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Szrama (1996)

by Marina Dyachenko(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

8389951681 (ISBN13: 9788389951687)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Solaris

series

Скитальцы

review 1: This is the story of an arrogant and villainous young man who happens to get cursed for killing an innocent man and then walks all the way to love and redemption. I started The Scar without many expectations. I actually thought I would find it easy to associate with because of the Russian authors. What I got was a dark and a bit weird story that read more like a fairytale than a fantasy book. I had a hard time with the book to start with. I was horrified by the grotesquely negative MC, Egert, started as. I found all his actions exaggerated and unrealistic. Things didn't change when Egert got cursed. I started to warm to any of the characters way past the middle of the book. I ended up enjoying the latter part and I found the ending quite satisfying. On the whole, I had pr... moreoblems with both the characters and the story. For me, the characters lacked depth and this was a story whose sole purpose was to deliver an equivocal and loud edifying message to the reader. Combined with the dark feel of the story (I expected Baba Yaga to appear in her claw-legged cottage any time!), I was annoyed for the better part of the book. I think the story benefited a lot from Jonathan Davis' narration. My overall rating is 3.5 stars. I'm rounding up because of the latter part of the book and the narration.
review 2: A book worth reading, I feel. The story will drag in parts, yet somehow springs itself into captivating its audience at just the right time. Personally enjoyed the personification of cowardice and how it progressed to a point where only courage and death could be found. Admittedly, I dreaded picking up the book at times. It's near impossible to predict whether the journey of Egert was approaching greatness or another point of bland description in which our protagonist displays the very qualities we hate to see in ourselves. I enjoyed the read but I'm glad that it's over. less

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