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Romance. Family. Religion. Politics. Thriller. Horror. Action. Lust. All set in a fantasy world.. Peter Brett has managed to write a fantasy novel that has everything in it.
Having excellent world-building, and brilliant character development, packaged with a smooth writing style, this is one of the best fantasy books I have ever read.
Having completed The Painted Man made me feel that I have just read 2-3 books instead of one. Usually, this is a bad thing, but instead of seeing this novel as ...more
Romance. Family. Religion. Politics. Thriller. Horror. Action. Lust. All set in a fantasy world.. Peter Brett has managed to write a fantasy novel that has everything in it.
Having excellent world-building, and brilliant character development, packaged with a smooth writing style, this is one of the best fantasy books I have ever read.
Having completed The Painted Man made me feel that I have just read 2-3 books instead of one. Usually, this is a bad thing, but instead of seeing this novel as ...more
Pretty good start for series, but has some problems with pacing, or omissions.
It seems book skips a few things. E.g. in we can witness progressive development of Arlan into Warded Man, and then we skip to another character, and we learn that he already made quite a name for himself.
It's a bit annoying, as sometimes we see certain things develop in progression, and sometimes books throws "so this happened, while our narration shifted point of view".
Still, not a bad read and i hope the following b ...more
It seems book skips a few things. E.g. in we can witness progressive development of Arlan into Warded Man, and then we skip to another character, and we learn that he already made quite a name for himself.
It's a bit annoying, as sometimes we see certain things develop in progression, and sometimes books throws "so this happened, while our narration shifted point of view".
Still, not a bad read and i hope the following b ...more
I actually can't think of anything bad to say about this book. That's a feat in itself. I enjoyed it immensely, didn't think anything was overdone. The characters are wonderful and the world is interesting. Looking forward to reading the next installment.
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