Comment on This was easily one of my slowest reads of the year. Not only was it a real slow
factolvictor@dice.camp 23 hours ago
That’s not to say it’s a bad book—quite the opposite. Stone of Farewell is classic "middle-book" material, and I knew what I was getting into beforehand. Certain plot points have to be moved into place, setups for the finale need to be built... you know how it goes. Plus, Tad Williams’ writing is marvelous; the man is extraordinarily talented. >
A few parts really stood out. A ton happens—that’s a fact—but certain events were massive enough to practically reset the whole world! I really liked the character arcs for Josua and Vorzheva (which was tough to get through at first because Josua is so pigheaded, but improves dramatically by the end) as well as Simon and Aditu. >
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Truth be told, Simon’s storyline with Aditu is burned into my brain and will stay with me for years to come. >
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I keep wondering how this saga is going to wrap up. You can see significant growth in the main characters, but the villains' power scaling almost feels overwhelming by comparison. What happens in Chapter 28 was far too tragic to forget anytime soon. On to the next one!
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@factolvictor @bookstodon To Green Angel Tower is excellent, but it's also one of the longest traditionally published works in the genre at something like 535k words.