ghost with books π»π commented on The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers β¦
Murakami's sex scenes are hot π₯΅
Reviews and Comments
Most of what I read is science fiction and fantasy.
I share my photos on Vernissage πΈ
I share random thoughts on Vivaldi Social β¨οΈ
This link opens in a pop-up window
ghost with books π»π commented on The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers β¦
Content warning Mild spoiler
Kumiko has finally disappeared, as promised by the back cover of the book. I can imagine Toru's anxiety vividly π°
ghost with books π»π commented on The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers β¦
Toru Okada's life is growing strange. Excellent π
ghost with books π»π commented on The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers β¦
I hate Noboru Wataya, too π
ghost with books π»π commented on The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers β¦
Very unlike most of the fiction I read, but I'm enjoying the build-up so far. Interested in following this wherever it goes
ghost with books π»π started reading The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers β¦
My love is a big fan of Murakami's work, so I thought I'd give one of his books a try. This one seemed the most interesting to me, so let's see how this goes!
ghost with books π»π rated The Blood Mirror: 3 stars
The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #4)
"The Seven Satrapies have collapsed into four-and those are falling before the White King's armies. Gavin Guile, ex-emperor, ex-Prism, ex-galley β¦
ghost with books π»π rated The Broken Eye: 4 stars
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #3)
Without the protection of Gavin Guile, who has been captured and enslaved and has lost his powers, Kip, Teia, and β¦
ghost with books π»π reviewed The Burning White by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer #5)
In the stunning conclusion to the epic, New York Times bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent β¦
"On ending well" my ass
3 stars
Content warning Spoilers about the end
Weeks wrote an essay explaining why The Lightbringer went from three books, to four, and finally five. He titled it "On Ending Well," and I suppose he hoped that the title and the essay itself might help him to do just thatβend his story well.
It did not.
The end of this bookβand, thus, the seriesβwas a colossal disappointment to me. I almost gave the book a 1- or 2-star rating just for the end, but having tried my hand at writing stories myself, I decided that would be unfair. The majority of this book is actually quite good, I thought. Excellent pacing, gut-wrenching reveals, satisfying conclusions to some important story arcsβit's all there. This could have been great, if only Weeks had been willing to let his characters die; if only Weeks hadn't employed God Himself to save our protagonists.
There was a time when I was telling all my friends about this cool fantasy series I was reading. Now I can't recommend this to anyone.
How disappointing.
ghost with books π»π finished reading The Burning White by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer #5)
In the stunning conclusion to the epic, New York Times bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent β¦
That was...disappointing.
ghost with books π»π commented on The Burning White by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer #5)
In the stunning conclusion to the epic, New York Times bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent β¦
Content warning Major spoilers
I fucking hate that Kip was murdered by Zymun. I hate that Dazen may die before he ever gets to see Karris again.
But it's a good kind of hate. The kind of suffering that feels real.
I'm gonna hate it a lot more, in a bad way, if some stupid loophole resurrects Kip and keeps Dazen alive even when he should die. Entirely possible when God (Orholam) is involved, since God can do anything, but He better fucking not...
ghost with books π»π commented on The Burning White by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer #5)
In the stunning conclusion to the epic, New York Times bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent β¦
Content warning Vague, implied spoiler
Ah, damn, the Mighty are suddenly less mighty π’
ghost with books π»π wants to read Poor Things by Alasdair Gray (British literature series)
A fantasy novel, presented as a discovered a manuscript, set in the nineteenth century. Frankenstein-like β¦
I loved the film adaptation, didn't even know it was a novel first. Now, of course, I have to read this sometime!
ghost with books π»π started reading On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down by James Fell
A wonderful gift from my love π₯°
ghost with books π»π started reading The Burning White by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer #5)
In the stunning conclusion to the epic, New York Times bestselling Lightbringer series by Brent β¦
Am I the only one going into this book hoping that Gavin is actually successful? I love the protagonists of this story, but more and more I feel that they're on the wrong side of this war...