Il guardiano degli innocenti (La saga di Geralt di Rivia, #1)

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Il guardiano degli innocenti (La saga di Geralt di Rivia, #1) (Italian language, 2010)

370 pages

Italian language

Published Sept. 21, 2010

ISBN:
9788842916598
Goodreads:
9694481

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4 stars (3 reviews)

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Review of 'The last wish' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

As many people I started reading this after watching the TV Show (but haven't played the game, yet).

I was scared that it would be too similar to I was already seen but to my surprise, even though some of the events tell the "same story" (on a sense), the events within them are pretty different from what I saw on TV. Different enough I would say.

I did enjoy it though it was short in length, but in exchange you don't necessarily need to continue reading the rest of the books if you don't want to (right away) because it contains a tale per chapter that even if they are a full story when read in full it doesn't put the reader in a position where it needs to read the rest right away.

I recommend it if you like the fantasy genre, is a light read, short and …

Review of 'The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Translations haven't really worked for me that well in the past, so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get through the first chapter, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by the competency of the writing.

What is ostensibly a collection of short stories, with some connective tissue starts strong, but I found myself growing tired of it near the end. It's a weirdly antiseptic book, all description and a minimum of internal monologue. It's hard to get a grasp on Geralt as he seems to act somewhat randomly and never getting to hear his thoughts means there is not a lot to hang his motivations on.

And the humour gets old fast.

And so does the weird sexism.

It has, however, made me appreciate the computer game a lot more, so I guess that is something...