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Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #9)
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Chapter 24: These kids saving the day. Hmpf. Is all I can say. Done and dusted.*
Chapter 23: That was just so fast and so pointless I am entirely underwhelmed.
Chapter 22: High Mage Quick Ben needs to commune with his gods. What a phenomenal scene that was. Ha!
Chapter 21: May, it is crowded in these wastelands.
Chapter 20: Finally, saving the world vibe. Hight time.
Chapter 19: Ublala Pung and the divine chicken collection. (it is better than his boa)
Chapter 18: The city is empty no more.
Chapter 17: Really?! Does not anybody ever go away in this series?
Chapter 16: When things posses the necessary weight to acquire a will of their own - whe know what is coming. A convergence.
Chapter 15: I thought I am a grimdark pro. I am not. Brace yourselves for this one. So brutal.
Chapter 14: Why, why are you doing this to her???
Chapter 13: The last and only army of Jaghut (still more numerous than the punitive army of three, if you ask me).
Chapter 12: Barghast, I really do not like you. Not a one bit.
Chapter 11: LOL, a thousand Hedges with a Hedge in charge. I know the word for it: apocalypse.
Chapter 10: I kind of wish I had Kellanved as my teacher back at school (is there anything more worthless than your excuses, de Vries?)
Chapter 9: My other twin, also known as Captain Lieutenant Master Sergeant, is to be blamed for everything.
Chapter 8: The tale of these children escaping death by entering never-ending suffering undid me already.
Chapter 7: For the first time in this series I have a single sentence highlighted in the whole chapter. I am petrified.
Chapter 6: I really don't think entering a giant dragon mountain is a great idea.
Chapter 5: "Imagine, an entire civilization that does not suffer fools." Where can I sign up?!
Chapter 4: Erikson does like to have "the last of..." as his protagonists. We often see this: the last living representative of a race, people or a clan.
Chapter 3: This deck reading was a bit intense. And how aptly was it punctuated with Ublala's punch (not an errant one at all!).
Chapter 2: Word of the chapter: intransigence. (I do love the fact that these books keep teaching me new words)
Chapter 1: If there is an under-appreciated individual person in this series, it is most definitely Lieutenant Pores.
Prologue: Penultimate book already! How has this happened? Have I, my friends, the courage?
* I am not going to even pretend that I could in any way give a pale shadow of justice to this book or indeed a whole series in a proper review. There are many better than me, here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ (and many of those I'm lucky to have among my friends), who managed to grasp and convey the sheer brilliance of what awaits those who open the Malazan Book of the Fallen. All I can give you is a chapter breakdown of what has been left when the clouds of dust settled.
The Malazan Book of the Fallen:
1. Gardens of the Moon ★★★★�
2. Deadhouse Gates ★★★★�
3. Memories of Ice ★★★★�
4. House of Chains ★★★★�
5. Midnight Tides ★★★★�
6. The Bonehunters ★★★★�
7. Reaper's Gale ★★★★�
8. Toll the Hounds ★★★★�
10. The Crippled God ★★☆☆�
Chapter 23: That was just so fast and so pointless I am entirely underwhelmed.
Chapter 22: High Mage Quick Ben needs to commune with his gods. What a phenomenal scene that was. Ha!
Chapter 21: May, it is crowded in these wastelands.
Chapter 20: Finally, saving the world vibe. Hight time.
Chapter 19: Ublala Pung and the divine chicken collection. (it is better than his boa)
Chapter 18: The city is empty no more.
Chapter 17: Really?! Does not anybody ever go away in this series?
Chapter 16: When things posses the necessary weight to acquire a will of their own - whe know what is coming. A convergence.
Chapter 15: I thought I am a grimdark pro. I am not. Brace yourselves for this one. So brutal.
Chapter 14: Why, why are you doing this to her???
Chapter 13: The last and only army of Jaghut (still more numerous than the punitive army of three, if you ask me).
Chapter 12: Barghast, I really do not like you. Not a one bit.
Chapter 11: LOL, a thousand Hedges with a Hedge in charge. I know the word for it: apocalypse.
Chapter 10: I kind of wish I had Kellanved as my teacher back at school (is there anything more worthless than your excuses, de Vries?)
Chapter 9: My other twin, also known as Captain Lieutenant Master Sergeant, is to be blamed for everything.
Chapter 8: The tale of these children escaping death by entering never-ending suffering undid me already.
Chapter 7: For the first time in this series I have a single sentence highlighted in the whole chapter. I am petrified.
Chapter 6: I really don't think entering a giant dragon mountain is a great idea.
Chapter 5: "Imagine, an entire civilization that does not suffer fools." Where can I sign up?!
Chapter 4: Erikson does like to have "the last of..." as his protagonists. We often see this: the last living representative of a race, people or a clan.
