Reviews
I’m sort of astounded this is a MW / TH book. It was a decent read but the story wasn’t very captivating.
This is enjoyable enough, but the writing is poorly executed. After finishing this, I'm in no hurry to find the second volume of the series.
1.5 stars I honestly believe that if i had read this book when i was way younger, i would have absolutely loved it. Now though, PHEW!!!! It's kinda hard to overlook the toxic fragile masculinity, the idiocy, pointless pride and female idiot quota that makes up the companions who are to save the world. Quite frankly the only person who had a lick of sense in this book was Raistlin. Riverwind aka Masculinity so fragile: How on earth did such a toxic character get written? This guy was supposed to be Goldmoon's le boo but apparently he couldn't handle her being his leader. How the heck do you fall in love with someone you clearly know will lead your people, essentially be your boss and start forming omg i fell in love with Goldmoon and not the chieftan's daughter? is this not madness??? ...still you are now their ruler- bitterness had crept into his voice - and i will be husband of Chieftain Goldmoon does the classic spineless female (I feel like this is something authors in this genre loved to do) and tries to comfort him dude goes "I was thinking about it last night. I've been gone so many years. My thoughts were of you as a woman. I did not realize- he swalloed and then drew a deep breath. I left Goldmoon. I returned to find Chieftain's Daughter" Goldmoon tries to reason with him, telling him she had no choice as her father had fallen ill and couldn't lead and if she hadn't stepped up to the plate so to speak someone else would have taken over. Know what masculinity so fragile did after this impassioned plea? "Riverwind listened his face stern and unmoving. He stared at a point above her head. We should get started he said coldly. It's nearly dawn". Dude kept disrespecting her at every turn until she finally asks for forgiveness for being Chieftain's daughter. "Oh my beloved. I am sorrier than i can say that you came home to chieftain's daughter and not Goldmoon" TF?????!!!!!!! He also apologises but excuses his behaviour on the fact that she didn't tell him all that she had been through.. I'm just here like TF?? At which point she agrees to rescind her title as Chieftain's daughter when their journey comes to an end. Of course he doesn't argue. At every point when Goldmoon had an opinion that didn't go with his, this.. this... little turd would shoot her down in the rudest way. like WTF???!!! I really do not understand how this utterly, despicable chauvanist got hailed as one of the heroes. Tanis: This was supposedly the leader of the group. I guess they chose him because he was a sturdy fellow but hot damn if there ever was a bland character this would be it. He was just bleh. Take a fucking decision be bloody decisive for crying out loud but nope. Dude couldn't even make up his mind about his love life Ugh!!! I don't know about you guys but when shit happens and the author keeps telling you, your heroes is scared and hands are shaking and they're ready to piss their pants (okay probably overboard there) but yeah, you start looking at them like okayyyyyyyyyyyyyy, can i get another hero please? Sturm: Another despicable human being who couldn't think for himself. Absolutely did not like this character simply because he was close minded little shit!! I absolutely could not understand why he hated Raistlin (maybe there's history there) and why at every turn he kept shouting that Raistlin had betrayed them.. Dude was dim honestly. Let's not forget the other times he would have gladly put the others in death's way just because his bloody knight oath or some shit like that said don't retreat.. Dude if you want to commit suicide, please go ahead, but don't drag the others into it. Tasslehoff Burrfoot: Fucking idiot character. Flint: Now that i think about it. Flint was just there can't say his character got fleshed out so much. Reminded me of the dwarf character in Lord of the Rings though. So maybe you can substitute the two. Apparently dwarves have the same personality across books. Goldmoon, Laurana and Tika: These were basically the 3 main female characters in the novel, with Laurana and Tika joining the group much later in the adventure. Goldmoon we already know, Tika is presented as a strong opinionated female character so i guess there's hope for her. Laurana is presented as the female who wants to prove to the guy she loves that she's all grown up and can fight. Miss me with that bull shit. but there you have it, the glorious female characters of Dragons of Autumn twilight. All in all it wasn't a very enjoyable book. I did not like the female characters were presented and there were instances were the continuation of scenes were off. That aside if you can stand the narration coming off like you're watching a kid's programme, chauvinistic characters, dim witted knights, bleh leaders you may enjoy the book.
