To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 3)

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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: Yes, I have read LOTR, but i consider this better than that overall, though nothing can compete with LOTR history. Memory Soorw and Thorn by Tad Williams is a masterpiece. It's world and the charecters that call it home are totally believable. Everything about the story speaks at so many levels that I know that I will reread this series many times. There is no way that I can explain the book in under a thousand words. He takes many stereotypes and completly breaks them. Without ruining the story, all i can say is that by the end, I felt sorry for the storm king. Also, there is a twist that occurs at the end of this book, that puts the previous pages in a new light. if you are a fan of epic fantasy, or personal conflict, this series covers both and so much more.

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Summary: THe Best series of all time
Review: Yes, I have read LOTR, but i consider this better than that overall, though nothing can compete with LOTR history. Memory Soorw and Thorn by Tad Williams is a masterpiece. It's world and the charecters that call it home are totally believable. Everything about the story speaks at so many levels that I know that I will reread this series many times. There is no way that I can explain the book in under a thousand words. He takes many stereotypes and completly breaks them. Without ruining the story, all i can say is that by the end, I felt sorry for the storm king. Also, there is a twist that occurs at the end of this book, that puts the previous pages in a new light. if you are a fan of epic fantasy, or personal conflict, this series covers both and so much more.

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Summary: That's It?!!!!
Review: You know, for a while I was really enjoying this series. Even though I thought the pace dragged considerably in places, I was won over by Williams' far-flung imagination, wit and utter conviction in portraying his fantasy. As the series wore on - and on and on and on - I began to tire of his nitpicking style which at first I considered meticulous but soon found to be bloated. I became increasingly frustrated by chapter and narrative breaks because just as Williams was building up to something interesting, he would cut away. In the right hands, this device increases tension and induces suspense within the reader. Here, it induces only sighs as the audience realizes it's going to have to slog through less interesting material to get back to that intriguing premise. At that point, any and all excitement has been sufficintly squashed. Williams is a writer of immense talent with an epic eye for detail but what he really needs is a more demanding editor.