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3 stars, Metaphorosis Reviews Summary: David’s got a problem. His self-chosen mission is to kill Epics (people with superpowers). But his own friend and mentor turns out to be an Epic himself, and now a tyrant, his mind twisted by the effects of his p ...more |
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I had some MAJOR issues with this book, MAJOR ones! What happened Mr Sanderson? Where did your story go? Where did the intensity wonder off to? Where did the snappy writing go, and the energetic action? What happened to everything..." Read more of this review » |
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I have to say that while I'm a big fan of Card's writing (though not of his personal views), this whole series just didn't work for me. Maybe too cont
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"This is the final Hainish Universe novel. It was on par as far as being a story of a team investigating, discovering and studying a cultural norm of another world, but this one, in particular, was heavy on description over plot and action,which ma..."
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"In truth, for me the star-rating system doesn't apply well to this book – or the other similar books Christopher Tolkien has put together based on his father's writings. It is, on the one hand, an academic work that compares texts and discusses th..."
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“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.”
― All Creatures Great and Small
― All Creatures Great and Small
“These kissed life on the mouth—and were eaten.”
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“trees [-]
Inside their wooden samurai armor they are geisha beauties, each one a ‘person-of-the-arts,’ limbs dancing, arranging flowers, carrying the wind’s music, the calligraphy of their roots pure poetry, rhyming earth and berth.”
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Inside their wooden samurai armor they are geisha beauties, each one a ‘person-of-the-arts,’ limbs dancing, arranging flowers, carrying the wind’s music, the calligraphy of their roots pure poetry, rhyming earth and berth.”
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“Well, I'm disenchanted, too. We're all disenchanted.”
― The Thurber Carnival
― The Thurber Carnival
“Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence! I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe.”
― Tales of the Dying Earth
― Tales of the Dying Earth
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