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I was saying to my husband that I really enjoy this, because I know all the fairytales he references, from the Princess in the Coffin to Snow-white and Rapunzel. But unlike most fairytale adaptations, where the author has adjusted the fairytale to their world, Andrzej Sapkowski takes the fairytales and thinks what would the world look where they were totally normal and realistic events. He doesn't force the tale to fit him, he nestles his story and world into the fairytales as if it was a vine.
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This was my husband’s choice for our book club, otherwise I never would have picked it up. It was a little disjointed but fun. I liked the sprinkling of so many fairy tale characters throughout.
Very easy to read. I started listening to this after watching Netflix's The Witcher and am pleasantly surprised to hear a more talkative Geralt and some differences in the story. Books often present more lore than TV ever could so I also enjoyed listening to the extended world offered by the books.
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It's a bit like fantasy-lite, but that's likely due to the short story nature of it. And a little more scandalous than I expected (though I did watch the show so I'm not sure why I thought otherwise).
Nonetheless, I love Geralt and his adventures. And Dandelion. Oh sweet Dandelion. ...more
Nonetheless, I love Geralt and his adventures. And Dandelion. Oh sweet Dandelion. ...more
I think I'll stick to the video games and Netflix show
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