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Michael Cummings

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Brooks continues to tell instead of showing, but this was actually consistent in quality. One of the better Shannara books that I've read. 

The first time I tried reading this book, I DNF'd at the time jump. The me that read it this time enjoyed it from start to finish. 

This was far better than I expected it to be. I couldn't help but wonder if this influenced Sanderson at all. Just saying there's some similarities between spren and furies, both use Knights...

As with the previous three volumes, I feel like Brooks spends too much time in the first half of the book just telling us things. It's not until the midpoint that he begins to show and use dialog more effectively.

It's not a flawless book. There were parts that were barely three star worthy and parts that shone at five stars. In the end I read half the book in an afternoon, a sure sign I must have eventually gotten hooked and overlooked the parts that didn't work for me.

It's been years and years since I last tried to read these books. I know criticism abound, but I find the texture of the language to be just what I needed.

Really, really enjoyed. Will be picking up the next volume.

I can't believe I didn't read this until I was in my 40s. But perhaps it is a book that is best read when you're ready to hear the laughter in the stars.

Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came.

Rounded up to 4 because I read the whole thing in 24 hours, which has to mean -something-

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I can't imagine reading this without reading the previous books. That said, a fun meta read.

A quick read, this first George Smiley book is fast to hit the action and then roll like an episode of a modern thriller/mystery. Thoroughly enjoyed and look forward to reading more in the series.

Having watched the Sissy Spacek movie all my life, I thought I knew this story. Sure, I knew the highlights, but the book was so much better.

I'm trying to read these in publication order, so broke away from the main line at the start of Bonehunters to read this. I enjoyed Esslemont's writing and thought the story did a great job of fitting into the shared universe while also filling in a few gaps along the way. Highly enjoyed.

I've been on a King run of late, I admit, but this was the one I appreciated the most. A spiritual successor to books like Firestarter, and a reminder that sometimes King really knocks it out of the park and past the parking lot.

[Slow clap] Well done. Fans of Hamilton will recognize the reuse of old mechanics - instant portals, neural augmentations, at least one character is an investigator of some sort. Salvation reminded me a lot of the first Commonwealth book with the StarFlyer. A fun read, recommend at 4.2 stars.