River of Stars
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007521913 (000752191X)
Publish date: April 1st 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Epic Fantasy,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Asia,
Alternate History,
Canada,
China
Series: Under Heaven (#2)
So I am done. My God I need something light and fluffy - cried through last two chapters . Would I recommend it? Wholeheartedly so, but again please be warned - very slow pacing. You may want to persevere through the beginning, but it sucked me in pretty fast. I thought the main theme in the book ...
"THAT NIGHT NORTH of the Wai the cloud cover finally broke and a waxing moon shone among hard and brilliant stars. What followed become the matter of legend" It is moving much faster now - only in comparison with the first half of course, because fighting and battles finally came in the last quar...
"When the world changes greatly this can occur because of a single dramatic event, or because many small elements, each inconsequential in itself, fit together - like the pieces of a wooden puzzle box, of the sort sold in any village marketplace for a few copper coins" So I really like it so far -...
But every time when I read his book, I want to suggest to so many writers whose books I am reading right after to attend some more writing classes. Really just started this one, so have no opinion yet except loving the writing. Kay never treats my favorite characters in his books well, that was th...
I feel cheated. I hate these wishy-washy anti-climactic Kay endings, and the wishy-washy over-virtuous flat characters, but that was not the only thing that disappointed me here.I must say that although I loved most of the first three quarters, I hated the ending.The book is supposedly based on the...