Manuel
Review for the whole series
I'm seeing so many people trashing on this manga because of the way it begins, it starts with this guy that doesn't understand himself and does some pretty perverted stuff, and I'm not sure if people read this and to clean their conscience they rate it low, but that's just the cataclysm, the story evolves into something way more complex and thought-provoking, to explore a character that doesn't know where to fit in society and what to do with his impulses and emotions, he just has to find a place in this world, and here comes the second main character of the story that helps him start to develop that, it all then comes full circle in the last chapter which finishes the series in such a perfect way.
This is a story about self understanding and coming to good terms with your dark side, all through your environment and the people that you relate with, yes it has some overly dramatic and exaggerated moments but that's how manga tells its story sometimes, and it helps to bring emotion to the page, and yes it has some “weird Japanese stuff” but when you really understand it, It's not actually weird at all, and its just human nature.
Also, I have to mention the superb art, paneling, imagery and symbolism of the series.
Overall one of the best psychological manga I've read, 9/10.
Review for the whole series
I'm seeing so many people trashing on this manga because of the way it begins, it starts with this guy that doesn't understand himself and does some pretty perverted stuff, and I'm not sure if people read this and to clean their conscience they rate it low, but that's just the cataclysm, the story evolves into something way more complex and thought-provoking, to explore a character that doesn't know where to fit in society and what to do with his impulses and emotions, he just has to find a place in this world, and here comes the second main character of the story that helps him start to develop that, it all then comes full circle in the last chapter which finishes the series in such a perfect way.
This is a story about self understanding and coming to good terms with your dark side, all through your environment and the people that you relate with, yes it has some overly dramatic and exaggerated moments but that's how manga tells its story sometimes, and it helps to bring emotion to the page, and yes it has some “weird Japanese stuff” but when you really understand it, It's not actually weird at all, and its just human nature.
Also, I have to mention the superb art, paneling, imagery and symbolism of the series.
Overall one of the best psychological manga I've read, 9/10.
There are some good stories here, but I don't think Tolkien would've published this as it is in a million years, and I couldnt've got throught it if it wasn't for the amazing performance by Andy Serkis in the audio version.
The introduction chapters by Christopher and the letter by Tolkien himself were super interesting.
The first two chapters add a lot to the middle-earth lore while also being well written and not super dense like the rest of this book and I to my knowledge you can't get the stories they tell anywhere else which is a problem with later chapters.
After those, the book becomes this ultra dense without much editing text of history, that it's that, a history book that you have to study to get the “value” out of it and I don't think you are meant to study fantasy as we do our history, since we don't live in the middle-earth world as much as we would like to XD.
Then come the good chapters, but they have their own standalones fleshing way more their stories out, so really there's no need to read this and I would've love to know this before reading the book.
Overall I still see value in this book as a curiosity thing and I'm not against the idea of it being published, but hey those are my thoughts.
There are some good stories here, but I don't think Tolkien would've published this as it is in a million years, and I couldnt've got throught it if it wasn't for the amazing performance by Andy Serkis in the audio version.
The introduction chapters by Christopher and the letter by Tolkien himself were super interesting.
The first two chapters add a lot to the middle-earth lore while also being well written and not super dense like the rest of this book and I to my knowledge you can't get the stories they tell anywhere else which is a problem with later chapters.
After those, the book becomes this ultra dense without much editing text of history, that it's that, a history book that you have to study to get the “value” out of it and I don't think you are meant to study fantasy as we do our history, since we don't live in the middle-earth world as much as we would like to XD.
Then come the good chapters, but they have their own standalones fleshing way more their stories out, so really there's no need to read this and I would've love to know this before reading the book.
Overall I still see value in this book as a curiosity thing and I'm not against the idea of it being published, but hey those are my thoughts.
I'm so happy to say that the last book of the triology is my favorite one.
It was everything the last books where but perfectioned, so much happened and the journey was so “journeylike”, you don't just get the highlights you get everything, but when things could feel a chore you get the big character moments that may happen during some mundane stuff but it is so well written and it feels so real that it explains the characters so well in that.
I also love the reveals and how the magic ended playing out in this one and also how Hobb writes it entangled with emotions and feelings is brilliant.
The character interactions and plotlines and how they resolve feel so realistic I can't explain how but it just feels like a reflection of real life and not something that's written for the sake of telling a story.
9/10
MILD SPOILERS I guess but if you thought this book was gonna have a big battle in the end you weren't paying attention.
I'm so happy to say that the last book of the triology is my favorite one.
It was everything the last books where but perfectioned, so much happened and the journey was so “journeylike”, you don't just get the highlights you get everything, but when things could feel a chore you get the big character moments that may happen during some mundane stuff but it is so well written and it feels so real that it explains the characters so well in that.
I also love the reveals and how the magic ended playing out in this one and also how Hobb writes it entangled with emotions and feelings is brilliant.
The character interactions and plotlines and how they resolve feel so realistic I can't explain how but it just feels like a reflection of real life and not something that's written for the sake of telling a story.
9/10
MILD SPOILERS I guess but if you thought this book was gonna have a big battle in the end you weren't paying attention.
Hobb continues to make everyday life in a small town interesting and it doesnt get monotonous i dont know how she does it, i felt like this one went a little longer in the middle maybe but other than that its better than the previous entry in every way, specially that ending.
Hobb continues to make everyday life in a small town interesting and it doesnt get monotonous i dont know how she does it, i felt like this one went a little longer in the middle maybe but other than that its better than the previous entry in every way, specially that ending.
Man that ending was so good but I'm glad the book is over.
Man that ending was so good but I'm glad the book is over.
