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by Brent Weeks
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Closet Geeks and Slow Mo
Closet Geeks and Slow Mo rated it 13 years ago
I really loved this book. The idea of colour magic is fab. I love Brent Weeks style of writing and am looking forward to the next one
Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Bryan Thomas Schmidt rated it 13 years ago
Ever find a book you wished would never end? Well, this is one of those. Wow. What a great tale. Fuller review coming but highly recommended.
Title and Statement of Responsibility
Had trouble putting it down. Loved the magic system (very Sandersonian) and the variety of characters. Next one, please!
ryanaparsons
ryanaparsons rated it 13 years ago
The book starts out a little slow but picks up well. Brent Weeks manages to craft an interesting world and throw a few little twists in to keep familiar tropes uncertain.
Alicia Wright Brewster
Alicia Wright Brewster rated it 14 years ago
I started this one. Didn't love it. But it has gotten some great reviews, so maybe I will give it a second chance someday.
Robin Lythgoe
Robin Lythgoe rated it 14 years ago
I find myself waffling over whether I really like this book or not… The familial political intrigue was wonderfully dark and twisted. The magic system was interesting and vivid – until it started to feel cartoony (though my opinion may have been influenced by illness). It became unnecessarily compli...
Sandra
Sandra rated it 14 years ago
February 2013 group read for SciFi & Fantasy Book Club
Nita Good Book
Nita Good Book rated it 14 years ago
I liked this one. Some of the dialogue was awkward or too silly, and the magic system was a little hard for me to imagine at times. But I liked the world building and the characters. I was surprised how much I enjoyed Kip. He is a clumsy, always saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, overweight t...
XLeptodactylous
XLeptodactylous rated it 14 years ago
Yes, but Kindle.
The BiblioSanctum
The BiblioSanctum rated it 14 years ago
My first Brent Weeks novel and I have to say it wasn't really what I expected. The Black Prism wasn't a bad book by any means, but there were still several things about it that kept me from getting into it completely.First of all, the magic system. Based on chromaturgy, it's one of the more interest...
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