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A Review of The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams
Rating: Five Stars
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Genre: Fantasy
I love Tad Williams. Oh, I do, I do! This is the second time that I have read this book, and I realized that I really miss his longer series (I was silly and started reading Shadowplay while finishing this one...I can't seem to read one book at a time!). However, this book has a lot to offer, which is why I have given it five stars.
Because this is only a one-book fantasy novel, it gets ...more
Rating: Five Stars
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Genre: Fantasy
I love Tad Williams. Oh, I do, I do! This is the second time that I have read this book, and I realized that I really miss his longer series (I was silly and started reading Shadowplay while finishing this one...I can't seem to read one book at a time!). However, this book has a lot to offer, which is why I have given it five stars.
Because this is only a one-book fantasy novel, it gets ...more
A weaker effort by Tad Williams, though I still enjoyed it enough to read all 800 some pages. The flaws were twofold.
First, pacing. Williams is known for slow pacing, and it was very evident here, to this book's detriment.
Second, characters. Theo is just a pain in the butt. There are some pretty dramatic events that happen in the beginning, and I was actually really into it, interested to see how Theo would grow and learn. And while he does grow, it takes forever, and it's really not quite eno ...more
First, pacing. Williams is known for slow pacing, and it was very evident here, to this book's detriment.
Second, characters. Theo is just a pain in the butt. There are some pretty dramatic events that happen in the beginning, and I was actually really into it, interested to see how Theo would grow and learn. And while he does grow, it takes forever, and it's really not quite eno ...more
I would not have complained if the book had a more intriguing introduction. I felt that it was a little long, but I was still entertained enough to keep reading. By the end of the book, I was very happy that I did. The War of the Flowers was very original is very interesting during the first half of the book. In the second half of the book, the pace really picks up and it becomes very exciting. I really enjoyed this book and I am sad that it is a stand alone novel and not part of a series. I wan
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I found yet another new author who writes a phat series! This book isn't part of a series, but this author has 2 other series that look deliciously engaging. This book is awesome so far!
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