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<blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 3235808" data-attributes="member: 7737"><p>The first book was so god-awful that I vowed never to read anything by him again.</p><p></p><p>But you'll get a horde of fanboys stopping by to sing the praises of the series, and to call me intellectually stunted for not being able to appreciate the complex plot.</p><p></p><p>I'll dig up some reviews and edit them into this post.</p><p></p><p><em>Edits follow.</em></p><p></p><p>OK, here's a generally favorable review --> <a href="http://www.ultraverse.us/2004_09/v1i6l_rerikson.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.ultraverse.us/2004_09/v1i6l_rerikson.shtml</a> . It does mention how much of a slog the book is.</p><p></p><p>Ah, here's the one I was thinking of --> <a href="http://www.abbygoldsmith.com/reviews/book/GardensMoon.html" target="_blank">http://www.abbygoldsmith.com/reviews/book/GardensMoon.html</a> . This lady tells it like it is: "In spite of having all the proper elements for a compelling fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon is more of a vehicle for rambling prose than a story." That pretty much sums it up.</p><p></p><p>This review --> <a href="http://www.sfreviews.net/gardens_of_the_moon.html" target="_blank">http://www.sfreviews.net/gardens_of_the_moon.html</a> is a re-review; apparently in the original review, the reviewer thought the book was "a meticulously crafted sedative that will put out your lights faster than a double lungful of nitrous oxide." He was right. But in the re-review he has to play the intellectual snobbery card, saying that [sneering] casual readers [/sneering] won't appreciate the complexity of Erickson's work. Whatever, dude.</p><p></p><p>This review --> <a href="http://damiengwalter.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/gardens-of-the-moon/" target="_blank">http://damiengwalter.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/gardens-of-the-moon/</a> accurately pegs the totally uninteresting characters in the book. Why should you care about anyone in the story, other than as a mover for the plot? You shouldn't. (The one character I did care about, [spoiler]Tattersail[/spoiler], ends up committing suicide for no apparent reason.) (Actually, I'm sure there is some obscure reason that my limited mind cannot fully grasp.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joshua Randall, post: 3235808, member: 7737"] The first book was so god-awful that I vowed never to read anything by him again. But you'll get a horde of fanboys stopping by to sing the praises of the series, and to call me intellectually stunted for not being able to appreciate the complex plot. I'll dig up some reviews and edit them into this post. [i]Edits follow.[/i] OK, here's a generally favorable review --> [url]http://www.ultraverse.us/2004_09/v1i6l_rerikson.shtml[/url] . It does mention how much of a slog the book is. Ah, here's the one I was thinking of --> [url]http://www.abbygoldsmith.com/reviews/book/GardensMoon.html[/url] . This lady tells it like it is: "In spite of having all the proper elements for a compelling fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon is more of a vehicle for rambling prose than a story." That pretty much sums it up. This review --> [url]http://www.sfreviews.net/gardens_of_the_moon.html[/url] is a re-review; apparently in the original review, the reviewer thought the book was "a meticulously crafted sedative that will put out your lights faster than a double lungful of nitrous oxide." He was right. But in the re-review he has to play the intellectual snobbery card, saying that [sneering] casual readers [/sneering] won't appreciate the complexity of Erickson's work. Whatever, dude. This review --> [url]http://damiengwalter.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/gardens-of-the-moon/[/url] accurately pegs the totally uninteresting characters in the book. Why should you care about anyone in the story, other than as a mover for the plot? You shouldn't. (The one character I did care about, [spoiler]Tattersail[/spoiler], ends up committing suicide for no apparent reason.) (Actually, I'm sure there is some obscure reason that my limited mind cannot fully grasp.) [/QUOTE]
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