I think negative reviews are very useful. Lowering our expectations before reading will actually lead to better experience, because if we end up liking them it will be a nice surprise.
I like seeing both positive and negative reviews because honesty comes with both. And I can't remember most of what I read in WoT 😅. The relationships were the worst part. Totally agree with Perrin's relationship, it made no sense whatsoever.
Very true on reviewing. That's why I still post them all on my Goodreads account. I just don't feel it's necessary to post too much on them, too, on my channel. Also, not a surprise regarding on Wheel of Time. There are way too many superflous details. xD
I don't like making it, but at the same time, I do believe it is necessary to post as long that it's not all the time. 😅 Talking about books I dislike too often actually gets me down.
@@PetrikLeoyes yes, you've mentioned it previously as well. I also believe that you should do what satisfies you the most! Unrelated but did you join the SunEater server? People were trying to find ways to invite you but don't know what happened next. CR also comes by frequently. (Ignore if this is a repeated comment, I've been trying to send but it gets deleted.)
@@vivekkhimself I don't think I've been asked or invited! TH-cam comments don't allow links so that's probably why I haven't received any. That said, I don't want to feel like I'm intruding or something. 😂
@@PetrikLeo oh no! Yeah youtube dosen't allow the links. We always welcome you, you won't be intruding. I'll try to get you the link somehow. Thanks for the reply!
Normally, any fantasy author would be thrilled to be mentioned in a video by you, Petrik. In this case, however, it’s a relief not to be mentioned! I’m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy The God Is Not Willing, but I wish you the best for your remaining books of 2023!
Ah, the delicate line of reviewing- when you have to be truthful and don't want to be hurtful. It's hard and I applaud you for doing an admirable job, Petrik. I haven't read newest Fletcher, but I do have some fears about it because to me it felt he developed, as a writer, in other direction and that was a series he wrote years ago. And even I am not the same reader I was when I was reading it. I love him, but nothing really reached the same heights as Manifest Delusions for me. :( As for Malazan, it's one of my favorite series, and I love how it's wrapped up so I wasn't into other books set in the same world at all. I actually read interview or ama where Erikson explained his vision about Karsa not even being in the book about Karsa and many readers were all into his explanation, but I am on the fence.
Thank you so much, Lila! It means a lot to hear that. And yeah, Manifest Delusions is so far the height of his writing, imo. That said, I have high hopes for the Obsidian Path trilogy, which I know is now finished! I had a great time reading Black Stone Heart! As for God is Not Willing, I know I'm on the unpopular opinion side. But I truly couldn't bring myself to feel immersed and compelled by the narrative, no matter how much I wanted to. :(
You never have to justify why you choose to only share your favourite reading experience on your YT, there's enough negativity already in the world! That said, I do really appreciate the occasional disappointments list because that only helps getting to know your tastes better. Very sorry that Sanderson had some bummers in there this year, but hey, what can you expect when the man has written SO many bangers! And I hope I enjoy A War to End All more whenever I may get to it, but I have to admit the priority is not high 👀 Thanks for sharing, Petrik!!
Thank you so much, Esmay! Yeah that's true. I completely agree with you regarding the frequency of sharing negative reviews. It's only understandable that some books by Sanderson won't click with me. The guy writes way too many books at such a rapid pace hahaha. I hope you'll enjoy A War to End All more than I did! :)
I appreciate your honesty about the Malazan books I'm reading Forge of Darkness and I'm looking forward to something that isn't Book of the Fallen but in the Malazan world
Thank you Petrik. It helps me to know what a reviewer likes/dislikes because I can compare my reviews to yours which allows me to invest time in reading/not reading your recommendations.
You might find the audiobooks useful if you have a problem with the slower Wheel of Time books. Its worth getting through it as the pace picks up with the Sanderson books and the reward of completing wheel of time is massive- many people feel a sense of profound loss when there are no more books. I had to start an immediate re-read... 😆
I liked all 4 secret projects, but I see why they didn't agree with you. WOT 7 and 8 should've been combined with 6 and 9, respectively. The plots flow together and work much better that way. 10 should've been cut entirely. I do not envy you for the next 2 books, man. Also, when are you going to read Will Wight's new series, The Last Horizon? I've finished both books and I'm loving it! He even has bloopers at the end!
I haven't read book 9 and 10 of The Wheel of Time, but book 7 and 8 could certainly be reedited and combined into one book. I'm not sure when I will read The Last Horizon yet, though! I think I'll wait for more books first for this series! :)
Hey Petrik, ignore what ppl saying. There is always a liking to negativity in this world. One fantastic thing that i loved about your videos is positivity - the way you admire books - going in as detailed as appreciating cover artists. Let it be as is, please. Any book is a good book in my opinion. Cos, taste differs. There is a lot of effort being put in for one single book to come out to readers. We may like it or not - thats our personal opinion - just as for movies. Many hate Name of the wind series, mainly cos its incomplete - but that doesn make that a bad book iykyk. Its a classic example on how is a person's perception. For negative reviews, your goodreads review is good enough, like you said, i feel its unnecessary to post it all over again in your videos.
Thank you so much! As I said, I tend to spotlight books that I love than what I dislike on my channel. I post this kind of video only about twice a year. It's more like to inform what did not work for me for the sake of transparency rather than to really spotlight how much I dislike them all the time.
I do enjoy watching content on books people didn’t enjoy and why because sometimes those are books I would enjoy based on those reasons, since all tastes are different. I personally get just as much out of both positive and negative as long as there is a ‘why’ for both so I can figure out if I think it’s for me. 😊
Petrik, your content is great. Keep up the good work. Would much rather see more positive reviews anyway. One or 2 videos like this that hilight the 5-10 books that disappointed you the most and why would be helpful for those of us that share our taste on books and authors with you. In most cases if you are disappointed in a particular book I may still read it sometime, but may read via kindle or audible first before investing in a physical book for my collection.
I get you with Sunlit Man, I haven't read it, but the "expectations kills book" thing has happened to me in other books. I haven't read Robert Jordan (yet!) to comment, but I was surprised at "A war...", but I can get it. Sidelining main characters sometimes is not what readers are expecting! Great video, and thanks for the honesty!
I liked all of Erickson's Malazan's book up to the last book, which I found kind of a slag to get through. Maybe it's just me, but I feel he became way too philosophical in is later writing; to the point where I had no idea what was going on anymore. Perhaps I'm just not smart enough to follow along, but I had to give him up, which is a shame because the early Malazan books are some of the best fantasy books I've ever read.
You're not too wrong on that. I feel The Kharkanas trilogy and also The God is Not Willing are plagued with that barrage of philosophical that hinders the pacing.
Feel the same way about the Steven Erikson books. Tried, but couldnt get through. Now unlike you, I dont love the Malazan books either , but I found them more readable than his last week books ( same for Fall of Light yes)
I really like the opinions you give, straightforward and simple. Question: you read so much so you have a large fantasy-sci-fi library in your memory and have you ever wondered to write a novel yourself?
Im soooo bummed you were disappointed by TGINW bc i was looking forward to it, but our tastes have differed in the past so im still hoping!!! I liked book 9 of WoT surprisingly but it wasnt a good series in my opinion. Have you seen how much Philip chase has been enjoying Janny Wurts’ Wars of Light & Shadow???
Yeahhh I hope you will love it more than I did! MANY people loved it. I will be, FINALLY, reading Wars of Light and Shadow this month. A kind viewer sent me a copy of the first three books!
I haven't read The Sunlit Man yet,but I'm on the same page with Path of Daggers,I really struggled with it,bottom two,alongside Crossroads of Twilight. I don't wish to watch negative reviews,just be true with your opinions,which I know you are. P.S. I see a special edition of The Riyria Revelations behind you,hopefully you will show them to us in your next book-haul 😁.
Thank you so much, Ciprian! Oh yes, I absolutely will showcase The Riyria Revelations special edition in my next book haul. I will take pictures of them and share them on my Discord soon first! :)
I have been stuck on the Path of Daggers for the second year now, just no will to keep listening... but now, oddly enough, you gave me motivation to get back to it, so thank you :D
Those new Riyria books by Michael J. Sullivan look good on the the shelf. There's so much lackluster reception for Brandon Sanderson's Frugal Wizard and Sunlit Man. I'll probably read them regardless. Thank you.
I feel you on the infamous slog. I remember finishing Knife of Dreams and saying “omg FINALLY another good WoT book!” Hopefully you can push through books 9 and 10 quickly enough to get back to enjoying what you started the series for. Another excellent video!
You don't have explain yourself or apologize. We can learn just as much from "negative" videos as we can from positive. Screw the tone police. You rock, Petrik!
You’re so honest, Petrik, and therefore I trust your reviews so much, that I sometimes get burned by your reccs lol😂 for eg- I think Malice by John Gwynne is super overrated, but I really loved The Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb. Total opposite to you! Keep up the good work. We love your honesty and integrity.
A tip for WOT books 9 and 10. You can skim (or even skip) Elayne's chapters because her storyline in those books has no effect on later books. That should make the books more bearable.
I felt absolutely the same way about Sunlit Man, that I just finished a week ago. Too much action, not enough character moments. I was also not a fan of how some of the Cosmere laws/magics were used in a new way that kinda starts to look like a softer use of everything, where anything is possible if we bent the rules a bit.
