tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post6632013968583343883..comments2023-06-16T09:58:50.486-06:00Comments on Elitist Book Reviews: Best Served ColdVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260091806667958196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-91800371672822524802013-04-11T22:35:01.030-06:002013-04-11T22:35:01.030-06:00I'll chime in on this one, as no one else has ...I'll chime in on this one, as no one else has yet and Nick isn't around very often anymore.<br /><br />I pretty much spot-on agree with everything that Nick has said in the review, and I also agree completely with the overall rating. For me, there were two issues that took the book from 'Love' to 'Like':<br /><br /> 1) The revenge bent begins to get quite tedious aftera majority of the book has passed. It's been a while since I read this one, but I'm remembering that it was at about the 70%-ish mark that the story stopped being as fun for me as it had at the beginning. This would probably have been easily remedied by having fewer people for Monza to go and slaughter, but where's the fun in the bringing the death-count down, I guess. In short, it got long.<br /><br /> 2) The repetitive use of "withholding information" from we the readers. I remember counting that there were 7 or 8 times in particular where a major turning point of the story hinged on the fact that a given POV character had known about something all along, and despite having scenes intimately involved with these concepts, the crucial information was never divulged until the "right" moment. This is a crutch for me, and annoying in the extreme when I see it. If Joe's books weren't so much dang fun otherwise, I would probably rant more about this issue.<br /><br />As an aside, Joe's following novel, "The Heroes" was thankfully missing both of these issues, and I thought it was an amazingly spectacular piece of fiction. We've reviewed it as well. Check it out.Dan Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03222564046098923782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-18992164666480091852013-04-03T05:41:53.312-06:002013-04-03T05:41:53.312-06:00I'm curious about why the book was characteriz...I'm curious about why the book was characterized as 'Books We Like' when the review is overwhelmingly positive? What about the book put it there rather than, 'Books We Love'?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853036863179395566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-33425499134944086702012-05-05T07:24:44.296-06:002012-05-05T07:24:44.296-06:00I have just completed First Law trilogy. I am not...I have just completed First Law trilogy. I am not sure if I can stand to see mu favorite characters in a secondary role. Is this book really worth reading? Will it spoil first law trilogy for me?ritikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374123215110398058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-46945150421063776682009-10-21T13:20:14.976-06:002009-10-21T13:20:14.976-06:00Ah. I get that. I would definitely recommend rea...Ah. I get that. I would definitely recommend reading the trilogy first. It will help you adjust to the writing style in an easier manner, and it will make a lot of the undercurrents of Best Served Cold make sense. Try 'em out when you get a chance.Steve the Bookstore Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237292117795968540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-43334734379923123152009-10-21T13:11:32.789-06:002009-10-21T13:11:32.789-06:00I didn't read the trilogy. I just started to d...I didn't read the trilogy. I just started to dabble in the fantasy genre the last few months. I found it hard to get into because it didn't flow like the other books that I have read in the past. If I had more experience reading the genre it would have been higher. Talking to Nick he told me characters in the trilogy are also in Best Served Cold and I’m sure that some background would be helpful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086615035299684559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-7121563326283359682009-10-19T16:23:16.764-06:002009-10-19T16:23:16.764-06:00If you don't mind my asking, what was it that ...If you don't mind my asking, what was it that caused you to give BSC a 3.25 out of 5? What did you think of The First Law trilogy?Steve the Bookstore Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237292117795968540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-34042872119484232072009-10-19T16:20:48.596-06:002009-10-19T16:20:48.596-06:00I give it a 3.25 out of 5.I give it a 3.25 out of 5.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086615035299684559noreply@blogger.com