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I felt like this was just too long, and it didn't need to be. There was a lot of extraneous filler that wasn't important to the storyline in my opinion.
I felt like it didn't become a story to me until the end, but by that time, I was so done with it, I couldn't even be into it.
So, suffice it to say, this one gets a low score from me. Just didn't do it for me. ...more
I felt like it didn't become a story to me until the end, but by that time, I was so done with it, I couldn't even be into it.
So, suffice it to say, this one gets a low score from me. Just didn't do it for me. ...more
I want back the approximately 20 hours I spent reading and listening to this book. (Bless the audiobook narrator, though. I think I would have given up by 500 pages, if not for Simon Prebble trying his damndest to give this story some life.)
I didn't start this expecting fast pacing. I expected to sink into a meandering gaslamp fantasy that was more historical fiction than fantastical. What I did not expect was to not care about or enjoy it at all. This was one of the most disappointing books I'v ...more
I didn't start this expecting fast pacing. I expected to sink into a meandering gaslamp fantasy that was more historical fiction than fantastical. What I did not expect was to not care about or enjoy it at all. This was one of the most disappointing books I'v ...more
I came back to this book twice and tried to read it and even tried to listen to the audio. I got about a third of the way through, finally, and just couldn't do it.
It is slow paced, with little action and I just couldn't care about the characters.
Maybe somebody else's cup of tea, but not mine.
When I first heard of the book it was compared to a grown-up Harry Potter. I don't see it. The writing style is very different. Not funny, not exciting, not for me. ...more
It is slow paced, with little action and I just couldn't care about the characters.
Maybe somebody else's cup of tea, but not mine.
When I first heard of the book it was compared to a grown-up Harry Potter. I don't see it. The writing style is very different. Not funny, not exciting, not for me. ...more
Strange book. Hard to grasp at first. The beginning was tough but towards the middle I was enjoying it. Not best book I've read but was good.
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May 10, 2010
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