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After years of struggle, the Foundation lay in ruins -- destroyed by the mutant mind …
A bit slow cooking the story with quick endings. It allows the reader to play guessing how it will end. It closes the universe with the stories started in the second book.
Finally read in French from the EPUB version as oue physical copy in Spanish doesn't hold anymore.
Le chef-d'œuvre absolu de la science-fiction, adapté au cinéma par Denis Villeneuve. Traduction revue et …
The start as everyone said is difficult. Too many characters, too many concepts left to explain, too many things happening... not very interesting (mostly random talk). I almost gave up. Maybe extra hard as I was reading in French. Reading up to 60% and then watching the first movie make me a fan. Suddenly I understood everything and I really enjoyed reading the rest of the book, finally understanding the story and some key concept. The first movie skips some concepts, but helps to understand the story.
Then the ending. It's where everything was coming together, but it happened too quick. Like everything was rushed when it could have been way more.
Overall, I enjoyed it, but it's not an easy read.
Le chef-d'œuvre absolu de la science-fiction, adapté au cinéma par Denis Villeneuve. Traduction revue et …
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Surprising ending. The book is building the story with a crescendo, but the end is very sudden. Open for a second part, for sure, but I was expecting more of a story that gets together for a great ending that takes a long time to happen, but no, it's like all the final story is rushed and finished in a few chapters. That been said, I really enjoyed, even the appendix at the end. They add more to the story, especially once you know everything.
Le chef-d'œuvre absolu de la science-fiction, adapté au cinéma par Denis Villeneuve. Traduction revue et …
I think I reached the part where the first movie ends. The book is sometimes dense. You can be lost in conversations for several pages that you don't fully understand. The author likes to play with the missing knowledge of the reader, explaining concepts and relations after you read them. This makes it a bit difficult to read especially in a different language. But each chapter you feel more immersed into the world and it gets more and more interesting.
"In the Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled …
Listen via the French audiobook (ISBN: 9782374343501). Excellent woman narrator (Manon Jomain). Many action moments, deep characters. Inspired in Venice, the author presents a world we may not fully understand at the beginning, but soon it starts to make sense. Very complete with great characters. Good balance of politics and action.
"In the Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled …
I really enjoyed up to the last moment! Looking forward to more adventures in the second part!