Chapter 3: This deck reading was a bit intense. And how aptly was it punctuated with Ublala's punch (not an errant one at all!).
Chapter 2: Word of the chapter: intransigence. (I do love the fact that these books keep teaching me new words)
Chapter 1: If there is an under-appreciated individual person in this series, it is most definitely Lieutenant Pores.
Prologue: Penultimate book already! How has this happened? Have I, my friends, the courage?
* I am not going to even pretend that I could in any way give a pale shadow of justice to this book or indeed a whole series in a proper review. There are many better than me, here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ (and many of those I'm lucky to have among my friends), who managed to grasp and convey the sheer brilliance of what awaits those who open the Malazan Book of the Fallen. All I can give you is a chapter breakdown of what has been left when the clouds of dust settled.
The Malazan Book of the Fallen:
1. Gardens of the Moon ★★★★�
2. Deadhouse Gates ★★★★�
3. Memories of Ice ★★★★�
4. House of Chains ★★★★�
5. Midnight Tides ★★★★�
6. The Bonehunters ★★★★�
7. Reaper's Gale ★★★★�
8. Toll the Hounds ★★★★�
10. The Crippled God ★★☆☆�
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Jul 26, 2019 09:49AM
All I want to do is scream inside my head that we are That close to finishing this amazing series!
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DoD is my least favorite book of the series.An unpopular opinion, but I didn't love TCG either. Better than DoD, though.
I'm not sure if me starting to read in english with the last few
Oh well. I really hope you'll love the last book! :)
This book, along with the back half of the series is still in my future. Perhaps in 2020.As always, a wonderful review Mayim, but apparently the book was underwhelming at the end.
Mayim wrote: "The weakest of the series. I still cannot believe how bad it was."Yup. Last 3 books in the series are the last 3 books on my list as well. Still, not as half as bad as Toll the Hounds.
Hobbling undid me. Completely.
Ublalal Pung(it is better than his boa) made me lol!!!!!
Bea wrote: "DoD is my least favorite book of the series.An unpopular opinion, but I didn't love TCG either. Better than DoD, though.
I'm not sure if me starting to read in english with the last few books mon..."
Oh Bea, such a relief to hear this. I really, really had to push myself sometimes in spite of loving the whole series. I was asking myself all the time: is it burnout? And is it mine burnout or the authors? I am still unsure what is the proper answer to this question....
Graeme wrote: "This book, along with the back half of the series is still in my future. Perhaps in 2020.As always, a wonderful review Mayim, but apparently the book was underwhelming at the end."
Yes, the author either lost me or the plot or possibly both. Stil, epic series.
Stefan Bach wrote: "Mayim wrote: "The weakest of the series. I still cannot believe how bad it was."Yup. Last 3 books in the series are the last 3 books on my list as well. Still, not as half as bad as Toll the Houn..."
THAT THING. That atrocious thing dragging for far too many chapters... the worst thing was that it didn't really serve any purpose (beside undoing the reader that is). It also made me stop caring.
jess wrote: "Ublalal Pung(it is better than his boa) made me lol!!!!!"It is a good thing that Ublala was there to keep things sane. :)
Mayim wrote: "Stefan Bach wrote: "Mayim wrote: "The weakest of the series. I still cannot believe how bad it was."Yup. Last 3 books in the series are the last 3 books on my list as well. Still, not as half as ..."
I guess it was supposed to be a critique against all this backwards societies that still exist in the world and that actually have all these grotesque customs.
As with any other author of this genre, I'm still saying this: there is no need to include rape as a meaning of hurting someone. There are equally atrocious things that you can write about, but preferably, one of those things won't be rape.
All in all, what are the plans after you finish these series? Will you read prequel Kharkanas?
Oh, the difficult questions you ask! I think I will rather take a break from Malazan and catch up on my other abandoned series instead. Also, I need to start reading bad books again lest my average rating jumps too high and destroys the reputation I have worked for so hard. :)
Reputations take years to build and can be destroyed in seconds.
Mayim wrote: "Oh, the difficult questions you ask! I think I will rather take a break from Malazan and catch up on my other abandoned series instead. Also, I need to start reading bad books again lest my average..."Hahaha, the only ones that I know to ask, I guess! Oh well, then a meeting with Mother Dark and Vatha Urusander will be postponed for some time.
Hmm, maybe I will catch a break and be able to join you in reading bad books soon. I have no free time, but I'm hungrier for books by each day. Both literally and literary. :D
I'll let myself out now. :D
I dropped the series during the eighth book. The seventh had left me wary of where the series was going and that Erickson was losing his mojo but eight was too plodding for me. The first three books and Bonehunters are damn near perfect but I can’t help feeling there was no way Erickson would keep me happy for as long as the series is.
