A new one at:
http://frigidreads.blogspot.nl/2017/08/the-unholy-consult-by-r-scott-bakker.html (http://frigidreads.blogspot.nl/2017/08/the-unholy-consult-by-r-scott-bakker.html)
Speculiction:
http://speculiction.blogspot.nl/2017/09/review-of-unholy-consult-by-r-scott.html (http://speculiction.blogspot.nl/2017/09/review-of-unholy-consult-by-r-scott.html)
I'm seeing a common "complaint" about the books with these reviews - it's not all tied up in a pretty bow. No shit, that's part of the point of the writing - it was not done to screw the reader over, but to engage the reader in a way few authors can pull off.
Our society, often divided between those arrogantly assured of their salvation and immunity to the flames and those who honestly believe that those flames don't exist, has in large measure forgotten that horror even exists. Mr. Bakker brings us a small reminder that something as immense as eternity should not be taken casually. If Hell is an objective, provable fact in your universe, then it is a horrifying, gut churning, bowel loosening one and should be treated as such.
This reviewer agrees with me ... and he's a doctor, ooo aaah! The reward centers in my brain are firing on all cylinders ;D
frigid isn't a doctor nor does he claim to be. His editor, on the other hand, is a mutual friend and does have Phd.
frigid isn't a doctor nor does he claim to be. His editor, on the other hand, is a mutual friend and does have Phd.
Aw, nuts! I misread that - the editor is a phd ... oh, well, ego now deflated. Does Frigid have respects? Anything?
frigid isn't a doctor nor does he claim to be. His editor, on the other hand, is a mutual friend and does have Phd.
Aw, nuts! I misread that - the editor is a phd ... oh, well, ego now deflated. Does Frigid have respects? Anything?
I'm not sure what you're asking. He's a veteran of the US Marine Corps with an Anthropology degree who takes his Christianity seriously but who has no problems with being friends with godless atheists like yours truly.
Speculiction did a second review/addendum/piece (http://speculiction.blogspot.ca/2017/09/what-comes-next-questions-potential.html) on TUC!
Speculiction did a second review/addendum/piece (http://speculiction.blogspot.ca/2017/09/what-comes-next-questions-potential.html) on TUC!
Oh, I wonder who privately contacted him about this ... hmm
And the jury’s still out about Proyas. He may come to bear in the next series, but I’m mildly doubtful at this point. Some of that doubtfulness revolves around the fact that I’m not entirely sure that he’s even still alive.
Elitist Book Reviews (https://elitistbookreviews.com/2017/11/30/the-unholy-consult/)!
Elitist Book Reviews (https://elitistbookreviews.com/2017/11/30/the-unholy-consult/)!Turns out Bakker fans are not elitists after all :P
QuoteAnd the jury’s still out about Proyas. He may come to bear in the next series, but I’m mildly doubtful at this point. Some of that doubtfulness revolves around the fact that I’m not entirely sure that he’s even still alive.
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The previous reviews you've shared on this thread were much more impressive.
I'm surprised no one included this one: http://www.sfbrp.com/archives/1337
Did I miss it?
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I remember reading THE DARKNESS THAT COMES BEFORE and thinking that it was well-written. But I’m telling you, I went back and looked at the prose in that book, and it is well-written. BUT the writing in THE UNHOLY CONSULT makes THE DARKNESS THAT COMES BEFORE read like it was written by an elementary school student. Bakker has come a long way in his writing skill and technique, and I can’t help but think that this is killing his ability to tell a convincing story. At least it feels that way to me. The writing, as impressive as it is, just keeps getting in the way.
that his blog hurts his commercial appeal by turning away would-be readers but now I wonder if it's also hurt him creatively as well, having an adverse impact on his storytelling and how he writes fantasy.
Ah well...I'll be pleasantly surprised if he publishes any fiction before 2025."Seven years? Seven f***ing years?"
We're coming up on those 7 years..Haha. Unfortunately, a new Bakker publication has never felt farther away.