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So... Tolkien and Boudinot were sitting in this crackhouse... smoking well, crack! And along came Erikson (also thigh on crack) and bashed them in the head with some blunt object! (Maybe a chair leg or an axe stick) then he proceeded to use necromancy (or genetic engineering) to create this magnificent writhing monster! That he used to produce this master piece!
Damn! This book is mostly about the parasitic/symbiotic/love/hate relationship between artists, critics and audience... taken to the ex ...more
Damn! This book is mostly about the parasitic/symbiotic/love/hate relationship between artists, critics and audience... taken to the ex ...more
I did NOT finish reading this book. The long winded speaches and lack of a decent storyline got me in the end. I always finish books. Always. But I just could not plow may way through. I eventually ended up skimming thru it page by page.
Dec 17, 2010
Donald
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it was ok
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review of another edition
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Erikson returns to the misadventures of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach with this novella. The story centers more on a group chasing after the two than the necromancers themselves.
There were some decent bits in here involving manipulation, murder, and similar nastiness, but I didn't really go for the subtextual commentary on art, audiences, etc...
It might work for others, just didn't for me. ...more
There were some decent bits in here involving manipulation, murder, and similar nastiness, but I didn't really go for the subtextual commentary on art, audiences, etc...
It might work for others, just didn't for me. ...more
My least favorite Erikson book this far. Gets better towards the end, but a far cry from previous installments.
Aug 18, 2011
Antonio
marked it as to-read
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Ryan
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Luke
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