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I dunno know about this. It's kinda ancient but same time futuristic Asian cities. There's a religious order. Old gods. A race of monsters. A hierarchy of witches. Slavery. Cannibalism. Siphoning of magic. A cursed mask. Past wars leading to a backwards world. Revenge. Family issues. It's a lot to keep track of and is very out there. But it's interesting. I'm very curious about how this will it all turn out.

I'm coming to the end and the book has stopped to lecture me about the arctic native folklore and explain the source of the monster. It's not done from someone's point of view or a dialogue exchange. Instead it turns into a text book for 20 pages. That's kind of a bad/lazy inorganic way to wrap things up. I almost wish they left it all as a mystery rather than doing this.

Well I'm closing in on ending now. I'm ready for the bad guy to get what he has coming.

Actually getting close to the end. It see!s like a miracle bc holy wow! This book is long.

Well Irving just died. He was my favorite character. Who am I going to root for now?

Despite being one of the most long winded novels I ever read, there is a lot of good stuff here. It just seems to overall suffer from having a lot unneeded fluff that adds nothing to the story.

I always admired action scenes that take place in the dark or fog when they are done well. To nail so the fear and constant disorientation while relying solely on other senses is real feat. Good job Dan Simmons. Good job.

The kindle battery is dying. I guess that's a sign to wrap up reading for the night.