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Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski

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johnw2806's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

gurgus's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

razzmataz's review

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3.0

I had to pick this book up several times to actually finish it, persevering through sheer will and the need to know what could possibly happen at the end of this series. Overall, it was really dense with side plot about politics that I didn’t particularly care for. The ending was oddly rushed and anti climactic, but at least Yen and Geralt could be happy. Was upset at the sudden death of literally all the side characters, and poor Dandelion was left without his friends :(

There were things I enjoyed about the Witcher books, mainly the shape humor and the endearing characters, but it got harder to stick with the meandering plot and complicated twists and turns. The short stories stood out the most in terms of qualities. I’m proud to have finished the whole series even if it was a slight struggle, and I’ll check out the last and final short story collection another time, perhaps I need a little break…

teal_raven's review against another edition

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3.0

The random change of voice and the constant back and forth gave me a headache. I loved the Witcher story but felt like this book was pushed to the finish line without the same energy of the others

jordibal's review against another edition

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5.0

Excelente final. El de verdad, no el fanfic simpático, pero intrascendente, de «Algo termina, algo comienza». Es un final de leyenda (muy consecuente con las brumas de Avalon del arranque del libro) que encaja bien con lo que llevamos varios libros sospechando. Y debe ser así, con un verdadero tiempo de odio: el que viene después de una gran guerra con grandes heridas abiertas y que han utilizado unos pocos para arrimar el ascua a su sardina.
Lo malo de las series tan largas con una única trama (más o menos) es que al final se pone a cerrar hilos con personajes que ni te suenan, y te pierdes bastantes guiños. Probablemente en los próximos años me relea los dos primeros, los más aventureros y menos frustrantes, pero los otros cinco tienen mucho relleno, a pesar de que es un viaje de lo más disfrutable.