Meet Tanis, Tas(slehoff), Raistlin, Camaron, Strum, Riverwind, and Goldmoon. Most of this group has just met again for the first time in five years the other two are new to the group, thrust into each others' company via need (at first). Throughout the story you see the companions go through a heroic and harrowing set of ordeals, ending on a melancoly high note for the first of a trilogy. If you like adventures, fantasy, and group dynamics you'll likely enjoy this one~I definitely recommend it regardless of if you enjoy Dungeons and Dragons.
This is a book that has a huge nostalgia factor for friends and family members of mine. They read and loved them as a child and look back on them fondly. I, however, am reading this as an adult who has never really tried to read the series. And now that I have, I am very certain I would like to stop. I did not find it particularly enjoyable, and here's why. The characters you meet at the beginning of the book are the same characters you meet at the end of the book. There is absolutely no character growth emotionally from beginning to end. You could argue that maybe Goldmoon and Riverwind got some, but even then they only worked out a tiny bit of conflict between themselves. This book is all plot and no real character growth and it kills me. The book also does a lot of telling you the past, rehashing things that came before the start of the story which I am told by a friend is covered in books about the individual characters. As a result, you get whole paragraphs of explaining something that happened between them a decade ago that doesn't really matter in the long run and doesn't really impact their relationship as far as it pertains to the book. I don't want to dump on it or leave spoilers here, but it just wasn't my cup of tea and I honestly can't recommend this to others. Two stars seems about right to me.
I really enjoyed this story, it was a classic fantasy tale with a really enjoyable cast. I liked the fact that they had established relationships based off previous adventures and that this felt like the sequel. A unique thing from my point of view.
This series was amazing! Ending was exactly what I expected and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment! Loved the characters and their interactions, especially interesting to see a story of characters with already established relationships and a story.
A little of this book was rather confusing at times, but once you understood everything that was going on and read through all of the explanations, the story was amazing. -update- This book still stands for me, loved it!! Raistlin is my book husband, for sure!
It has been nearly 25 years since I read this book and I have to say I enjoyed it just as much this time as I did the first time. I was a little hesitant to reread because I have gone back to some books I read as a teen and found that I didn't enjoy the nearly as much as I did the first time around. I am really glad that did not hold true for this book. It was like revisiting an old friend I hadn't seen in a very long time. I found that I remembered the characters decently well, however, I found that I didn't remember how the story played out all that much, so even though it was a reread for me in some sense it felt as if I was picking the book up for the first time and I can't wait to reread the other three this year! Also, because the way the book is written reminds me of a D&D campaign, it took me back to my teen years and the enjoyment I used to get when playing D&D. It almost makes me want to go back to playing D&D, although finding the time for that now is far harder than it used to be.
"Why was I different? Sturm wondered. But he knew the answer, even as he listened to the dwarf grumble. It was because of the dwarf, the kender, the mage, the half-elf… They had taught him to see the world through other eyes: slanted eyes, smaller eyes, even hourglass eyes. Knights, like Derek, saw the world in stark black and white. Sturm had seen the world in all its radiant colors, in all its bleak greyness." *Update: Just re-read this and to my surprise, I still really loved it despite of how cheesy it can be, and how it's clearly an 80s book. In fact, I kind of like the kind of magical, wondrous cheese this sometimes has - it's just perfect for taking you into a completely different and much more magical world. The world they are travelling is wonderful and so full of fascinating things, the characters are memorable, endearing, and often very funny, the pacing is fantastic, and my nostalgia does the rest to make this a 5 star book for my emotional side. My brain sometimes says "but!" and lists its flaws, so it stays at 4 stars, but I still enjoy this series very much.
When the other book left off, I knew there had to be more to this small trilogy to a huge series. Fans of the series will not be disappointed!
A little of this book was rather confusing at times, but once you understood everything that was going on and read through all of the explinations, the story was amazing.
I do like books for children. I really do. Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Nimble, Anne of Green Gables and so on is some of my favorites! But Dragons of Autumn Twilight did not really give me that spark most children-books do. Not like so many of the others I have read. In my opinion, the characters did not have any depth at all and that made it a bit tedious, not to mention that the bit you got told about the characters seemed predictable because of the stereotypes... I was not, personally, impressed but I do see why this book has gotten so popular. And I am sure that most children out there will love Dragons of Autumn Twilight , but it just didn't do anything for me...
