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More people should read this book, its amazing.
I have to much books to read to continue this.
A Mary-Sue (Gary Stu?) lead character who is an amnesiac, who is liked immediately by everyone he meets, way too much pages about juggling, the most obvious plot 'twist', info dumpy world building, non-humans that are just weird looking humans and that's just the first 100 pages.
Nope, not for me. I really don't understand the rave reviews and the high ratings. ...more
A Mary-Sue (Gary Stu?) lead character who is an amnesiac, who is liked immediately by everyone he meets, way too much pages about juggling, the most obvious plot 'twist', info dumpy world building, non-humans that are just weird looking humans and that's just the first 100 pages.
Nope, not for me. I really don't understand the rave reviews and the high ratings. ...more
Takes Jack Vance's Big Planet as a stepping off point. Very ornate, lovely world-building, and while it has a science fiction background to the tale, it has a fantasy veneer. Lord Valentine I found to be a very interesting and engaging character, and the cast of characters is varied and likeable. Very well thought out world, with an interesting society, interesting history, and a masterful depiction by Silverberg of a variety of peoples and settings.
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Oct 27, 2013
Greg (adds 2 TBR list daily) Hersom
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The story is somewhat slow and meandering for the likes of me, but I still enjoyed it. The world-building is pretty darn good. Marjipoor is one of the more interesting fictional worlds I've visited. If fit the whimsical mood that Autumn puts me in. I won't rush to start the next book in the series anytime soon, but I do want to read more of this place at some point.
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Jun 08, 2012
Shawn
marked it as to-read
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Dec 29, 2024
Michael
marked it as to-read
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