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Was hoping for more Spirited Away honestly. Got a very lukewarm version with no teeth at all.

Definitely not what I expected. There's a lot of slapstick in this.

Ah, Felix... could never let go of her, could you?

I'm not having a bad time with the book, but the dropped storylines do rankle me.

A spectacular example of how not to plot a book.
Fantastic set pieces.
Great characters.
Zero reason for the story to happen. The whole zombie horde could have simply gone AROUND the damn castle and nothing would have been lost.

Men writing women...

Ah, Felix... never change, my angsty little warrior poet.

I'm not a fan of this style, but my son definitely loves it.
Soldiering on.

Smaug's ultimate fate is so freaking stupid. Even years after I first read this, I still think it's so freaking stupid.

... I hate this novel. No messing.

Uuufff, the sexim is rampant in this one.
Aaaand the good ol' homophobic slurs. Because it was the 90s.

The five most unlikable people on Earth got together and did a crime.

6yo is still very interested in seeing Bilbo's story to the end. Speak of Tolkien's exemplary storytelling.

Thought my 6yo would've grown bored by now, or at least lose interest.
Nope. Speaks of Tolkien's storytelling that my son is constantly asking questions as we move forward through the story.

Cozyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

I'm... all in on this series. Sharp, sharp, sharp writing and a good story to boot.

I ****NG GET YOU'RE THE "LITTLE LION", MC. GET THE **** OVER YOURSELF!

Lifts liberally from Harry Potter, but my 6yo is loving the ride so far. Can't fault the book, especially as it's so hard to find translated fantasy fit for his age.

I'm having a roar with this audiobook. My first ever Abercrombie and I'm loving the trip.

Part 1 was a slog to get through, but the book's picking up in Part 2 and is actually interesting in Part 3.

This is amazingly well-written. Like, holy shit!

Marginally better than the movie so far.

Somehow... this keeps getting better and better.

The more I read, the more I want to read. Really enjoying the second Black Company novel.

I can definitely see how this trilogy has earned its cult status in the fandom.