PoD was my least favorite WoT book by far. I liked CoS though I agree it was a big step down from LoC. In my opinion tSR, FoH & LoC are the best of the series and taken together they are the best 3 book stretch in fantasy. Those 3 books were so amazing that the lesser quality of the next 4 books felt worse than it actually was. None of the next 4 are as bad as people let on like they are; not on rereads anyway. I was reading them as they came out. My biggest issue with PoD wasn't what was in the book but what wasn't in it. There was something missing, lol. I had been waiting for a year to find out what happened after the ending of book 7 only to not get any details about a certain something in book 8 and then have to wait 2 more years to find out. It was torture, lol. But as much as it pains me to admit you will probably not like the next two books that much either since you don't like Perrin, Faile and Elyane. The slog in those books are two plotlines involving those characters. I won't get into it due to spoilers but even I, a WoT superfan, will admit those two plotlines drag on too long. If you don't like Perrin by now you won't suddenly like him in these books I don't think. In my opinion book 4 was the highlight for Perrin until book 11. Book 13 is also a very good Perrin book too. Even I'll admit there is no good Elyane book though there are a few good scenes from time to time.
I really love Fires of Heaven and Lord of Chaos. They were surprisingly incredible. But as you said, the next books after turned into something worse because of them haha. Urgh... Thanks for the encouragement. I will do my best. But yeah, you're right. Perrin, Faile, and Elayne are the worst of the series for me. It felt unfathomable. Even with the context of the series, Perrin is so obsessed with Faile despite their toxic relactionship. As you said, though, book 11 or 13 might redeem him but that's a LONG time hahaha.
Reading is so subjective, and personally I think a review talking about things that didn't work for you can sometimes be more helpful for a book finding its audience than a review just gushing about a book. I find ppl are very constructive in "negative" reviews and it helps me find what we have in common and dont have in common. As always though great reviews!
Thank you! And that is true! But personally and comparatively speaking, I very rarely read a book due to reading or hearing negative reviews. Constructive review is a different story, but a totally negative review where it just talks harshly about everything inside a book (I've been guilty of this, too) never convinced me to try reading a book. That said, I do talk about the books I dislike as constructively as possible, most of the time on my monthly wrap-up, but well, not all my subscribers watch my monthly wrap-up hahaha. I don't know, this is something I'm still trying to do and juggle better. I want to make sure I can actually provide constructive criticism on a dedicated negative review rather than going on a full blown rant.
@@PetrikLeo I agree im not a fan of a rant review! But love a constructive "negative" review! I loved this video of yours. It felt very insightful to what did or didn't work for you! Instead of one book reviews cause I get those would suck to be negative only. I think something like this every couple months when you have enough to talk about would work well!
I just finished The Dragon Reborn, and it just didn’t work for me. I enjoyed eye of the world and adored great hunt, so this was disappointing. I had high hopes considering how well reviewed this installment is. Not a good sign being that I haven’t reached the slog yet.
All I can say is best of luck. I found Shadow Rising to be one of the weakest of the series, but Fires of Heavean and Lord of Chaos rejuvenated my interest in the series! 😁
Haha thank you! I tend to love Sanderson's books, but his rapid and many books doesn't mean he can keep on pouring great books. Especially when it's something as experimental as the secret project novels!
Most of those were pretty popular opinions I think, at least concerning the Sanderson and the WoT novels. No one likes to be disappointed, but we all feel it sometimes. My most disappointing books I've finished* reading in 2023 (My Really Unpopular Opinions): - A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab. This is my only 1-star book that I finished reading this year. Horrible downturn to the Shades of Magic series. Worst Read in 2023. - Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan. I thought I would love Flintlock Fantasy, but resolutions were so bad, and repeated exactly the same in 5/6 storylines. - The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. The plot is so paper thin - go do a thing. no, you didn't do it right for the other books to happen, so go do it again. - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson. My fingers are still wrinkled after reading 20+ boring bath and eating scenes. - The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. The MC is evil, slaps his teenage son and knocks him out, and this causes his son to now idolize (not hate) him. No joke. That happens. - The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter. The MC doesn't understand the rules of his own world, makes dumb decisions, faces zero consequences, everyone else suffers instead. Most of those books are beloved by the fantasy community, so clearly it's just me! It's interesting to see books some love, but others are disappointed by. * I put the disclaimer of "finished reading" because I had 3 DNF's this year that would qualify. But, they didn't get a full and fare shake. They were Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (DNF 3 pages in), The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (DNF 3 chapters in), and The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (DNF at 25%). I guess they were my most disappointing openings of 2023.
I will say half of my list are unpopular opinions, the rest are probably more varied. And from your list, I can only agree with A Gathering of Shadows. I gave that book 1.5 stars. I can't believe A Darker Shade of Magic, which I enjoyed, could lead to that. So much potential thrown away. The rest, as you said, you might be the only one disliking them hahaha.
While Frugal Wizard was meh for me and it kind of reminded me of those old sci-fi magazine stories, my biggest disappointment of the year was definitely Perks of Being Wallflower. I mean it’s one of these mysterious things in universe how so many millions can love book so much and I find myself not seeing it at all.
I felt this way about The Secret History. Very cool setting, very interesting idea, but fell so flat I just didn’t get the love for it. How you take in a book is so influenced and conditional on your experiences up to the point when you read the book, it could be they you’d have loved it had it been on your TBR at a different time in life.
Here's my disappointing reads End of watch by Stephen king Camp zero by Michelle min sterling The reunion by kayla Olsen Normal people by sally Rooney A chain of iron and gold The flatshare by beth o'Leary misrule by heather walter sequel to malice Poster girl by veronica roth
I think hearing negative reviews sometimes helps following understand a reviewer more than positive ones. Post occasional negative video reviews. Most people that follow TH-cam aren’t paying much attention to Goodreads. I have been on goodreads for many years, but honestly I never even think about it when I’m watching a content creator on TH-cam.
Yeah, I definitely have realized this. I actually do post and talk about the things I dislike constructively on my channel, but most of the time they're on videos like this and also monthly wrap-ups. I think it's also because I started from Goodreads that I kept thinking most people who follow me here came from there. Apparently not... :D
I was more lukewarm on The God is Not Willing, it had enough redeeming qualities to keep it away from a Disappointing list for me but yeah, far from a favourite read of the year. My most disappointing read would R Scott Bakker's detective novel Disciple of the Dog.
I think negative reviews are useful. I enjoy the way you handle them already though. Please don't do more. A lot of content nowadays is so driven by ragebait and clicks it is just distressing. Not everything has to be negative and I truly think how you currently handle your channel and your Goodreads is phenomenal. It's a brightspot in an otherwise dark void. A sidenote: You have been an inspiration to me as have several other smaller book youtubers. Thank you for doing what you do.
I totally get that, and I'm so tired with negative contents too. That's why I post these kind of videos only about twice or three times per year. 😅
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I actually really respect you for not trying to gain views from negative content - it’s so easy and cheap. All those ‘I read Fourth Wing so you don’t have to’ videos are pathetic: you have one life!!! Why read something you know is not your style??? I’m so happy for content creators who aren’t trying to get engagement from roasting books, which is why you and Elle are some of my favorites
Thank you so much! 😊 I see way too many "I read 4th Wing so you don't have to" video popping up on my feeds. If I do read the book and I dislike it, and I post a review, it will be a standard book review. 😂 That said, i don't even know when that will happen. I rely on my reading mood to pick the books I'm reading!
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@@PetrikLeo it’s normal to pick something and dislike it! I just find it weird to make a big deal out of it, with long videos mocking these books, or to actively go after books that you know you won’t like just to trash talk them, you know?
omg petrik i hope i feel a different way about “the war to end all” i love manifest delusions and im even rereading the series to get to the last book 😅
I enjoyed winters heart but crossroads of twilight is definitely the worst (book 8 was bad too) but then followed up by one of the best in book 11. The slog is a slog but it’s all worth it in the end
I just finished book 7. I actually liked book 7 a lot. I liked reading more about the political maneuvers and scheming. I am loving the WoT but because of the world, the politics, Mat, and a lot of the side characters. The other main characters I find can be very frustrating more often than not. I actually couldn't stand Mat until the Band of the Red Hand and now he has become my favorite. Rand is interesting too, but I just can't with his love haram.
Petrik would you think of it as heresy if one were to read the fan edit version of Whell of Time. Were they compile book 7 and 8 into one and 9 and 10 into one as whell?
I haven't read book 9 and 10 yet so can't say anything on this. What is the fan edited version of Wheel of Time? I think this is the first I heard of it. 😅
@@PetrikLeo It's like those fan edits of The Hobbit or the Star Wars movies made by fans to either make it better or just diferent. I saw it on reddit once were a fan compiled those books like that. Altought I think it went to far since she said she compiled the last 3 books into one. It's easy to google on reddit and I think she let links to the books on pdf.
I really agree with you on The God is Not Willing. I loved the main series, I've re-read it twice since I finished it. I only gave this book a 6/10 and DNF the first Kharkanas book. I think Erickson has gotten too philosophical. It seems to be the writing style he enjoys the most but I liked the dirty gritty nature of the main series, I don't care as much about them waxing poetic about the nature of life. The Malazan marines in this one seem to stop every 5 pages to save someone and then when that person is astonished they say "we're malazan marines mam, it's what we do". Side note, after thinking about it a minute or three, the change to a more philosophical approach begins by about book 7 of the main series. Bonehunters is one of my favorite books ever and it is the last really gritty dirty book.
I did not expect someone will agree with me regarding The God is Not Willing here! 😂 But yeah, I think one of my main issues with the book is also how unmemorable and barely distinguishable are the Malazan marines from one another. After reading 10 books in BotF, it felt like most of the Malazan marines acted or behaved similarly. This is an issue that has started popping up since Reaper's Gale, but in here it was so noticeable. Also, although incredibly well-writren, the philosophical waxing by this stage of the series definitely gets in the way of the pacing, imo.
