I honestly did not like the writing! I saw some saying it has a great and solid prologue and for me it was just many pages of confusion. I think readers of fantasy who enjoy historical fiction will most certainly enjoy this book.īefore reading this, I heard a lot about GGK prose and how it is so beautiful and you can’t get enough of it.

Unfortunately, it read more like a historical fiction which I don’t like -just personal preferences- and the fantasy elements were very underwhelming. I am not a big fan of historical novels in general and I read this for the fantasy parts. This is supposed to be an adult historical fantasy book. That is all cool but when I am reading a book, I put all these facts aside and judge what I am reading. I don’t have anything against the author, I know many people are in love with his writing and many are also impressed by the fact that he helped editing some of Tolkien’s works.

I don’t know how much this review will be helpful because as I said, I am in the minority here and I will be ranting so take it with a pinch of salt! I am going to break up my thoughts to elements as follows: This is my first time reading the author’s books but I guess the writing style is not just for me. Tigana was a book that I had so many expectations for because literally all my friends gave it a rating of 4 or higher save for a couple of friends who rated it lower than that. “In this world, where we find ourselves, we need compassion more than anything, I think, or we are all alone.”

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