trying to keep all of the characters and races and tribes and magical domains and creatures and places (and, and, and) in memory while reading is a challenge.  But the effort is worthwhile... what a tapestry!  This is truly grand-scale fantasy.<br/><br/>So, what is there to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23998007">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39381220">
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    <body><![CDATA[This, the second in the &quot;Malazan Book of the Fallen&quot; series, introduces us to a new set of characters, extending the already long list created in the first book, &quot;Gardens of the Moon.&quot;  The story line in &quot;Deadhouse&quot; takes us away from the main action of the first book t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39381220">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="2257441">
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    <body><![CDATA[Second book... this one was pretty hard to get through.  First 2/3's of the book you feel like you trudging through a desert with people trying to kill you.  Really hard to keep caring.  Only reason I made it through this was that I was warned ahead of time about this book not being that great but t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2257441">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Erikson's first book, Garden's of the Moon was spectacular.  So if by no other reason than regression to the mean, I should have known that this one wouldn't be as good.  There were still a lot of good things about it.  Some very memorable characters, strong imagery, thought provoking philosophical ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44043180">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned from this book that there are many terrible ways to die.  Especially as a civilian caught up in a fanatical war.  I'm intrigued by the combat engineers role as an unappreciated hero; Bridgeburners, tunnel diggers, and sappers.  The battle scenes told from the point of  view of a historian ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57472656">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not really sure what to say about the Deadhouse Gates.  Like the first novel, I felt very frustrated reading it.  However, I did not have the sense of satisfaction that I experienced on finishing Gardens of the Moon.  Throughout most of Deadhouse Gates (until the last 60-75 pages), I was confuse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42809307">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I mentioned a while back how after a few false starts I eventually grew to appreciate Steven Erickson's Gardens of the Moon, the first book in his high fantasy series Mazalan: Books of the Fallen. So you shouldn't be surprised to find out that I moved on to the second book, Deadhouse Gates. In most ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28908689">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Finally finished <em>Deadhouse Gates</em>, on to the next one! I'm pretty sure that I will completely lose track of events and characters in <em>Memories of Ice</em>. Maybe it's a blessing that Erikson kills off some of the characters at the end...or is he? ;o)Although I was disappointed at first that we do not meet ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20278520">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[(Reread September 2009)<br/><br/>I must say that I'm enjoying rereading the <em>Book of the Fallen</em>. As with many a book that captures your attention, rereading it can bring out whole new levels of meaning and interpretation. Now, I'm not going to claim any great or groundbreaking philosophical weight ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19725301">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I appreciate Erikson's lush worldbuilding and epic story that draws in characters and subplots from all over the map (literally), I couldn't stomach the graphic, over-the-top violence, much of which started to feel more like torture-porn than organic storytelling.  While I respect that Erikson...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79645947">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book of Malazan was a good intro despite dragging a little and featuring a few less-than-fascinating characters.  &quot;Deadhouse Gates&quot; throws you in with completely new characters which is a bit jarring to start but you'll quickly settle in.<br/><br/>Erikson does a really good job...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28787458">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't enjoy this book as much as <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55399.Gardens_of_the_Moon_The_Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen_Vol_1_" title="Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Vol. 1) by Steven Erikson">Gardens of the Moon</a>, and I know I fall into the minority for that. I really enjoyed the characters and the story from the first book more. This book takes place at the same time as the book that follows it, Memories of Ice.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53056611">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Even though I enjoyed this book, I have to say I did not like it as much as Gardens of the Moon(the first in the series).  The good points are still good.  Fantastic setting, good crunchy bits (really powerful characters let it all fly).  In this one, I thought he did a good job on some of the chara...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24809359">more...</a>]]></body>
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