Same here, that's why I don't make a lot of videos like this. I think it's good to have a few though. Plus, I already talked about them on my monthly wrap-up as well. :)
The Salt n Spice in this episode *chefs kiss* I loved Sunlit Man.... Dnf'ed the frugal wizard's one WoT I hate PoD I'm surprised that you enjoyed that more than book 7 honestly Finally Malazan, I hated the first book in his prequel trilogy, I couldn't finish it so haven't touched anything outside the main 10 yet.
Haha thank you so much! And yeah, I wouldn't say hate, but Forge of Darkness did not satisfy me at all. 😂 Elayne and Perrin's chapters in PoD certainly tested my patience, but fortunately, I enjoyed reading the rest!
While Frugal Wizard was a little bit of a disappointment, especially after the high that Tress was for me, all in all I liked it. And the graphic design was phenomenal. With Sunlit Man I felt, that I just didn't know enough yet since I am not fully caught up with the Cosmere. I expected this, so I wasn't really disappointed. My only real disappointment this year was Redshirts by John Scalzi. I love Star Trek and liked other Scalzi books (Old Man's War for example) but this did not work for me AT ALL. Way too meta for my taste. And if felt sloppily written. I am no prose snob but the the amount of "A said, B said, A said, B said" was staggering and often annoyed me. Luckily my reading year was pretty good otherwise :)
As long that you have a great reading year, that's the most important thing. I haven't read anything by John Scalzi yet, so i can't give my opinion on his books. Too bad Redshirts was a miss, though!
Dude, I was so interested about what your opinion of TGiNW was going to be because, for some reason, it felt that Steven made a mistake returning to a world after ten years of lost momentum. I was hoping it was going to be great, but I kind of had a bad feeling about it. Some things should be laid to rest; Malazan is a staple series in fantasy and its popularity will never diminish...let it go, Steven.
MANY people love it so I'm definitely on the unpopular opinion side when it comes to The God is Not Willing! But for me, I do think none of the books outside of the main series could reach the quality of the books in the main series.
@@PetrikLeo I think the majority of the hard core malazan fans consider kharkanas to be atleast both top 5 malazan books while witness seems to appeal a lot more to the normal fans.
@@danielgwynne7266 Kharkanas is still better than Dust of Dreams at the very least, imo. But Gardens of the Moon is great on reread and better than Forge of Darkness. So feel free to think it's ridiculous. That said, I will agree I might end up enjoying Kharkanas much more on reread someday. So this is my opinion for now.
I don’t entirely understand wheel of time fans. Everybody gets something different out of the books and there’s really no common consensus among fans. I adored book 6 because I was really glad to have a book focused on Rand and how he responded to his new position of power. But after entering the slog and trying to figure out if fans felt the same way I did, I saw many people claim that the slog starts with Book 6!
The series is WEIRDLY received despite being one of the most influential fantasy series. 😂 Imo, there are many issues with the series, and it's a matter of which reader can tolerate or accept which issues. That's why the slog opinion differs a lot among readers but many agree book 9 and 10 are the weakest of the entire series. 😂
I have yet to get past book 3 of the WoT series. I really wanted to like it but couldnt. Then I tried Terry Goodkind's series. Really liked the first three books but couldnt get into the rest... and then I discovered A Story of Ice and Fire. After that series and The First Law series, I don't think I'll go back. WoT seems to be YA fantasy and GRRM/Abercrombie for adults. Respect the heck out of Jordan, just dont really like his books.
@@coldkissofsteel to be totally fair, the wheel of time series gets a lot more adult and complex starting in book 4. The first 3 are fairly generic fantasy but 4, 5, and 6 really help the series mature. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are slow and carefully explore specific aspects for the world, but there is a shockingly low amount of plot development. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still fairly standard fantasy, but it treats the basic fantasy aspects with respect while also going into ridiculous amounts of depth
Two of my biggest disappointments this year are The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, and Malice by John Gwynne. Some books just don't work for everyone.
@@UNIDiver unfortunately no. Imo, they are actually very overpriced. They come with premium acid free paper and smyth sewn binding, but what you see here is what you get. There are new author's notes though but no interior illustrations felt like they cheapened out on the editions.
Sorry Petrik, you're gettin' old. That's all there is to it. Each year from here on out the disappointments and overall crankiness only goes up and up. Someday you'll assume your final form as something akin to Anton Ego from Ratatouille
Additionally, you'll keep collecting more copies of The Sword of Kaigen just to know your viewers can never get their hands on one for 600 in eBay for that gorgeous hard cover@@PetrikLeo
Yeah but you are right, if the books outside the main series didn`t click you should not continue, i liked all of them but why read it if there is so much outside . Like the Wandering Inn ;)@@PetrikLeo
Man that's a bummber about God is Not Willing. I LOVED it and here is some of the reasons why (spoilers ahead). Stillwater is one of the best characters in the broader series IMO (I'm very surprised you didn't enjoy her. It seems like everyone loves her to death. But she is one of those Hellian type crazy mofo characters and maybe you don't enjoy those?). The themes were just as much on point as always, though much more narrow, as well as not explored that aggresively. But still very impactful stuff: global warming, consequences of one's past deeds (through both Damisk and Rant - implicitly Karsa), pride of a people and more. The story is contatined, powerful and written with amazing pacing. I mean the conflict is very clear very early on, the characters explode off the page within just a few paragraphs and all are fantastic IMO. Stillwater is incredible. Her deeply flawed and "curved" understanding of the world does not only lend itself to some of the funniest dialogue I've ever read, but it very interesting. She genuienly doesn't get it. But she pushes through and builds her own understanding that works for her. Her facing off the Hound in the end was brilliant. Throwing the stick like you would to a puppy... fucking CRAZY. Anyx Fro is a great companing of hers too. Spindle acts like THE Malazan veteran of this book and is perfect for this role. He is the Fiddler of this series in a sense (he is obviously different from Fiddler and has a different voice and all, but his role is of the veteran in a similar way to how Fiddler is too). Also his climactic scene about his bittersweet survival is a great revelation to the mystery of why he doesn't want to use magic and was very beautifully written. Erikson did a fantastic job of sublty including the mystery so that it isn't heavy handed and for the most of the book, one thinks it is just a character quirk. But then it is all brought home in a beatiful yet very sad way; it really hit me. The captain is interesting and has a great voice as well: a gentle weird man that is not afraid to get absolutely brutal in a fraction of a second. The whole Malazan group is exactly what I've come to expect from the Malazan army. But there is also a very cool twist that the new emperor introducted: literally everyone is a god damn mage! Plus, they now use mine fields, which is a brutal and obvious development of the army. So good, but so sad as well when we see Teblor blown to bits in the almost anticlimactic "battle". Also, the reveal in the end that Oams is indeed NOT a Claw but probably a Talon instead was so good. In the end, everyone was right to some degree haha. Rant and Damisk are amazing. Damisk has to face his past deeds of horror, murder and kidnapping. Truly fantastic grey character. Rant is great, because we get to witness a young victim of Karsa's mistakes trying to grapple with it all, grow and find their place in the universe. Is he defined by Karsa? This also implicitly further deepens Karsa's character so much. Also, compassion is still a pillar of the Malazan army as it always has been. Stillwater, Anyx Fro and Benger going out of their way to save Sarlis was a beautiful gesture and an incredible scene. Malazans turning from fighting Teblor to saving their lives in about 0.01 seconds was unbelievable and the way it was all handled brought me to tears (like Erikson has the ability to do so often and rarely any other auther can). So yeah, to sum up, this is a book with great characters, themes, connected to a greater narrative about the consequences of Karsa's deeds and is a powerful contained story. The narrative was also super FUN. The battles are unique and great as always and the world builing stuff never disappoints either. On the other hand the dialogue and lots of scenes are also super funny. I want to say so so much more too. Like how Erikson explores our connection with wildlife and provides a different view from say that of in Kharkanas (here it is more personal and intimate, while in Kharkanas he explores the consequences of "industrialization"). There are a lot of questions being raised about envirnmentalism in his books and I don't see that aspect talked about enough. P.S. about Kharkanas: it is more of Erikson's passion project I feel like and far more niche than even MBotF. I personally love it to death, but yeah it is a HEAVY read. Erikson is even less interested in "satisfying" the reader than usual. Niflrog made a great video on how Kharkanas "is not for you" (you standing for the most general Malazan reader) and I recommend checking it out.
I love hearing how much you loved The God is Not Willing! but when it comes down to it, you have stated one of the main reasons I did not enjoy The God is Not Willing. I did not find Stillwater as amazing as many Malazan fans think. I don't know why. She is the most interesting of the Malazan marines in this book, but I couldn't find myself invested in her. Rant and Damisk are the most intriguing parts of the novel, imo. To be fair, I already have some issues with Erikson's "voice" with the Malazan marines in Book of the Fallen since Reaper's Gale. So many of them sound like the same person with different actions. This isn't Erikson's downfall, too. It's due to the series having so many POV characters. There is a limit to how many distinct voices an author can give in the same series, imo. I also did not find any of the banters here hilarious or fun, which is an oddity because this is one of my favorite parts of Book of the Fallen. So yeah, overall, although I can see why so many people loved it, it just fell short for me. I have a feeling Kharkanas and this book would work much better on reread, and maybe it might happen in the future, but for now, my heart is stuck in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Your insights actually might improve my reread, though. :D
@@PetrikLeo thats fair! I do think that the marines fall into a similar "voice" to an extend, but I still found them to be distinct enough (this goes for Bonehunters too of course). However, I personally always found that to be a natural consequence of the fact that these people have been living in a group together for a long long time. They have an internal way of speaking and communicating. I think this is very intentionally written, because as soon as we cut away from the marines, we go into a totally different set of voices that always feel more distinct. And of course there is the truth that there is so many characters, it is difficult to have very distinct voices for all of them. If you didn't find it enjoyable, you didn't find it enjoyable. It is what it is haha. Kharkanas is a different beast altogether though. It is a tragedy, written in an intentionally poetic way. You will rarely get "cool" scenes or humor, barring the Jaghut, who are always hilarious. The prelude to Forge of Darkness spells it all out. It is possibly my favorite beginning to a book. Maybe a reread could help, but I doubt it.
