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A complete, and not surprising, tonal shift from the LOTR.
So far it's interesting and painting a very good picture of the place & people's temperament.
I'm almost getting a sense of De Bernieres's Latin American trilogy but with a greater realism to it, which likely tracks, given the lack of Magic Realism (at least so far, I don't know what happens in this book at all).
— Jan 26, 2026 12:50PM
So far it's interesting and painting a very good picture of the place & people's temperament.
I'm almost getting a sense of De Bernieres's Latin American trilogy but with a greater realism to it, which likely tracks, given the lack of Magic Realism (at least so far, I don't know what happens in this book at all).
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And we now arrive at Chapter 6. Definitely increasing my ability to familiarise myself with the narrative.
— Feb 11, 2026 05:34AM
