Max Fray
“Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible.”
“Ivan Ilych's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible.”
While not a totally awful second entry, not an entirely convincing one for me, either. Perhaps, in the end, by trying to do too much, he did too little.
I was really excited for this one, but the pacing felt off and the dynamics of where most of the characters are at at this stage of the story is a bit perplexing to me.
I enjoyed a bit of it, but definitely not as much as book 1. Where book 1 was sharp in its focus, book 2 was lost in it's breadth. The more I've thought about it since finishing, the less I like it. I lean towards 3.5 stars.
While not a totally awful second entry, not an entirely convincing one for me, either. Perhaps, in the end, by trying to do too much, he did too little.
I was really excited for this one, but the pacing felt off and the dynamics of where most of the characters are at at this stage of the story is a bit perplexing to me.
I enjoyed a bit of it, but definitely not as much as book 1. Where book 1 was sharp in its focus, book 2 was lost in it's breadth. The more I've thought about it since finishing, the less I like it. I lean towards 3.5 stars.
The kind of book that makes you rethink the 5 stars you've given to other fantasy novels...
The kind of book that makes you rethink the 5 stars you've given to other fantasy novels...
While not a totally awful second entry, not an entirely convincing one for me, either. Perhaps, in the end, by trying to do too much, he did too little.
I was really excited for this one, but the pacing felt off and the dynamics of where most of the characters are at at this stage of the story is a bit perplexing to me.
I enjoyed a bit of it, but definitely not as much as book 1. Where book 1 was sharp in its focus, book 2 was lost in it's breadth. The more I've thought about it since finishing, the less I like it. I lean towards 3.5 stars.
While not a totally awful second entry, not an entirely convincing one for me, either. Perhaps, in the end, by trying to do too much, he did too little.
I was really excited for this one, but the pacing felt off and the dynamics of where most of the characters are at at this stage of the story is a bit perplexing to me.
I enjoyed a bit of it, but definitely not as much as book 1. Where book 1 was sharp in its focus, book 2 was lost in it's breadth. The more I've thought about it since finishing, the less I like it. I lean towards 3.5 stars.
Excellent look at where the Church is headed and what it looks like to return to a Gospel resilience that is Biblical and a better alternative to “cultural relevance.”
Excellent look at where the Church is headed and what it looks like to return to a Gospel resilience that is Biblical and a better alternative to “cultural relevance.”
4.5 Stars
Last act of the book bumped it up from 4 stars for me, excited for the rest of the series!
4.5 Stars
Last act of the book bumped it up from 4 stars for me, excited for the rest of the series!
4.5 stars. Second half of the book has been some of my favorite stormlight archive reading so far.
4.5 stars. Second half of the book has been some of my favorite stormlight archive reading so far.
