The Last Wish
1993 • 352 pages

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15

If you're concerned that you'll be bored because you watched the Netflix adaptation, don't be daunted by it. The books are on a different level. One, the author writes them as though his readers are of at least average intelligence. Instead of spoon-feeding us the story, he uses foreshadowing and doesn't hesitate to use ambiguous endings or messages. You end up interacting with the material for so much longer than you would think because you're fascinated. Who said the curse? Why did he do this? You never walk away feeling like an idiot, even if you do have questions.
The only thing that detracts from it is that it can sometimes feel disjointed. Sapkowski makes a very limited use of transitions. I can think of two or three stories which flowed from one another very naturally. Still, it's a very mild complaint as the book is split up by each story so the occasional use of smooth transitions wasn't too different from the other stories.

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