@@berserker8884 That's very true to all you said. I certainly plan to do a second read of the entire Malazan Book of the Fallen someday and see how I'll fare with Kharkanas and The God is Not Willing after that. Not sure when that will happen, though. But I enjoyed discussing these with you. Definitely will be something I remember when I read them again. 😁 Honestly, i had this impatient feeling, too, when I was reading because the series (both Kharkanas and Witness) aren't finished and I kept thinking "It's okay to not like them now. I can always reread them when the series is finished." 😂
@@PetrikLeo haha yeah I can see how them not being finished can influence a read too. Man I can barely keep myself from rereading them. It has been a little over a year since I finished MBotF and I'm dying to read it again. But I'm reading lots of other stuff and so I can somewhat contain my impulses haha.
All books that I would never read just because you said they were that bad I will never tackle the rest of the Wheel of Time too many boring books in between and I'm not a big Brandon Sanderson fan so it doesn't surprise me that a lot of the books on this list are from him I like a more fast-paced action oriented fantasy it's really horrible to found out that you didn't like A War to end All,I was looking forward to reading that but to find out the main characters take a back seat is very disappointing I can deal with a slow pace as long as something is happening I said this numerous times on this channel though you read all the books that I wouldn't read another great video keep up the good work... and yes I like the negative review videos
Thank you so much! I definitely won't fault you for not trying Wheel of Time anymore. I'm a Brandon Sanderson fan, but I think it shouldn't come as a surprise some of his books (there are a LOT) won't click with me, especially the experimental ones. :)
Me: "It's completely fair. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and that includes stating any negatives." Also me: "Did you just speak ill of our fantasy lord and savior Steven "Erikson" Lundin? Unsubscribed, Unfollowed, Unloved!" (joking, obviously)
I'll never press the dislike on you, "17:48" you are entitled to your opinion (which I value greatly and which I never disagreed with nor was disappointed by so far) You do your thing and if someone think differently they can always comment on the pros of reading a book that you've disliked (sell it to me) You also have admitted to do rereads and being honest about books that could have been read under better circumstances or reading moods (happened to me many times) so you give more than a fair chance to every book and you are not dismissive. So when you are vocal about your disappointment in this book or that book: I believe you !
Of course 7/10 is a good rating, it’s my default rating for good books that I liked, but they don’t represent anything more than being good/ok/fun. How on earth is 5/10 a bad rating? It’s exactly in the middle!
@@PetrikLeo For me, it's a book that didn’t make any impression on me, neither positive nor negative, it just flowed over me without leaving any impression and I’ll probably forget about it after a week. Or when the flaws balance the strengths. I rarely give 5/10 ratings, because I usually drop such books. I can't even hate-read them! ;-)
Terrible takes on Malazan stuff. Kharkanas is better than BotF and TGiNW is Middle of the road Malazan with incredible emotional moments. My most disappointing read this year was Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. Honestly killed my interest in Sanderson
I fully realize I'm close to being alone on The God is Not Willing, but Kharkanas being better than BotF is close to shocking to me. I mean, you're saying two books are better than the entire ten books? If you think so, then it's your opinion and there's nothing wrong with that. But personally speaking, it's a far cry from the greatness of Malazan BotF imo. I also know tons of readers, like me, who practically worship Malazan BotF and dislike Kharkanas, too. So, I'm not the only one on this! :)
@@PetrikLeo to make an argument that two books can't be better than ten is making an argument that quantity is more important than quality. To be clear I was being disingenuous but I do think Kharkanas is one of the finest bits of literature available in fantasy and there is nothing like it anywhere. When it is finally finished I do think it has the potential to be better than BotF and that's my honest opinion. I know that, just like your TGiNW opinion, my opinion about Kharkanas is not popular 😂 but I hope someday it gets the attention I think it deserves
@@bryson2662 I disagree with you but I can't deny Kharkanas contain some of Erikson's best writing. Who knows, maybe the appearance of the third book will rejuvenate the series. I'm certainly not giving up on Kharkanas yet!
Hmm. I think you do a lot of deslike videos and i honestly like the happy ones. Remember that the more your chanel grows the more opinions will filter. Youl have to grow thick skin and choose your batles carefully. Their usualy not right. My recomendation, do what you wana do ALL THE TIME. Stick to this rule and you chould be fine❤ ps. I like frugal. 😊
@@PetrikLeo oops. Let me rephrase: i dont understand why they say you dont do any negetive revews. Cuse you do. Miss understanding. Sorry bout that.❤️ i like your happy vids😌
You shouldn't lose any sleep about the books you didn't care for. Everyone has varying tastes and reading is so subjective. We appreciate you Petrik!❤
Thank you so much! Totally true, Suzanne! :)
We just want honest reviews, which you deliver beautifully. Thank you, Petrik
Always! You're welcome. And thank you!
I think negative reviews are very useful. Lowering our expectations before reading will actually lead to better experience, because if we end up liking them it will be a nice surprise.
Now that is a good point! I have certainly experienced that. Just recently actually with Cytonic. It was not as bad as I thought it would be.
I like seeing both positive and negative reviews because honesty comes with both. And I can't remember most of what I read in WoT 😅. The relationships were the worst part. Totally agree with Perrin's relationship, it made no sense whatsoever.
Very true on reviewing. That's why I still post them all on my Goodreads account. I just don't feel it's necessary to post too much on them, too, on my channel. Also, not a surprise regarding on Wheel of Time. There are way too many superflous details. xD
Always fun to see a video like this once in a while, always reminds me of your transparency and honesty in your reviews and opionions.
I don't like making it, but at the same time, I do believe it is necessary to post as long that it's not all the time. 😅 Talking about books I dislike too often actually gets me down.
@@PetrikLeoyes yes, you've mentioned it previously as well. I also believe that you should do what satisfies you the most! Unrelated but did you join the SunEater server? People were trying to find ways to invite you but don't know what happened next. CR also comes by frequently. (Ignore if this is a repeated comment, I've been trying to send but it gets deleted.)
@@vivekkhimself I don't think I've been asked or invited! TH-cam comments don't allow links so that's probably why I haven't received any. That said, I don't want to feel like I'm intruding or something. 😂
@@PetrikLeo oh no! Yeah youtube dosen't allow the links. We always welcome you, you won't be intruding. I'll try to get you the link somehow. Thanks for the reply!
Normally, any fantasy author would be thrilled to be mentioned in a video by you, Petrik. In this case, however, it’s a relief not to be mentioned! I’m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy The God Is Not Willing, but I wish you the best for your remaining books of 2023!
Thank you so much, Philip! Haha I guess that's true. 😂 I wish you the best reading, too!
Ah, the delicate line of reviewing- when you have to be truthful and don't want to be hurtful. It's hard and I applaud you for doing an admirable job, Petrik.
I haven't read newest Fletcher, but I do have some fears about it because to me it felt he developed, as a writer, in other direction and that was a series he wrote years ago. And even I am not the same reader I was when I was reading it. I love him, but nothing really reached the same heights as Manifest Delusions for me. :(
As for Malazan, it's one of my favorite series, and I love how it's wrapped up so I wasn't into other books set in the same world at all. I actually read interview or ama where Erikson explained his vision about Karsa not even being in the book about Karsa and many readers were all into his explanation, but I am on the fence.
Thank you so much, Lila! It means a lot to hear that. And yeah, Manifest Delusions is so far the height of his writing, imo. That said, I have high hopes for the Obsidian Path trilogy, which I know is now finished! I had a great time reading Black Stone Heart! As for God is Not Willing, I know I'm on the unpopular opinion side. But I truly couldn't bring myself to feel immersed and compelled by the narrative, no matter how much I wanted to. :(
You never have to justify why you choose to only share your favourite reading experience on your YT, there's enough negativity already in the world! That said, I do really appreciate the occasional disappointments list because that only helps getting to know your tastes better. Very sorry that Sanderson had some bummers in there this year, but hey, what can you expect when the man has written SO many bangers!
And I hope I enjoy A War to End All more whenever I may get to it, but I have to admit the priority is not high 👀
Thanks for sharing, Petrik!!
Thank you so much, Esmay! Yeah that's true. I completely agree with you regarding the frequency of sharing negative reviews. It's only understandable that some books by Sanderson won't click with me. The guy writes way too many books at such a rapid pace hahaha. I hope you'll enjoy A War to End All more than I did! :)
I appreciate your honesty about the Malazan books
I'm reading Forge of Darkness and I'm looking forward to something that isn't Book of the Fallen but in the Malazan world
Thank you, James! I hope you have better reading experience on Kharkanas trilogy than I did!
Thank you Petrik. It helps me to know what a reviewer likes/dislikes because I can compare my reviews to yours which allows me to invest time in reading/not reading your recommendations.
