Stas Yamkovyi
As a person who can relate to some of the experiences of the author, I find my feelings about the book quite mixed.
While quite finely written, it’s just an another statement of irrationality of war and politics we as humanity are not going to learn from.
As a person who can relate to some of the experiences of the author, I find my feelings about the book quite mixed.
While quite finely written, it’s just an another statement of irrationality of war and politics we as humanity are not going to learn from.
Brett Axel does a very convincing job portraying a traumatized vigilante who battles his inner demons while slaughtering the outer ones. His quest for a life purpose, the revenge driven storyline and a long list of 999+ mental issues trigger a wide spectrum of emotions - from sincere compassion to pure disgust. And that makes him feel disturbingly real.
I really liked that there was no attempt to romanticize the character. He’s difficult to judge, but ugly in far too many ways to be comfortably admired.
The book’s moral ambiguity around good and evil and a little pinch of trauma porn add an another rich layer to the story.
Overall, it was an unexpected find that turned out to be a very solid read.
Brett Axel does a very convincing job portraying a traumatized vigilante who battles his inner demons while slaughtering the outer ones. His quest for a life purpose, the revenge driven storyline and a long list of 999+ mental issues trigger a wide spectrum of emotions - from sincere compassion to pure disgust. And that makes him feel disturbingly real.
I really liked that there was no attempt to romanticize the character. He’s difficult to judge, but ugly in far too many ways to be comfortably admired.
The book’s moral ambiguity around good and evil and a little pinch of trauma porn add an another rich layer to the story.
Overall, it was an unexpected find that turned out to be a very solid read.
Roses are red, violets are blue, big tech corporations care about the profits and not about you.
WOW.
Roses are red, violets are blue, big tech corporations care about the profits and not about you.
WOW.
Rather simple and linear story about how a lot of potential, a little bit of passion and persistense jointly with a bottle of green pills can get you far in life.
Rather simple and linear story about how a lot of potential, a little bit of passion and persistense jointly with a bottle of green pills can get you far in life.
A very unusual book with a very specific vibe, bringing back the days when the world was young, full of wonders, myths and the gaps in its understanding were filled with the wild flourish of imagination.
Imagine a man imagining this world.
That’s how you meet Baudolino.
A very unusual book with a very specific vibe, bringing back the days when the world was young, full of wonders, myths and the gaps in its understanding were filled with the wild flourish of imagination.
Imagine a man imagining this world.
That’s how you meet Baudolino.
It’s rather hard to rate this book without comparing it to the Siege series by the same author.
The events unfold in the same universe and the protagonist shares that same ironic, utilitarian outlook on life with a talent for witty and eloquent commenting on it attached. The overall vibe feels so close to Siege that I'd sincerely recommend not to jump straight from it to the adventures of Mr. Corax because it might seem too repetitive at first. Better to take a short break, read something else, and return later.
The story also suffers slightly from a slow pacing midway through after a very promising start. Probably the reason is that it's clearly written with a trilogy in mind, so maybe the bigger events are to come later with more dynamics.
It’s rather hard to rate this book without comparing it to the Siege series by the same author.
The events unfold in the same universe and the protagonist shares that same ironic, utilitarian outlook on life with a talent for witty and eloquent commenting on it attached. The overall vibe feels so close to Siege that I'd sincerely recommend not to jump straight from it to the adventures of Mr. Corax because it might seem too repetitive at first. Better to take a short break, read something else, and return later.
The story also suffers slightly from a slow pacing midway through after a very promising start. Probably the reason is that it's clearly written with a trilogy in mind, so maybe the bigger events are to come later with more dynamics.
Сказати б «та, це ж всі знають», але на жаль не всі. Сказати б «та, шо тут складного», але мало хто вміє.
Невеличка, але інформативна книжечка на тему того як порозумітися і з дитиною і з собою.
Сказати б «та, це ж всі знають», але на жаль не всі. Сказати б «та, шо тут складного», але мало хто вміє.
Невеличка, але інформативна книжечка на тему того як порозумітися і з дитиною і з собою.
Сказати б «та, це ж всі знають», але на жаль не всі. Сказати б «та, шо тут складного», але мало хто вміє.
Невеличка, але інформативна книжечка на тему того як порозумітися і з дитиною і з собою.
Сказати б «та, це ж всі знають», але на жаль не всі. Сказати б «та, шо тут складного», але мало хто вміє.
Невеличка, але інформативна книжечка на тему того як порозумітися і з дитиною і з собою.
Pinol is literary and literaturely a box of chocolates from Forrest Gump - you never know which one you’re going to get. This is applicable both to his books and even the chapters in them.
It starts as a historical adventure, moves on to political and war satire and ends dramatically, while maintaining perfect balance between history and fiction. Something pretty close to Gashek, Vonnegut and surely “Legend of Ulenspiegel”. And the worldbuilding and the development of the characters are done with so much detail that it feels an even a little wasteful not to have an option to follow the entire life of Zuviria after the book’s story ends.
Witty, cynical, unbelievably well written and full of sincere and (do not confuse with blind) love to Catalonia and Barcelona in particular.
Also, though I assume that I’ve guessed the Vauban’s Word right at the moment when he has asked it, well… to be 100% sure about it, supposedly, you have to be a Maganon
Pinol is literary and literaturely a box of chocolates from Forrest Gump - you never know which one you’re going to get. This is applicable both to his books and even the chapters in them.
It starts as a historical adventure, moves on to political and war satire and ends dramatically, while maintaining perfect balance between history and fiction. Something pretty close to Gashek, Vonnegut and surely “Legend of Ulenspiegel”. And the worldbuilding and the development of the characters are done with so much detail that it feels an even a little wasteful not to have an option to follow the entire life of Zuviria after the book’s story ends.
Witty, cynical, unbelievably well written and full of sincere and (do not confuse with blind) love to Catalonia and Barcelona in particular.
Also, though I assume that I’ve guessed the Vauban’s Word right at the moment when he has asked it, well… to be 100% sure about it, supposedly, you have to be a Maganon