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<blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 1567738" data-attributes="member: 812"><p>I LOVED <em>Gardens of the Moon</em> but it's very much up my alley -- incredibly complicated, NO explanation whatsoever, grim and grotesque and very, very weird. But it IS difficult to get through and Erikson's not for everyone.</p><p></p><p>I'll say this: IF you can get through it, <em>Deadhouse Gates</em> and <em>Memories of Ice</em> are two of the best fantasy novels ever written. You need to have read GotM, in my opinion, to take on the latter novels, but believe me, it's worth getting through it. The latter part of GotM I think is a little easier to digest -- it's just that he doesn't explain anything at the beginning that makes it bewildering.</p><p></p><p>I got a little disappointed with <em>House of Chains</em>, frankly. But the previous two books were so mind-blowing that I'm willing to forgive him.</p><p></p><p>Haven't read <em>Midnight Tides</em> yet -- cash flow. I had to read <em>Sethra Lavode</em> first and can only afford one massively over-priced book per month. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>That said, I most definitely WILL read it.</p><p></p><p>And I still maintain that <em>Memories of Ice</em> is the best book in the series. I always cry over Itkovian. Darn it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barsoomcore, post: 1567738, member: 812"] I LOVED [i]Gardens of the Moon[/i] but it's very much up my alley -- incredibly complicated, NO explanation whatsoever, grim and grotesque and very, very weird. But it IS difficult to get through and Erikson's not for everyone. I'll say this: IF you can get through it, [i]Deadhouse Gates[/i] and [i]Memories of Ice[/i] are two of the best fantasy novels ever written. You need to have read GotM, in my opinion, to take on the latter novels, but believe me, it's worth getting through it. The latter part of GotM I think is a little easier to digest -- it's just that he doesn't explain anything at the beginning that makes it bewildering. I got a little disappointed with [i]House of Chains[/i], frankly. But the previous two books were so mind-blowing that I'm willing to forgive him. Haven't read [i]Midnight Tides[/i] yet -- cash flow. I had to read [i]Sethra Lavode[/i] first and can only afford one massively over-priced book per month. :D That said, I most definitely WILL read it. And I still maintain that [i]Memories of Ice[/i] is the best book in the series. I always cry over Itkovian. Darn it. [/QUOTE]
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