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This book had a lot of potential. The characters involved are interesting, and the plot behind it is more than enough to keep you turning pages, but the major problem with it is that the subject matter is so very dense. Reading through it, I felt like I was at least two diplomas short of knowing exactly what was going on. Normally, I'm fine with that. But I just don't feel like Charles Stross did a good enough job of blending the technical jargon in with the story, and this made it feel clunky, and half the time I felt like I was in a lecture. Still, considering this is his first book, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and try for some of his later books, hoping that the pitfalls he suffered in this early work are overcome later.
This book started off slow (Well, for a Dresden Files book at least) but it quickly picked up steam and the epic fight scenes we all know and love were brought back to the fore, right along Harry's wit. If you've read up to this far in the Dresden Files series, you know you're going to keep reading.
A little hard to get into at first, the strange characters take shape very quickly and by the end of the book it's like you've known them your whole life. A great read that has me itching to pick the next installment in the series.
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Before They Are Hanged: The First Law, Book Two (First Law #02) by Joe Abercrombie
Bluefastakan, February 10, 2012
Great continuation of the series. The black humor and wonderfully terrible characters just continue to get better as the series goes on.The Blade Itself: The First Law, Book One (First Law #01) by Joe Abercrombie
Bluefastakan, February 8, 2012
This book series has some of my favorite characters in it. If you like hack and slash adventure mixed with some dark humor, then this is for you.The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
Bluefastakan, October 1, 2011
This book had a lot of potential. The characters involved are interesting, and the plot behind it is more than enough to keep you turning pages, but the major problem with it is that the subject matter is so very dense. Reading through it, I felt like I was at least two diplomas short of knowing exactly what was going on. Normally, I'm fine with that. But I just don't feel like Charles Stross did a good enough job of blending the technical jargon in with the story, and this made it feel clunky, and half the time I felt like I was in a lecture. Still, considering this is his first book, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and try for some of his later books, hoping that the pitfalls he suffered in this early work are overcome later.Ghost Story (Dresden Files #13) by Jim Butcher
Bluefastakan, September 30, 2011
This book started off slow (Well, for a Dresden Files book at least) but it quickly picked up steam and the epic fight scenes we all know and love were brought back to the fore, right along Harry's wit. If you've read up to this far in the Dresden Files series, you know you're going to keep reading.The Blade Itself: The First Law, Book One (First Law #01) by Joe Abercrombie
Bluefastakan, September 29, 2011
A little hard to get into at first, the strange characters take shape very quickly and by the end of the book it's like you've known them your whole life. A great read that has me itching to pick the next installment in the series.1-5 of 10next