Marius Sørensen

5/10

The ideas are great. It is simply outdated, though. I would probably have been a 9/10 if I read it 20 years ago (when I was 7 years old)

5/10

How do you write a whole fantasy book without even accidentally creating a likeable character?

I liked the premise/plot, but not much else. Feels a bit like wasted potential.

I think I'll have to read the next one, rather than listening to the audiobook. The narration for this one was very cringe indeed.

8.5/10

Horrifying literature with a perfect mix or higher level politics and personal accounts from the camp.

I think the book is 20 years old, so the language is a bit heavy and weird at times, at least in the norwegian translation.

8/10

Pretty good but not amazing

9/10

It's one of the most interesting books I have ever read. Only taking away a single point because there were some weird repetitions and several times the author just needs to chill a bit.

For extra anxiety points, listen to the Oppenheimer score while reading.

7.5/10

The second book in the series is still good, though I liked the first one better. My favorite aspect of the first book was getting to know Dunk and Egg, and there wasn't as much of that in this one.

I am starting to realize that these books read like a dnd one-shot.

9/10

Yeah, this is a good short story right here. It was lovely to be back in Westeros for the first time in years. I even started watching the show again regardless of the inevitable disappointment.

5/10 Graphic Audio

I have no idea why I liked the first two but not this volume. I dont like any of the characters. Every plot line is cliché, and every line of dialog is empty or cringe. Worst Sanderson work I have read.

4/10

The characters were ok. The plot was ok. The prose was the worst I have ever read in a fantasy novel.

7.5/10 Graphic Audio

It's better than the first. I still think these three should have been a single volume.

7/10 - Graphic Audio

I was sure this was gonna be a 10/10. Awesome magic system and classic Sanderson world building. However, it just ended way too early. I have a feeling all three volumes should have been a single one. Might just be the format that doesn't allow it.

5/10

Equal parts cool and cringe. I've heard so many good reviews of this book, so I am inclined to think that the problem was the audio adaption I listened to.

Maybe the kids aren't all annoying as he'll in the books, and the main twist of the book doesn't fall entirely flat due to horrible delivery.

7/10

It's pretty good, but very YA.

9/10

Exactly what I needed to understand what my dog was thinking while resource guarding and how to work on these problems.

The language was a bit too formal at times.

3/10

I guess the only thing I can say is that this book simply wasn't for me. How else can it be that I found it so extremely boring and incoherent.

If I am ever recommended a book in the category “Because you read The Great Gatsby” there is 0 chance of me reading that book.

9/10

This was a heartbreaking pageturner that is able to perfectly describe the blatant racism in the southern US at the time while still telling a gripping tale. A must-read for anyone and everyone.

8/10

A tad slow at times, and the ending was anticlimactic. Still has to be the coziest fantasy book ever written!

7.5/10

I'm not a big self-help guy but this was OK. Learned some cool concepts but I don't think I will actually apply any of the methods explained here.

3/10 - DNF around 60%

Yeah, I tried. I was just waiting for something to happen for way too long. While waiting, there were no other redeeming qualities that kept me interested. So, after not touching this book for a month, it's time to just realize that this isn't for me.

10/10 book
10/10 Graphical Audio adaption

This feels like watching Oppenheimer tbh

Had to DNF this as it was way too YA for my current taste. I would probably have loved this 10 years ago.

7/10

Fun, but a bit simple.

This feels almost like a Harry Potter reskin to me. Hopefully the depth and seriousness increase throughout the series in the same way as HP.

10/10

Denne boka starter med en introduksjon som passer for hvem som helst. Moren min fikk et kjempeinnblikk i hva som egentlig skjer bak dette “AI” begrepet. Samtidig så fungerte det som en underholdende oppfrisking av de temaene jeg allerede har mastergrad i.

Videre kommer en god refleksjon om problemer vi har hatt, problemer vi har nå og problemer vi kommer til å få. Det er nydelig å se tydelige stikk til norske politikere om at her må det gjøres noe, helst så fort som mulig.

Jeg setter opp varsel så jeg kan forhåndsbestille neste bok fra Inga (hvis det kommer noen fler)

8.5/10

Really cool part of the Cosmere. I love how Brandon is just talking about different worlds and peoples of the Cosmere as if we know as much about it as Nomad does.

The only reason this isn't 5 stars is because the names were a bit weird, and the pacing was off at times.

9/10

Just a tiny bit too romancy for me, otherwise another Sanderson masterpiece! I liked the part where Painter fights at the Black Gate while Yumi destroys the Ring.