You're so welcome! Yeah, that's why I think video like this is necessary once in a while! 😁
You might find the audiobooks useful if you have a problem with the slower Wheel of Time books. Its worth getting through it as the pace picks up with the Sanderson books and the reward of completing wheel of time is massive- many people feel a sense of profound loss when there are no more books. I had to start an immediate re-read... 😆
If only I can do audiobook, I would've done it! But no worries. I will certainly persevere through the series. Two more slog books to go! :)
@@PetrikLeo Ah, ok I didn't realise you don't have access to the audiobooks!
@@andreabknight no no, I have access to them. I just can't concentrate using them. 😂😂
I liked all 4 secret projects, but I see why they didn't agree with you. WOT 7 and 8 should've been combined with 6 and 9, respectively. The plots flow together and work much better that way. 10 should've been cut entirely. I do not envy you for the next 2 books, man. Also, when are you going to read Will Wight's new series, The Last Horizon? I've finished both books and I'm loving it! He even has bloopers at the end!
I haven't read book 9 and 10 of The Wheel of Time, but book 7 and 8 could certainly be reedited and combined into one book. I'm not sure when I will read The Last Horizon yet, though! I think I'll wait for more books first for this series! :)
Hey Petrik, ignore what ppl saying. There is always a liking to negativity in this world. One fantastic thing that i loved about your videos is positivity - the way you admire books - going in as detailed as appreciating cover artists. Let it be as is, please. Any book is a good book in my opinion. Cos, taste differs. There is a lot of effort being put in for one single book to come out to readers. We may like it or not - thats our personal opinion - just as for movies. Many hate Name of the wind series, mainly cos its incomplete - but that doesn make that a bad book iykyk. Its a classic example on how is a person's perception. For negative reviews, your goodreads review is good enough, like you said, i feel its unnecessary to post it all over again in your videos.
Thank you so much! As I said, I tend to spotlight books that I love than what I dislike on my channel. I post this kind of video only about twice a year. It's more like to inform what did not work for me for the sake of transparency rather than to really spotlight how much I dislike them all the time.
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Disillusionment!? 😂😂
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@@brokenredflag always
I appreciate your opinions. Every booktuber I watch has both good and disappointing books, like Murphy, Mike, etc. Have a great holiday season. 🎄 ✨
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate that! 😃
I do enjoy watching content on books people didn’t enjoy and why because sometimes those are books I would enjoy based on those reasons, since all tastes are different.
I personally get just as much out of both positive and negative as long as there is a ‘why’ for both so I can figure out if I think it’s for me. 😊
Very true! I can agree with that. It's when people say "this is trash" without any reason that I find the video a bit useless other than to hate. 😂
@@PetrikLeo yes I agree with that too!
Petrik, your content is great. Keep up the good work. Would much rather see more positive reviews anyway. One or 2 videos like this that hilight the 5-10 books that disappointed you the most and why would be helpful for those of us that share our taste on books and authors with you. In most cases if you are disappointed in a particular book I may still read it sometime, but may read via kindle or audible first before investing in a physical book for my collection.
Thank you so much! And yeah, I certainly don't plan to post a lot of videos like this per year. :)
I get you with Sunlit Man, I haven't read it, but the "expectations kills book" thing has happened to me in other books. I haven't read Robert Jordan (yet!) to comment, but I was surprised at "A war...", but I can get it. Sidelining main characters sometimes is not what readers are expecting! Great video, and thanks for the honesty!
Thank you so much, Livia! Expectations and excitement can be beneficial or disadvantageous toward a book. 🤣
I liked all of Erickson's Malazan's book up to the last book, which I found kind of a slag to get through. Maybe it's just me, but I feel he became way too philosophical in is later writing; to the point where I had no idea what was going on anymore. Perhaps I'm just not smart enough to follow along, but I had to give him up, which is a shame because the early Malazan books are some of the best fantasy books I've ever read.
You're not too wrong on that. I feel The Kharkanas trilogy and also The God is Not Willing are plagued with that barrage of philosophical that hinders the pacing.
I did have a lot of disappointing books too this year, hopefully it only can get better. happy reading to you!! 🎉
Good luck, Safina! Happy reading to you! 😁
Feel the same way about the Steven Erikson books. Tried, but couldnt get through. Now unlike you, I dont love the Malazan books either , but I found them more readable than his last week books ( same for Fall of Light yes)
I still love Malazan Book of the Fallen VERY much. But yeah, the Kharkanas trilogy and The God is Not Willing... Not so much. :/
I really like the opinions you give, straightforward and simple.
Question: you read so much so you have a large fantasy-sci-fi library in your memory and have you ever wondered to write a novel yourself?
Thank you! For your question, long story short, yes if time and financial favor me. :)
Like most of us :) and thansk for answering your viewers / fans questions
You make great videos Petrik, that’s why I never miss one. Keep doing what you’re doing👍🏼
And I truly appreciate that, Ernst. Thank you so much! 🙂
Im soooo bummed you were disappointed by TGINW bc i was looking forward to it, but our tastes have differed in the past so im still hoping!!!
I liked book 9 of WoT surprisingly but it wasnt a good series in my opinion. Have you seen how much Philip chase has been enjoying Janny Wurts’ Wars of Light & Shadow???
Yeahhh I hope you will love it more than I did! MANY people loved it. I will be, FINALLY, reading Wars of Light and Shadow this month. A kind viewer sent me a copy of the first three books!
I haven't read The Sunlit Man yet,but I'm on the same page with Path of Daggers,I really struggled with it,bottom two,alongside Crossroads of Twilight. I don't wish to watch negative reviews,just be true with your opinions,which I know you are.
P.S. I see a special edition of The Riyria Revelations behind you,hopefully you will show them to us in your next book-haul 😁.
Thank you so much, Ciprian! Oh yes, I absolutely will showcase The Riyria Revelations special edition in my next book haul. I will take pictures of them and share them on my Discord soon first! :)
I have been stuck on the Path of Daggers for the second year now, just no will to keep listening... but now, oddly enough, you gave me motivation to get back to it, so thank you :D
You can do it!! The second half is better, imo. 😁
Just start washing silk dresses while listening to it on at least 2.5 speed....
Those new Riyria books by Michael J. Sullivan look good on the the shelf. There's so much lackluster reception for Brandon Sanderson's Frugal Wizard and Sunlit Man. I'll probably read them regardless. Thank you.
Thank you! I think they look pretty too. I hope you'll enjoy Frugal Wizard better than we all did! 😂
I feel you on the infamous slog. I remember finishing Knife of Dreams and saying “omg FINALLY another good WoT book!” Hopefully you can push through books 9 and 10 quickly enough to get back to enjoying what you started the series for. Another excellent video!
Thank you so much, Brian! That's the plan. I will read book 9 next month. And then I only have the dreadful book 10 left to go through!
The problem IMO is that book 11 is good, 12 is amazing, 13 is okay and 14 is dreadful. It kinda doesn’t make it worth it to go through the slog.
Not sure if I’m ready for this video
It's.. PAIN. For me even more.
"For me, it definitely started from, book number seven." Pretty savage takedown, lol. It is fun to see understated burns.
Hahaha just being honest. 😂😂
You don't have explain yourself or apologize. We can learn just as much from "negative" videos as we can from positive. Screw the tone police. You rock, Petrik!
Thank you so much. I appreciate that! 😃
I like seeing videos you are passion about - negative or positive.
Thank you so much! 😁
A wild unpopular petrik has appeared
*throw Pokéball*
Catch me if you can! 😂
You’re so honest, Petrik, and therefore I trust your reviews so much, that I sometimes get burned by your reccs lol😂 for eg- I think Malice by John Gwynne is super overrated, but I really loved The Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb. Total opposite to you! Keep up the good work. We love your honesty and integrity.
Hahaha I think that's normal! It will be stranger if my recommendation works 100%. None of us are the exact same individual after all!
I have a Did not/Could not finish shelf.. some I want to revisit as my taste matures. thanks for the great work as always
You're welcome! I have some books I DNF that I plan to visit again someday! 😁
A tip for WOT books 9 and 10. You can skim (or even skip) Elayne's chapters because her storyline in those books has no effect on later books. That should make the books more bearable.
That is a good advice. I will take that into account. Elayne's chapters and Perrin's are the worst.
I felt absolutely the same way about Sunlit Man, that I just finished a week ago. Too much action, not enough character moments. I was also not a fan of how some of the Cosmere laws/magics were used in a new way that kinda starts to look like a softer use of everything, where anything is possible if we bent the rules a bit.
The too much action really is something I agree with. It felt like watching a flashy action movie with no substance.
PoD was my least favorite WoT book by far. I liked CoS though I agree it was a big step down from LoC. In my opinion tSR, FoH & LoC are the best of the series and taken together they are the best 3 book stretch in fantasy. Those 3 books were so amazing that the lesser quality of the next 4 books felt worse than it actually was. None of the next 4 are as bad as people let on like they are; not on rereads anyway.
I was reading them as they came out. My biggest issue with PoD wasn't what was in the book but what wasn't in it. There was something missing, lol.
I had been waiting for a year to find out what happened after the ending of book 7 only to not get any details about a certain something in book 8 and then have to wait 2 more years to find out. It was torture, lol.
But as much as it pains me to admit you will probably not like the next two books that much either since you don't like Perrin, Faile and Elyane. The slog in those books are two plotlines involving those characters. I won't get into it due to spoilers but even I, a WoT superfan, will admit those two plotlines drag on too long. If you don't like Perrin by now you won't suddenly like him in these books I don't think. In my opinion book 4 was the highlight for Perrin until book 11. Book 13 is also a very good Perrin book too. Even I'll admit there is no good Elyane book though there are a few good scenes from time to time.
