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He's going to turn out to be a character in an advanced MMO played by a really weird guy.
Spoilers!
Actually, if that turns out to be true, I don't know if that would be cool or completely disappointing.
He's going to turn out to be a character in an advanced MMO played by a really weird guy.
Spoilers!
Actually, if that turns out to be true, I don't know if that would be cool or completely disappointing.
I think something is going on with Jorg that compels him to do strange things. Things that he might not normally do, or that seem bizarre. I guess we'll see if that is borne out.
Some follow up thoughts on Jorg.
I think most of the disconnect between readers and Jorg's ruthlessness is misunderstanding the ruthlessness of his chosen brothers. These are not good people. In fact, they are downright evil. For Jorg to survive, he has to be harder, more ruthless, and deadlier than anyone in this lot. This is leadership by bloody virtue, not by popular vote.
I think Mark Lawrence could have highlighted this tension. If I were his beta reader, I would suggest for some of his secondary characters to perform acts of random violence that falls outside of Jorg's knowledge, or have Jorg witness the bloody evidence of some crime.
Second, I never bought into the father hating his son plotline. I believe the hate is sourced from Sageous. There has been plenty of dialogue eluding to such manipulations. Has anyone else noticed this?
Finally, the necromancer's heart eating was out of left field. Although Mark's writing is naturally clean and requires little grammar editing, I do believe he needs to invest into a content editor. There is another issue I had with the second book that a content editor could have straightened out.
But all these flaws bring up a recurring question: What makes a story great? I think this story ranks in the top tier of exceptional stories. Had the author fixed a few plot issues, they would be great. And you'll note the following stories are better than the proceeding ones.
I'm glad for this reading group. It opened up my repertoire of authors to follow.
No. I won't be continuing the series....how has the final block shaped up for you? Are you encouraged to buy the sequel?
Yeah, I enjoyed the style. I like minimalist as well. I just didn't care much for the story.I did find the method of storytelling engaging for me. I'm kind of a fan of minimalist fiction in a way though.
I don't remember the character well, which says a lot of my opinion. I think, however, it was the other dream witch. Again, the whole ending seemed rushed. If these mages are so powerful, they're too easily dispatched. The ending felt contrived to me. It didn't feel natural or very interesting/suspenseful.1. What is your opinion of Corion being injected late into the story?
My guess is that it's six of one and a half dozen of the other. Jorg's a sociopath, like his father. Both are manipulated as powerful pawns by those with greater power. Hopefully the sociopath/dream witch link isn't coincidental.2. Were Jorg's "evil" deeds being influenced by Corion throughout?
Yeah, there's something there... I think there's some link as mentioned in question 4.3. So is Jorg magical in some way? He mentions being like Gog and Jane. I'm not completely sure what that means though.
Hmmm.... I was underwhelmed. As I said before, I felt forced and rushed through the last 1/3 of the story. The ending, as a result, was a bit ho-hum for me.4. What did you think of the ending of the book? I think it leads in nicely to King of Thorns but I wasn't expecting it to happen that way.
See above.5. Did you feel the ending was paced well or did it come too quickly for your liking?
Here's what I liked:6. If you didn't enjoy the book, can you say why? If you did enjoy the book, do you have plans to buy other books from Mark Lawrence?
I don't know if I learned anything much as some beliefs are reaffirmed.7. What did you learn as a writer from this book? (both good and bad things)
I'm glad I took part in the group, but I didn't care for the book overall. Looking forward to the next though.8. Overall, were you happy with this choice for the Reading Group in February?
Here's what I liked:
1. Easy writing style.
2. The mixture of our world elements into the story
What I didn't like:
1. Underdeveloped characters
2. Elements that came out of left field in the latter third of the story
3. Forced and over locked ending pace
I learned that I need to really reconsider my description.
I'm realizing that writing FPoV in a fantasy world is best done from an educated, or higher class character. It would be hard to write from a simple bumpkin because you'd have to draw out description about anything foreign, or uncommon. (If anyone wants to read high caliber FPoV, read Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series)
I learned that a book doesn't have to exceed 400 pages.
I'm just curious, how so?I learned that I need to really reconsider my description.