I think I read a review on Goodreads and got sucked in because it had a good rating and the description promised historical fiction. (Rebekah keeps me busy enough that I sometimes crave lighter, easier reading so I turn to historical fiction with the rational that still it has merit because of the historical value.) This was much more fiction than history. It was set in the 1890's - 1947's and it may have mentioned World War I happened. That's the historical part. But it was a quick read and although it was a romance (yes, I actually read a romance, however they say that a romance novel is only as bad as its cover....) it was mildly interesting. But I repeat: total fluff. Could have been worse. A lot worse. But if you are looking for quick and easy fluff, this will do.
The Way of Kings. SIGH....
The Way of Kings. SIGH....
This was recommended to me by my sister in law and it also had great reviews on Goodreads. Another of my friends recommended a book by the same author, which I started reading but gave up rather quickly, so I figured I would give this one a better effort. I put it on hold at the library and it came in while Rebekah was sick. My mother in law picked up the book for me. It was over 1,000 pages. Seriously?! I some how missed that little piece of information. But the reviews were so good so I started in.
Around 100 pages in I texted my friend Courtney to see if she thought I should continue on because simply put, I was not impressed. Everyone I spoke to and all the reviews relate this work of literature to Lord of the Rings and Tolkien. I couldn't see the connection. But after talking with my friend I chose to continue on.
I made it through the book, however I must admit I skimmed the last part. My trouble with the book? So glad you asked: he says in 3 pages what could have been said in 1 paragraph; the author attempts to write in an ancient style and yet throws in humor that can only be modern in nature which seems very out of place; and last but not least, he has at least 10 books in the series planned. Seriously?! Are they all over 1,000 pages?! And I pause here to point out that his books that haven't even been written yet have multiple reviews of over 4 star ratings on Goodreads. I'll pause here while you reread that sentence. Go ahead. I'll wait. That's right. The books Sanderson has not written yet have amazing reviews. How is that even possible?! Kind of makes the whole thing loose credibility.
The plot was interesting. Great actually. If the venture wouldn't add up to over 10,000 pages I would most likely see the plot through. As it is I can only hope that someone will read the books and fill me in on the highlights.
Rebekah's choices:
I attempted to keep track of Rebekah's books to see if there were any common themes or patterns. After one month of doing this and over 150 books logged I decided it would take more time than it was worth. I'm starting to keep track of the books that leave her with an opinion (good or bad - some she doesn't say anything) on Goodreads under Don's name (DonRebe). But these are the favorites of the month:
I think she mainly liked this because there were pictures of many different cities. She loved the page of Chicago. Kept thumbing back through it and pointed to different buildings, the lake, and so forth. She is a lot like me, that girl.
She loved this one. It's simple and yet she had so much fun with it. I did too. The part where Piggie makes the reader say a word was her favorite. The first time we read it she asked to read it again right then and when we were finished she wanted to read it again and this time she was the reader that had to say a word. Good stuff.
Lastly,
Lastly,
A bulldozer. Other construction vehicles. A birthday. Surprise, they are building a big cake. Rebekah loved it! Although they had her at bulldozer.
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