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The House of the Lions
Book by Stuart, L. T.
184 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1983
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February 26, 2025
4⭐️ Literary Gem/Bookshelf Quality
It took me a few days to finally mark this book as done because I was stuck between 4 and 3 stars. It's got a pretty good, if not interesting, story, but it totally bombs on the ending. Mystery, science, action, and religious corruption in a post-apocalyptic world!
It only finishes what feels like a side story and leaves the main plot hanging. Like, it was supposed to be 25-50 pages longer, but hit a page limit or something.
I think this book deserves a spot on your shelf and mine because it's a good example of the bare minimum a post-apocalyptic story should be plot-wise, not depth-wise. So many post-apocalyptic books go on and on about suffering instead of the action and cool stuff that's actually happening.
Favorite Quote: "Become legend, then." - Sepoiden Doyvelle, The House of the Lions
It took me a few days to finally mark this book as done because I was stuck between 4 and 3 stars. It's got a pretty good, if not interesting, story, but it totally bombs on the ending. Mystery, science, action, and religious corruption in a post-apocalyptic world!
It only finishes what feels like a side story and leaves the main plot hanging. Like, it was supposed to be 25-50 pages longer, but hit a page limit or something.
I think this book deserves a spot on your shelf and mine because it's a good example of the bare minimum a post-apocalyptic story should be plot-wise, not depth-wise. So many post-apocalyptic books go on and on about suffering instead of the action and cool stuff that's actually happening.
Favorite Quote: "Become legend, then." - Sepoiden Doyvelle, The House of the Lions
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February 18, 2017Good until the end convenient ending no really resolution of the story
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