I really love Fires of Heaven and Lord of Chaos. They were surprisingly incredible. But as you said, the next books after turned into something worse because of them haha. Urgh... Thanks for the encouragement. I will do my best. But yeah, you're right. Perrin, Faile, and Elayne are the worst of the series for me. It felt unfathomable. Even with the context of the series, Perrin is so obsessed with Faile despite their toxic relactionship. As you said, though, book 11 or 13 might redeem him but that's a LONG time hahaha.
Reading is so subjective, and personally I think a review talking about things that didn't work for you can sometimes be more helpful for a book finding its audience than a review just gushing about a book. I find ppl are very constructive in "negative" reviews and it helps me find what we have in common and dont have in common. As always though great reviews!
Thank you! And that is true! But personally and comparatively speaking, I very rarely read a book due to reading or hearing negative reviews. Constructive review is a different story, but a totally negative review where it just talks harshly about everything inside a book (I've been guilty of this, too) never convinced me to try reading a book. That said, I do talk about the books I dislike as constructively as possible, most of the time on my monthly wrap-up, but well, not all my subscribers watch my monthly wrap-up hahaha. I don't know, this is something I'm still trying to do and juggle better. I want to make sure I can actually provide constructive criticism on a dedicated negative review rather than going on a full blown rant.
@@PetrikLeo I agree im not a fan of a rant review! But love a constructive "negative" review! I loved this video of yours. It felt very insightful to what did or didn't work for you!
Instead of one book reviews cause I get those would suck to be negative only. I think something like this every couple months when you have enough to talk about would work well!
@@CoverswithCassidy Something like this every few months sounds feasible. Maybe once a quarter. I'll think about this. Thank you so much, Cassidy! 😊
I just finished The Dragon Reborn, and it just didn’t work for me. I enjoyed eye of the world and adored great hunt, so this was disappointing. I had high hopes considering how well reviewed this installment is. Not a good sign being that I haven’t reached the slog yet.
All I can say is best of luck. I found Shadow Rising to be one of the weakest of the series, but Fires of Heavean and Lord of Chaos rejuvenated my interest in the series! 😁
I for one am glad to see popular authors on the list! (Imop Brandon Sanderson is a little overrated and becoming too mainstream) great video thou
Haha thank you! I tend to love Sanderson's books, but his rapid and many books doesn't mean he can keep on pouring great books. Especially when it's something as experimental as the secret project novels!
Most of those were pretty popular opinions I think, at least concerning the Sanderson and the WoT novels. No one likes to be disappointed, but we all feel it sometimes.
My most disappointing books I've finished* reading in 2023 (My Really Unpopular Opinions):
- A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab. This is my only 1-star book that I finished reading this year. Horrible downturn to the Shades of Magic series. Worst Read in 2023.
- Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan. I thought I would love Flintlock Fantasy, but resolutions were so bad, and repeated exactly the same in 5/6 storylines.
- The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan. The plot is so paper thin - go do a thing. no, you didn't do it right for the other books to happen, so go do it again.
- Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson. My fingers are still wrinkled after reading 20+ boring bath and eating scenes.
- The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. The MC is evil, slaps his teenage son and knocks him out, and this causes his son to now idolize (not hate) him. No joke. That happens.
- The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter. The MC doesn't understand the rules of his own world, makes dumb decisions, faces zero consequences, everyone else suffers instead.
Most of those books are beloved by the fantasy community, so clearly it's just me! It's interesting to see books some love, but others are disappointed by.
* I put the disclaimer of "finished reading" because I had 3 DNF's this year that would qualify. But, they didn't get a full and fare shake. They were Jonathon Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (DNF 3 pages in), The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu (DNF 3 chapters in), and The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (DNF at 25%). I guess they were my most disappointing openings of 2023.
I will say half of my list are unpopular opinions, the rest are probably more varied. And from your list, I can only agree with A Gathering of Shadows. I gave that book 1.5 stars. I can't believe A Darker Shade of Magic, which I enjoyed, could lead to that. So much potential thrown away. The rest, as you said, you might be the only one disliking them hahaha.
Yay- Salty Petrik is back 😁
Just a bit! Hahaha :D
While Frugal Wizard was meh for me and it kind of reminded me of those old sci-fi magazine stories, my biggest disappointment of the year was definitely Perks of Being Wallflower. I mean it’s one of these mysterious things in universe how so many millions can love book so much and I find myself not seeing it at all.
I actually enjoyed watching that movie. But yeah, I don't have any motivation to try out the book. 😂
I felt this way about The Secret History. Very cool setting, very interesting idea, but fell so flat I just didn’t get the love for it. How you take in a book is so influenced and conditional on your experiences up to the point when you read the book, it could be they you’d have loved it had it been on your TBR at a different time in life.
***Notices the top of Meruem's head on T-shirt.... Smashes subscribe button***
Hahaha! Good catch! 😂
Here's my disappointing reads
End of watch by Stephen king
Camp zero by Michelle min sterling
The reunion by kayla Olsen
Normal people by sally Rooney
A chain of iron and gold
The flatshare by beth o'Leary misrule by heather walter sequel to malice
Poster girl by veronica roth
I haven't read any of them. Whew! 😂
@@PetrikLeo good for you 😉
When I saw this thumbnail, I legit said out loud, "Yeay! Salty Petrik!" 😅
Omg 🤣🤣
I think hearing negative reviews sometimes helps following understand a reviewer more than positive ones. Post occasional negative video reviews. Most people that follow TH-cam aren’t paying much attention to Goodreads. I have been on goodreads for many years, but honestly I never even think about it when I’m watching a content creator on TH-cam.
Yeah, I definitely have realized this. I actually do post and talk about the things I dislike constructively on my channel, but most of the time they're on videos like this and also monthly wrap-ups. I think it's also because I started from Goodreads that I kept thinking most people who follow me here came from there. Apparently not... :D
I was more lukewarm on The God is Not Willing, it had enough redeeming qualities to keep it away from a Disappointing list for me but yeah, far from a favourite read of the year.
My most disappointing read would R Scott Bakker's detective novel Disciple of the Dog.
Yeahhh... I was surprised to hear you didn't love God is Not Willing. Now I'm not surprised... 😂
I think negative reviews are useful. I enjoy the way you handle them already though. Please don't do more. A lot of content nowadays is so driven by ragebait and clicks it is just distressing. Not everything has to be negative and I truly think how you currently handle your channel and your Goodreads is phenomenal. It's a brightspot in an otherwise dark void.
A sidenote: You have been an inspiration to me as have several other smaller book youtubers. Thank you for doing what you do.
I totally get that, and I'm so tired with negative contents too. That's why I post these kind of videos only about twice or three times per year. 😅
I actually really respect you for not trying to gain views from negative content - it’s so easy and cheap. All those ‘I read Fourth Wing so you don’t have to’ videos are pathetic: you have one life!!! Why read something you know is not your style???
I’m so happy for content creators who aren’t trying to get engagement from roasting books, which is why you and Elle are some of my favorites
Thank you so much! 😊 I see way too many "I read 4th Wing so you don't have to" video popping up on my feeds. If I do read the book and I dislike it, and I post a review, it will be a standard book review. 😂 That said, i don't even know when that will happen. I rely on my reading mood to pick the books I'm reading!
@@PetrikLeo it’s normal to pick something and dislike it! I just find it weird to make a big deal out of it, with long videos mocking these books, or to actively go after books that you know you won’t like just to trash talk them, you know?
omg petrik i hope i feel a different way about “the war to end all” i love manifest delusions and im even rereading the series to get to the last book 😅
I did the same. I reread the entire series in preparation for it only to be left disappointed. I hope you'll love it more than I did!
I enjoyed winters heart but crossroads of twilight is definitely the worst (book 8 was bad too) but then followed up by one of the best in book 11. The slog is a slog but it’s all worth it in the end
I will certainly persevere! :)
I just finished book 7. I actually liked book 7 a lot. I liked reading more about the political maneuvers and scheming.
I am loving the WoT but because of the world, the politics, Mat, and a lot of the side characters. The other main characters I find can be very frustrating more often than not. I actually couldn't stand Mat until the Band of the Red Hand and now he has become my favorite. Rand is interesting too, but I just can't with his love haram.
Petrik would you think of it as heresy if one were to read the fan edit version of Whell of Time. Were they compile book 7 and 8 into one and 9 and 10 into one as whell?
I haven't read book 9 and 10 yet so can't say anything on this. What is the fan edited version of Wheel of Time? I think this is the first I heard of it. 😅
@@PetrikLeo It's like those fan edits of The Hobbit or the Star Wars movies made by fans to either make it better or just diferent. I saw it on reddit once were a fan compiled those books like that. Altought I think it went to far since she said she compiled the last 3 books into one. It's easy to google on reddit and I think she let links to the books on pdf.
I really agree with you on The God is Not Willing. I loved the main series, I've re-read it twice since I finished it. I only gave this book a 6/10 and DNF the first Kharkanas book. I think Erickson has gotten too philosophical. It seems to be the writing style he enjoys the most but I liked the dirty gritty nature of the main series, I don't care as much about them waxing poetic about the nature of life. The Malazan marines in this one seem to stop every 5 pages to save someone and then when that person is astonished they say "we're malazan marines mam, it's what we do".
Side note, after thinking about it a minute or three, the change to a more philosophical approach begins by about book 7 of the main series. Bonehunters is one of my favorite books ever and it is the last really gritty dirty book.
