Jurjen
Original review:
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Reread review:
Andy Weir still doesn't fundamentally understand the human condition but man can he write an interesting puzzle box mystery. Rocky is goated, and such a smart addition to The Martian's already strong formula. This book feels like it's tailored to me in very specific ways. So good, so fun, maybe the most addicting book I've read.
Also: finished it in about 2.5 days again lol
Original review:
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Reread review:
Andy Weir still doesn't fundamentally understand the human condition but man can he write an interesting puzzle box mystery. Rocky is goated, and such a smart addition to The Martian's already strong formula. This book feels like it's tailored to me in very specific ways. So good, so fun, maybe the most addicting book I've read.
Also: finished it in about 2.5 days again lol
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
Wow. Finished it in 2.5 days. Fantastic. Im not sure if i've ever been engrossed with a book as much as the middle half of it. Top 10 fav book of all time, veeery close to a 10/10. There were some things that felt a bit off (there's some andy weir-isms around you know... sex and general human behaviour that doesn't quite work but oh well).
There is so much I wanna say about this book but my brain is mush after reading about 200 pages in the last couple hours so i'll leave it at this: happy happy happy. I'd die for you, rocky.
This was a lot of fun! Operation Bounce House shares a *lot* of DNA with DCC. The humor, character voices, pacing and action scenes could all be mistaken from being taken directly out of it. The premise itself is about 80% similar to DCC. The former is just how Dinniman writes, and fair enough, but the latter I think is slightly to the book's detriment. I simply wasn't as drawn and bought into the premise of this book as I was DCC1, which made OBH feel like a watered down version of it.
But after a decent chunk, I think the story found its footing. I got attached to the characters, and I really liked how the story came together in the last 100 pages. If you like DCC, you will likely enjoy this a fair amount. If you don't like DCC, you almost certainly won't like this either.
This was a lot of fun! Operation Bounce House shares a *lot* of DNA with DCC. The humor, character voices, pacing and action scenes could all be mistaken from being taken directly out of it. The premise itself is about 80% similar to DCC. The former is just how Dinniman writes, and fair enough, but the latter I think is slightly to the book's detriment. I simply wasn't as drawn and bought into the premise of this book as I was DCC1, which made OBH feel like a watered down version of it.
But after a decent chunk, I think the story found its footing. I got attached to the characters, and I really liked how the story came together in the last 100 pages. If you like DCC, you will likely enjoy this a fair amount. If you don't like DCC, you almost certainly won't like this either.
This is probably one of the densest books I have ever read in terms of the sheer number of events that occur throughout it. So much happens in The Bonehunters, it's wild. So many names, so many places, so many POVs, such rich history, great dialogue, memorable characters, harrowing setpieces, satisfying conclusions. For a lot of this book, it's Malazan at its best. At the same time, it is almost the counter-opposite of the book preceding it, being Midnight Tides, which is still my favourite.
Midnight Tides had essentially a brand new cast, a much more limited scope in its story, and it was incredibly focused. And this mix, in addition to fantastic character writing, dialogue and pacing, made me really appreciate Erikson changing the Malazan formula up a bit. But with The Bonehunters we are “back” to what Malazan was before The Bonehunters, as its stories are interconnected more than ever. As much as I did think The Bonehunters was great, it's a bit sad that none of the last 4 books will be able to recapture what made MT special to me.
After having read 6 Zan books, and finally understanding the world and cast of characters pretty well, everything is a lot easier to understand than earlier on in the series, and overall I would say enjoying Malazan is a more relaxed experience. Getting back to some of the characters introduced since book 1 was a lot of fun, and so was seeing them interact after years of being apart (and the 1.5 years since I read House of Chains lmao). If I had to make 2 criticisms, it's that it meandered a bit in the middle 25%, and it didn't really have some of the hard-hitting emotional gutpunches Midnight Tides, Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice had, though overall I would probably rate it pretty similarly to those latter two.
Malazan is unique, and it will continue to be so. I'm here for the ride.
This is probably one of the densest books I have ever read in terms of the sheer number of events that occur throughout it. So much happens in The Bonehunters, it's wild. So many names, so many places, so many POVs, such rich history, great dialogue, memorable characters, harrowing setpieces, satisfying conclusions. For a lot of this book, it's Malazan at its best. At the same time, it is almost the counter-opposite of the book preceding it, being Midnight Tides, which is still my favourite.
Midnight Tides had essentially a brand new cast, a much more limited scope in its story, and it was incredibly focused. And this mix, in addition to fantastic character writing, dialogue and pacing, made me really appreciate Erikson changing the Malazan formula up a bit. But with The Bonehunters we are “back” to what Malazan was before The Bonehunters, as its stories are interconnected more than ever. As much as I did think The Bonehunters was great, it's a bit sad that none of the last 4 books will be able to recapture what made MT special to me.
After having read 6 Zan books, and finally understanding the world and cast of characters pretty well, everything is a lot easier to understand than earlier on in the series, and overall I would say enjoying Malazan is a more relaxed experience. Getting back to some of the characters introduced since book 1 was a lot of fun, and so was seeing them interact after years of being apart (and the 1.5 years since I read House of Chains lmao). If I had to make 2 criticisms, it's that it meandered a bit in the middle 25%, and it didn't really have some of the hard-hitting emotional gutpunches Midnight Tides, Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice had, though overall I would probably rate it pretty similarly to those latter two.
Malazan is unique, and it will continue to be so. I'm here for the ride.
