"That simple food, seasoned only by hunger, burst on Maerad's tongue like freedom, and she felt as if her entire body were glowing with the taste of s"That simple food, seasoned only by hunger, burst on Maerad's tongue like freedom, and she felt as if her entire body were glowing with the taste of sunlight, of wind blowing in wide spaces and trees reaching their burdened arms to boundless skies."
Sorry, no. Big NO. Author, put this metaphor BACK.
Partially it is the translator's fault, I was reading this in Polish, but the English version seems to be similar in language. Therefore, NO.
Nie będę gwiazdkować, bo nie skończyłam. Męczy mnie ta książka, denerwuje język, nie interesuje przekaz. Przy całym zahcywice swobodą językową DehnelaNie będę gwiazdkować, bo nie skończyłam. Męczy mnie ta książka, denerwuje język, nie interesuje przekaz. Przy całym zahcywice swobodą językową Dehnela, tutaj coś poszło nie tak. Albo ja miałam zły dzień. ...more
I was honestly surprised with the Goodreads note about this book, all this "worldwide phenomenon" and "international bestseller" stuff in it.
For me, I was honestly surprised with the Goodreads note about this book, all this "worldwide phenomenon" and "international bestseller" stuff in it.
For me, this book was intolerable. Aggressive in narration, lacking the story to tell or covering the story with monologue. It was a book written by a person so confident and so proud of their writing skills that the book itself got somehow lost in the process of creation.
Not heartbreaking, not a genius. I had horrible time reading it. Felt like a cheap imitation of Palahniuk and Paul Auster, without their depth, humor and amazing characters....more
I tried to finish this. But another version of big-brave-warrior against bad-crazy-murderers with busty-strong-woman at his side... Just could not do I tried to finish this. But another version of big-brave-warrior against bad-crazy-murderers with busty-strong-woman at his side... Just could not do it.
Everything was predictable here - that the main hero has a personal revenge issue with the antagonists, that the busty woman will join him and help him, etc., etc.
But what made me really suspicious and filled with negative attitude was the rape scene (not a spoiler, first page stuff). An author who is so unsure of his skill that he has to put a rape scene in the beginning of his book to make reader interested is just not my kind of author. ...more
OK, I tried. I really tried to finish this book, despite the "cool" rape scene in the beginning. But the story is poorly written, character has no chaOK, I tried. I really tried to finish this book, despite the "cool" rape scene in the beginning. But the story is poorly written, character has no character, and the only moment when author seems to be giving us more colorful history is when a female butt is involved. Definitely not my kind of story. ...more
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