tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post647317712665853006..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "The Desert Spear" by Peter Brett (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu and Mihir Wanchoo)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-26572270724515542822012-12-10T16:34:56.795-05:002012-12-10T16:34:56.795-05:00Thank you for your comments! Thank you for your comments! Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-69774630372881407822012-12-10T15:38:09.784-05:002012-12-10T15:38:09.784-05:00I was going to get this book since I enjoyed the f...I was going to get this book since I enjoyed the first; until I found out that this book focuses on the history of characters and cultures that I came to despise from the first book. I wanted Arlen to go get his spear back and lay waste to those backstabbing good for nothing Krasians. Instead I get to read about their past? I will write a better second book:<br /><br />The Krasians failed to properly copy the battle wards from the spear they stole and were behing annihilated by corelings. Arlen arrived, saved his merchant friend and left the rest of the buggers to die. The End.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-86031500263400310102012-11-10T21:09:16.579-05:002012-11-10T21:09:16.579-05:00This book was.... weak (that's the word) the f...This book was.... weak (that's the word) the final was meh and I wanted more of the Golden Trio, I liked how Jadir was introduced (but it was quite boring sometimes) and how Leesha is some kind of SuperWoman. I didn't like how Arlen fought his inner demons, and the same applies to Leesha... sometimes I wonder if any woman in this book has a bit of selfrespect! I won't say anything about Renna just that I hate her personality and love for Arlen (wake up for god's sake!) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-26837832791824381922012-07-18T18:42:38.651-04:002012-07-18T18:42:38.651-04:00OMG!! I can't believe there are readers out th...OMG!! I can't believe there are readers out there that did not enjoy this book. It took some time but once I got halfway through it I realized how great the character development was. The story is great and the second book was even better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-30371345996997720842010-11-13T11:44:18.685-05:002010-11-13T11:44:18.685-05:00"I Can't stop reading it even though I do..."I Can't stop reading it even though I don't think it's that good.'<br /><br />This begs the question 'what is good'? Something you read a page at a time and them put down for a month?<br /><br />Narrative energy, page turner, however you want to call the quality of "can't stop reading" is something I appreciate a lot and for me it constitutes a large chunk of "good".Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-29829461537856119432010-11-12T23:47:29.401-05:002010-11-12T23:47:29.401-05:00Agree with Nathan, the series leaves a lot to be d...Agree with Nathan, the series leaves a lot to be desired in terms of character interaction, they can feel contrived at times just used as tools to move the plot. I Can't stop reading it even though I don't think it's that good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-51381421449047547262010-04-17T12:06:40.765-04:002010-04-17T12:06:40.765-04:00Hi Nathan
I'm sorry to hear that you ...Hi Nathan<br /><br /> I'm sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy The Painted Man. Its interesting that you mention you couldn't enjoy the 1st 100 pages as some readers experienced similar thoughts & as they read ahead and onto the middle and latter thirds of the book. They had a change of opinion.<br /><br /> So its up to you whether to give it retry or not. But if PBV's book didn't do it for you, then there are plenty more books to read. Have a good day mate.<br /><br /> MihirThe Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060590167867977158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-66880106443982626712010-04-16T22:31:38.921-04:002010-04-16T22:31:38.921-04:00I picked up The Warded Man at the library upon thi...I picked up The Warded Man at the library upon this site's recommendation, and I'm so glad I didn't rush out and waste my money on it. Granted, I didn't get past the first 100 pages, but it was just terrible. Characters interactions were so contrived, info-dumps so sloppy, it really read like an amateur fan-fiction piece. I may be in the minority, but I think I'm right on this one. The opening sequence where the foreigner just spills the beans on the demons/wards/etc. to the little kid was ridiculously sophomoric. So, Caveat Emptor.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630614056442155620noreply@blogger.com