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Riddle-Master #1: The Riddle-Master of Hed—Finished Reading *spoilers allowed*
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I finished this tonight. This was a re-read for me.I have always loved her writing! She had great imagery in her work, and she always had the ability to keep the readers just as confused as her characters.
This is the third time I've read this, so I caught the obscure star reference in the beginning of the book, but probably only because I've read it multiple times. It was first brought up in the scene with Rood and his histrionics. If I had blinked I would have missed it!
Did anyone else give up on trying to pronounce "Ghisteslwchlohm" besides me?
Yeah, that was a jaw-breaker.
Mary wrote: "Yeah, that was a jaw-breaker."It made my brain hurt 😁
I think it was intended to
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Oh, I hate names that are unpronounceable! In my brain, this was “gis-tel-gollum” or “gis-tel-welcome”. 😆
For me it was Gistol-shoom and I called it a day 😄
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8/10
I finished this book today and it does end on a bit (!!) of a cliffhanger—I can see why some people just read on into the next book!
I feel like I use this disclaimer a lot, but let me just say (again) that I am not a particularly critical reader. I want to be entertained; I don’t mind having to think and figure things out, and yes, poor grammar will turn me off (not a problem in this book).
I enjoyed the story. I was grateful for both the map in the front of my copy and the list of people & places in the back and referred to both several times. I found the characters interesting, the shape-shifters especially, and I liked idea of the “land rule” being a deep connection with the land itself—something we could use more of these days.
I know other authors have probably unpeeled the onion layers of their plots more skillfully, but I was throughly entertained. My only gripe was related to the stars on Morgon’s forehead—when did we first learn he had them? It seemed like it kind of came out of the blue the first time he was shown the harp with 3 stars.
And the riddles are not what one expects. They are more obscure bits of history with a moral or lesson (the stricture) attached.
Oh- the stars were tossed in haphazardly during the conversation with Rood back near the beginning of the book. You could have blinked and missed the reference! I think I only caught it because I've read this a few times.I am like you in that I don't read too much into my books; I just want them as a source of enjoyment & entertainment.
Spoilers OK here!