I did not expect someone will agree with me regarding The God is Not Willing here! 😂 But yeah, I think one of my main issues with the book is also how unmemorable and barely distinguishable are the Malazan marines from one another. After reading 10 books in BotF, it felt like most of the Malazan marines acted or behaved similarly. This is an issue that has started popping up since Reaper's Gale, but in here it was so noticeable. Also, although incredibly well-writren, the philosophical waxing by this stage of the series definitely gets in the way of the pacing, imo.
Plus no Karsa Orlong!?
I understand the need to talk about books that disapointed, but I also much prefer to talk about those that excited. 😉
Same here, that's why I don't make a lot of videos like this. I think it's good to have a few though. Plus, I already talked about them on my monthly wrap-up as well. :)
The Path of Daggers is my next the Wheel of Time book. I'm nervous 😅.
It's better than A Crown of Swords, imo. But opinions differ. Best of luck!
If you can make it through Crossroads of Twilight, it’s all good from there!
I value your reviews--posititve or negative. Review any book you want!
Thank you so much! I will keep this in mind for sure! 😊
The Salt n Spice in this episode *chefs kiss*
I loved Sunlit Man....
Dnf'ed the frugal wizard's one
WoT I hate PoD I'm surprised that you enjoyed that more than book 7 honestly
Finally Malazan, I hated the first book in his prequel trilogy, I couldn't finish it so haven't touched anything outside the main 10 yet.
Haha thank you so much! And yeah, I wouldn't say hate, but Forge of Darkness did not satisfy me at all. 😂 Elayne and Perrin's chapters in PoD certainly tested my patience, but fortunately, I enjoyed reading the rest!
I still have to get through 400 hours of Malazan before anything after is even on my horizon 🤪
Hahaha that's still a while!! Epic journey awaits you, though! 😊
@@PetrikLeo 😜
Salty Petrik strikes again!
But only 6 disappointments over the full year? It sounds like a pretty good year of reading!
Oh there are MORE. But these disappointed me the most. 😂
While Frugal Wizard was a little bit of a disappointment, especially after the high that Tress was for me, all in all I liked it. And the graphic design was phenomenal. With Sunlit Man I felt, that I just didn't know enough yet since I am not fully caught up with the Cosmere. I expected this, so I wasn't really disappointed. My only real disappointment this year was Redshirts by John Scalzi. I love Star Trek and liked other Scalzi books (Old Man's War for example) but this did not work for me AT ALL. Way too meta for my taste. And if felt sloppily written. I am no prose snob but the the amount of "A said, B said, A said, B said" was staggering and often annoyed me.
Luckily my reading year was pretty good otherwise :)
As long that you have a great reading year, that's the most important thing. I haven't read anything by John Scalzi yet, so i can't give my opinion on his books. Too bad Redshirts was a miss, though!
@@PetrikLeo I think many people like it. Just not me 😁
Dude, I was so interested about what your opinion of TGiNW was going to be because, for some reason, it felt that Steven made a mistake returning to a world after ten years of lost momentum. I was hoping it was going to be great, but I kind of had a bad feeling about it. Some things should be laid to rest; Malazan is a staple series in fantasy and its popularity will never diminish...let it go, Steven.
MANY people love it so I'm definitely on the unpopular opinion side when it comes to The God is Not Willing! But for me, I do think none of the books outside of the main series could reach the quality of the books in the main series.
@@PetrikLeo I think the majority of the hard core malazan fans consider kharkanas to be atleast both top 5 malazan books while witness seems to appeal a lot more to the normal fans.
@@PetrikLeopersonally I feel that thinking any of Steve’s work outside the main 10 is worse than gotm is ridiculous
@@danielgwynne7266 Kharkanas is still better than Dust of Dreams at the very least, imo. But Gardens of the Moon is great on reread and better than Forge of Darkness. So feel free to think it's ridiculous. That said, I will agree I might end up enjoying Kharkanas much more on reread someday. So this is my opinion for now.
@@PetrikLeo I mean dust of dreams is my 3rd favourite of the main 10 behind 10 and 8.
Perrin was an early favorite of mine but gets completely forgotten and then comes back as a very bland character. I’m a big Egwene and Mat fan.
I'm starting to lime Egwene, which is a pleasant surprise. Mat and Rand have always been my favorites though! 😁
Thankfully not any books I planned on reading 😅
Dodged a bullet! 😂
I don't really believe in negative reviews. There is something for everyone and there in lies the beauty 🎉❤
True. Every opinion is subjective. 😊
@@PetrikLeo having agreed to that, your tastes are remarkably close to mine 🙌🏼🤓
I don’t entirely understand wheel of time fans. Everybody gets something different out of the books and there’s really no common consensus among fans. I adored book 6 because I was really glad to have a book focused on Rand and how he responded to his new position of power. But after entering the slog and trying to figure out if fans felt the same way I did, I saw many people claim that the slog starts with Book 6!
The series is WEIRDLY received despite being one of the most influential fantasy series. 😂 Imo, there are many issues with the series, and it's a matter of which reader can tolerate or accept which issues. That's why the slog opinion differs a lot among readers but many agree book 9 and 10 are the weakest of the entire series. 😂
I have yet to get past book 3 of the WoT series. I really wanted to like it but couldnt. Then I tried Terry Goodkind's series. Really liked the first three books but couldnt get into the rest... and then I discovered A Story of Ice and Fire. After that series and The First Law series, I don't think I'll go back. WoT seems to be YA fantasy and GRRM/Abercrombie for adults. Respect the heck out of Jordan, just dont really like his books.
@@coldkissofsteel to be totally fair, the wheel of time series gets a lot more adult and complex starting in book 4. The first 3 are fairly generic fantasy but 4, 5, and 6 really help the series mature. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are slow and carefully explore specific aspects for the world, but there is a shockingly low amount of plot development. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still fairly standard fantasy, but it treats the basic fantasy aspects with respect while also going into ridiculous amounts of depth
Good to know. I own them all, and most are signed, so I might as well finish. And yes, I read my signed books, haha.
Two of my biggest disappointments this year are The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, and Malice by John Gwynne. Some books just don't work for everyone.
Oh wow. Those are some of my favorite books! 😁
I really didn’t like the lies of Locke Lamora 😢 but loved the faithful and the fallen saga.
Oh man, love the spines of the Riyria Revelations special editions.
The spines are beautiful. The cover art, too. I wished they didn't go with the blue color twice, though. Really felt odd!
Holy hell just saw those. No joke those are gorgeous.
@@PetrikLeo You can pre order damaged ones right now. You are right, the cover art is beautiful. Do they have any interior art work?
@@UNIDiver unfortunately no. Imo, they are actually very overpriced. They come with premium acid free paper and smyth sewn binding, but what you see here is what you get. There are new author's notes though but no interior illustrations felt like they cheapened out on the editions.
Frugal wizard read like a donald duck comic
LOL 🤣
Sorry Petrik, you're gettin' old. That's all there is to it. Each year from here on out the disappointments and overall crankiness only goes up and up. Someday you'll assume your final form as something akin to Anton Ego from Ratatouille
Oh god that is an imagery. Does it mean the final form of Salty Petrik is Grumpy Old Petrik!?
Additionally, you'll keep collecting more copies of The Sword of Kaigen just to know your viewers can never get their hands on one for 600 in eBay for that gorgeous hard cover@@PetrikLeo
NOOOO Petrik, i loved The God is not Willing, how could you??? just kidding, of course your opinion is fine :D
Believe me. I really WANT to love it, too. 😢
Yeah but you are right, if the books outside the main series didn`t click you should not continue, i liked all of them but why read it if there is so much outside . Like the Wandering Inn ;)@@PetrikLeo
@@misterknister23 hah! That is true. Starting Wandering Inn next year!
Man that's a bummber about God is Not Willing. I LOVED it and here is some of the reasons why (spoilers ahead). Stillwater is one of the best characters in the broader series IMO (I'm very surprised you didn't enjoy her. It seems like everyone loves her to death. But she is one of those Hellian type crazy mofo characters and maybe you don't enjoy those?). The themes were just as much on point as always, though much more narrow, as well as not explored that aggresively. But still very impactful stuff: global warming, consequences of one's past deeds (through both Damisk and Rant - implicitly Karsa), pride of a people and more. The story is contatined, powerful and written with amazing pacing. I mean the conflict is very clear very early on, the characters explode off the page within just a few paragraphs and all are fantastic IMO.
Stillwater is incredible. Her deeply flawed and "curved" understanding of the world does not only lend itself to some of the funniest dialogue I've ever read, but it very interesting. She genuienly doesn't get it. But she pushes through and builds her own understanding that works for her. Her facing off the Hound in the end was brilliant. Throwing the stick like you would to a puppy... fucking CRAZY. Anyx Fro is a great companing of hers too.
Spindle acts like THE Malazan veteran of this book and is perfect for this role. He is the Fiddler of this series in a sense (he is obviously different from Fiddler and has a different voice and all, but his role is of the veteran in a similar way to how Fiddler is too). Also his climactic scene about his bittersweet survival is a great revelation to the mystery of why he doesn't want to use magic and was very beautifully written. Erikson did a fantastic job of sublty including the mystery so that it isn't heavy handed and for the most of the book, one thinks it is just a character quirk. But then it is all brought home in a beatiful yet very sad way; it really hit me.
The captain is interesting and has a great voice as well: a gentle weird man that is not afraid to get absolutely brutal in a fraction of a second. The whole Malazan group is exactly what I've come to expect from the Malazan army. But there is also a very cool twist that the new emperor introducted: literally everyone is a god damn mage! Plus, they now use mine fields, which is a brutal and obvious development of the army. So good, but so sad as well when we see Teblor blown to bits in the almost anticlimactic "battle". Also, the reveal in the end that Oams is indeed NOT a Claw but probably a Talon instead was so good. In the end, everyone was right to some degree haha.
