| Re: Fourth time's the charm...?
Well, it's not that I hate it, it's more that it didn't engage me enough to continue reading at the time. There were other books that captured my attention, and pulled me away. Right now, not so much - I've tried a pile of the 'great new fantasy!'s and been very much underwhelmed by them all, save maybe Lynch and Lies. I certainly think that Erikson is a skilled writer, and the book is miles ahead of some of those others I tried. So many people speak so highly of the series as a whole, I'm curious to see if it does get better once you get past the first book, as everyone has told me. I guess I'm placing my trust in them - folks like Gollum and Rane, amongst others on this site - rather than in Erikson. Besides, I've got past experience in the turn-around. I tried to get into Hobb's Farseer books two or three times without success, but persevered on the advice of a friend and wound up loving them... |