Lora Durance

Nostalgia is strong with this one.

The Dark Tower: The Little Sisters of Eluria by Stephen King: 3 stars
Discworld: The Sea and the Little Fishes by Terry Pratchett: 4 stars
The Sword of Truth: Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind: 2 stars
Tales of Alvin Maker: Grinning Man by Orson Scott Card: 3 stars
Majipoor: The Seventh Shrine by Robert Silverberg: 3 stars
Earthsea: Dragonfly by Ursula K Le Guin: 3 stars
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn: The Burning Man by Tad Williams: 1 star
A Song of Ice and Fire: The Hedge Knight by George R. R. Martin: 4 stars
The Riftwar Saga: The Wood Boy by Raymond E. Feist: 2 stars
The Wheel of Time: New Spring by Robert Jordan: 3 stars

Oh hell, I should give it 5 if we're going on pure enjoyment, which I do in my reviews. so... there. 5 stars. I'm in that read-it-and-swooned-in-middle-school boat, and the trilogy really is an old friend.

I think maybe I need to be a bit older – to have grown up in the times – to be able to really sink my teeth into this one. I had gotten into my head that this was a book of short stories. I read the first chapter and was blown away. That was one of the best short stories I'd ever read. And then, I realized it was a novel. Not sure if that made it harder for me to get into. Honestly, the book was just okay, not great, for me. I like likable characters, and this one featured a lot of not-so-likables. Still, I'm glad I read it, and it was pretty illustrative. Not what I read fiction for, though, illustrative-ness.

Good story, nice momentum, fun characters, but too tell-y overall, imo...