Rant and Damisk are amazing. Damisk has to face his past deeds of horror, murder and kidnapping. Truly fantastic grey character. Rant is great, because we get to witness a young victim of Karsa's mistakes trying to grapple with it all, grow and find their place in the universe. Is he defined by Karsa? This also implicitly further deepens Karsa's character so much.
Also, compassion is still a pillar of the Malazan army as it always has been. Stillwater, Anyx Fro and Benger going out of their way to save Sarlis was a beautiful gesture and an incredible scene. Malazans turning from fighting Teblor to saving their lives in about 0.01 seconds was unbelievable and the way it was all handled brought me to tears (like Erikson has the ability to do so often and rarely any other auther can).
So yeah, to sum up, this is a book with great characters, themes, connected to a greater narrative about the consequences of Karsa's deeds and is a powerful contained story. The narrative was also super FUN. The battles are unique and great as always and the world builing stuff never disappoints either. On the other hand the dialogue and lots of scenes are also super funny. I want to say so so much more too. Like how Erikson explores our connection with wildlife and provides a different view from say that of in Kharkanas (here it is more personal and intimate, while in Kharkanas he explores the consequences of "industrialization"). There are a lot of questions being raised about envirnmentalism in his books and I don't see that aspect talked about enough.
P.S. about Kharkanas: it is more of Erikson's passion project I feel like and far more niche than even MBotF. I personally love it to death, but yeah it is a HEAVY read. Erikson is even less interested in "satisfying" the reader than usual. Niflrog made a great video on how Kharkanas "is not for you" (you standing for the most general Malazan reader) and I recommend checking it out.
I love hearing how much you loved The God is Not Willing! but when it comes down to it, you have stated one of the main reasons I did not enjoy The God is Not Willing. I did not find Stillwater as amazing as many Malazan fans think. I don't know why. She is the most interesting of the Malazan marines in this book, but I couldn't find myself invested in her. Rant and Damisk are the most intriguing parts of the novel, imo.
To be fair, I already have some issues with Erikson's "voice" with the Malazan marines in Book of the Fallen since Reaper's Gale. So many of them sound like the same person with different actions. This isn't Erikson's downfall, too. It's due to the series having so many POV characters. There is a limit to how many distinct voices an author can give in the same series, imo.
I also did not find any of the banters here hilarious or fun, which is an oddity because this is one of my favorite parts of Book of the Fallen. So yeah, overall, although I can see why so many people loved it, it just fell short for me. I have a feeling Kharkanas and this book would work much better on reread, and maybe it might happen in the future, but for now, my heart is stuck in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Your insights actually might improve my reread, though. :D
@@PetrikLeo thats fair! I do think that the marines fall into a similar "voice" to an extend, but I still found them to be distinct enough (this goes for Bonehunters too of course). However, I personally always found that to be a natural consequence of the fact that these people have been living in a group together for a long long time. They have an internal way of speaking and communicating. I think this is very intentionally written, because as soon as we cut away from the marines, we go into a totally different set of voices that always feel more distinct. And of course there is the truth that there is so many characters, it is difficult to have very distinct voices for all of them. If you didn't find it enjoyable, you didn't find it enjoyable. It is what it is haha.
Kharkanas is a different beast altogether though. It is a tragedy, written in an intentionally poetic way. You will rarely get "cool" scenes or humor, barring the Jaghut, who are always hilarious. The prelude to Forge of Darkness spells it all out. It is possibly my favorite beginning to a book. Maybe a reread could help, but I doubt it.
@@berserker8884 That's very true to all you said. I certainly plan to do a second read of the entire Malazan Book of the Fallen someday and see how I'll fare with Kharkanas and The God is Not Willing after that. Not sure when that will happen, though. But I enjoyed discussing these with you. Definitely will be something I remember when I read them again. 😁 Honestly, i had this impatient feeling, too, when I was reading because the series (both Kharkanas and Witness) aren't finished and I kept thinking "It's okay to not like them now. I can always reread them when the series is finished." 😂
@@PetrikLeo haha yeah I can see how them not being finished can influence a read too. Man I can barely keep myself from rereading them. It has been a little over a year since I finished MBotF and I'm dying to read it again. But I'm reading lots of other stuff and so I can somewhat contain my impulses haha.
All books that I would never read just because you said they were that bad I will never tackle the rest of the Wheel of Time too many boring books in between and I'm not a big Brandon Sanderson fan so it doesn't surprise me that a lot of the books on this list are from him I like a more fast-paced action oriented fantasy it's really horrible to found out that you didn't like A War to end All,I was looking forward to reading that but to find out the main characters take a back seat is very disappointing I can deal with a slow pace as long as something is happening I said this numerous times on this channel though you read all the books that I wouldn't read another great video keep up the good work... and yes I like the negative review videos
Thank you so much! I definitely won't fault you for not trying Wheel of Time anymore. I'm a Brandon Sanderson fan, but I think it shouldn't come as a surprise some of his books (there are a LOT) won't click with me, especially the experimental ones. :)
3 out of 5 is a decent rating. .... and yes, I'm binge watching my favorite TH-cam creators! It's been a busy couple ... 3... 4... months! 😆 🤣 😂
Hahaha I realize that. Thanks for watching my videos! :)
*chanting* SALTY PETRIK SALTY PETRIK
I AMMM HEREEE 🧂
The Lost Paladin waits for you...
Which book is that again? 😅
I just know this video is gonna mention WoT 😅
And you're absolutely right hahahaa!
Me: "It's completely fair. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and that includes stating any negatives."
Also me: "Did you just speak ill of our fantasy lord and savior Steven "Erikson" Lundin? Unsubscribed, Unfollowed, Unloved!"
(joking, obviously)
I know right!? I feel like I have blasphemed. I LOVE Malazan Book of the Fallen.
Hard disagree on The God is not Willing.
I don't think anyone will agree with me on it. I still feel like an alien for not liking it. 😂
Faele, most annoying character ever 👍👍
I dislike this character to my veins. 😂
Salty Petrik!!! Yes!!! hahah
Haha thank you, Dino!
Petrik, a little salty on this video, not too bad. Of course you can't love everything!!
True! Thank you so much, Frank!
Saltiness at it's best! 😛😆😁
Hahaha just a bit of salt! :p
This video was… disappointing 😆
Fair enough 😂
I'll never press the dislike on you, "17:48" you are entitled to your opinion (which I value greatly and which I never disagreed with nor was disappointed by so far) You do your thing and if someone think differently they can always comment on the pros of reading a book that you've disliked (sell it to me) You also have admitted to do rereads and being honest about books that could have been read under better circumstances or reading moods (happened to me many times) so you give more than a fair chance to every book and you are not dismissive. So when you are vocal about your disappointment in this book or that book: I believe you !
Thank you so much for the understanding! 😃 I truly appreciate that!
7/10 is considered Mid, while 5/10 would be trash.
I still think 7/10 is good! That said, the 7/10 is certainly a disappointment for me depending on the book. For Sunlit Man, I expected at least 9. 😂
Of course 7/10 is a good rating, it’s my default rating for good books that I liked, but they don’t represent anything more than being good/ok/fun. How on earth is 5/10 a bad rating? It’s exactly in the middle!
@@Belladonna_Q I will say 5/10 is disappointing but still readable. 4 and below is where thinga gets dicey. 😂
@@PetrikLeo For me, it's a book that didn’t make any impression on me, neither positive nor negative, it just flowed over me without leaving any impression and I’ll probably forget about it after a week. Or when the flaws balance the strengths. I rarely give 5/10 ratings, because I usually drop such books. I can't even hate-read them! ;-)
Terrible takes on Malazan stuff. Kharkanas is better than BotF and TGiNW is Middle of the road Malazan with incredible emotional moments.
My most disappointing read this year was Yumi and the Nightmare Painter. Honestly killed my interest in Sanderson
I fully realize I'm close to being alone on The God is Not Willing, but Kharkanas being better than BotF is close to shocking to me. I mean, you're saying two books are better than the entire ten books? If you think so, then it's your opinion and there's nothing wrong with that. But personally speaking, it's a far cry from the greatness of Malazan BotF imo. I also know tons of readers, like me, who practically worship Malazan BotF and dislike Kharkanas, too. So, I'm not the only one on this! :)
@@PetrikLeo to make an argument that two books can't be better than ten is making an argument that quantity is more important than quality. To be clear I was being disingenuous but I do think Kharkanas is one of the finest bits of literature available in fantasy and there is nothing like it anywhere. When it is finally finished I do think it has the potential to be better than BotF and that's my honest opinion.
I know that, just like your TGiNW opinion, my opinion about Kharkanas is not popular 😂 but I hope someday it gets the attention I think it deserves
@@bryson2662 I disagree with you but I can't deny Kharkanas contain some of Erikson's best writing. Who knows, maybe the appearance of the third book will rejuvenate the series. I'm certainly not giving up on Kharkanas yet!
Hmm. I think you do a lot of deslike videos and i honestly like the happy ones. Remember that the more your chanel grows the more opinions will filter. Youl have to grow thick skin and choose your batles carefully. Their usualy not right. My recomendation, do what you wana do ALL THE TIME. Stick to this rule and you chould be fine❤ ps. I like frugal. 😊
I posted 3 dislike video this year. I don't think that's a lot. This is out of more than 100 videos. 😂
@@PetrikLeo oops. Let me rephrase: i dont understand why they say you dont do any negetive revews. Cuse you do. Miss understanding. Sorry bout that.❤️ i like your happy vids😌