Nomad Scry

A rip roaring, gear smashing whirlwind.

Based on the synopsis, I thought I would detest this one, but my only complaints were with the slightly condescending tone and the ending... But, I tend not to like anyone's endings, so take that with a grain of salt.

I am recommending The Giver to my 12 year old.

Much preferred to the first.

With the exception of the abrupt ending, this is my favorite Trader's Tale so far.

I am not sure if I have ever read a book with more twists and double crosses. I'm still not certain what a pair of characters were actually up to and I am perfectly fine with that.

Overall, I enjoyed reading Glass House quite a bit. I will be reading the sequel, despite Caine's horrendous cliff hangering.

What a terrifying window into the mind of a Sagittarius.

Ha!

Some very interesting insights in to the nature and nurture of introverts.

Slightly disappointed that the escalation of tensions wasn't exactly matched by Ishmael, that the resolution wasn't a result of his actions or inaction. Still a great read and well recommended.

Interesting tale that reminds me of first season Earth: Final Conflict. I “accidentally” extended a break or two to finish the story, though I was mystified by a turn of heart at the end.

I'm not comfortable rating this one. The story was good but the copy was distracting and confusing.

Normally I would complain about the non-ending, the way that the story doesn't actually confirm if the war was actually avoided or not. But, instead, I felt fully satisfied with where Sanderson left things. The funny/scary thing is that I read about a third of the first draft of Warbreaker a few years back and, while I don't doubt that Sanderson probably tightened up the writing quite a bit, the story as I remember it and the story I just listened to are the same. Which is to say, “wow!”

Wonderfully fun!

I LOLed several times and the ending left me grabbing for the next volume, so I am well pleased with the series.

I enjoyed just about everything about Consider Phlebas, except for the utter lack of an ending.

I almost want to dismiss this one as a Beginner's Guide to Rough Sex with an Older Gentleman.

A quite enjoyable read, though I never felt any doubt that Dresden would prevail. Odd, considering he has another dozen-ish books to star in. =)

My problem with this massive half-an-epic was two-fold. First, with the exception of Paula Mayo and Ozzie, I found none of the characters personally interesting. To compound that, there was no character growth. Mayo learned things that she had not know before, but who she was stayed the same throughout. (To be fair, that would be one of her character traits, but still...)

The other main problem was that I just did not care about most of what happened. Justine spent hours (of reading time) flying about in a glider, with all sorts of technical details, none of which was worth a single moment of reading time. It didn't illuminate her character for me. It didn't matter to the story at large.

I'm honestly very disappointed, I think in large part because the essential plot was interesting, it was just muddled by ... well, by muddling about.

There is a reason I am a fan of the Guy and honestly, this book is why.

I read the entire series at least 7 times as a young teen and I still care enough to argue passionately on the subject of book order.

The images are awesome. The binding is wretched. I won't be able to even look through once before the pages are going to fall out. It's a shame.

I'm not sure why, exactly, but this is my favorite of the Culture. Maybe it's the challenging structure or the unfolding secrets or just characters themselves.

Very interesting mix. It reminded me of the old cyberpunk RPG with the magic and elves.

I'm a sucker for vamps, but I'm fully aware that most of the time there isn't any redeeming value to the tale. Which is why I was happily surprised at the level of re-invention of the vampire mythos. The only real story issue I had was the way in which the plot lines culminate. Perhaps I missed some clues through the story, but it felt a little like going down a white water in a tube, where everything rushed in with little to no control in either my hands or those of the protagonist. Which is not in any way to say it wasn't fun. I think I'll add the next book in this series to my everlong queue.

3 stars for the story with a frosting extra star for Lowell's engrossing reading. It is, frankly, a little amazing how interesting this story is considering it mostly about making coffee and planning economic missions. I think this is a testament to the author's considerable skills at characterization and dialog.