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samuelsarel's review against another edition
adventurous
4.0
Adventure. Understand why these are part of the Appendix N reads.
spanishviolet's review against another edition
1.0
A rollicking adventure with luridly colorful prose - not my sort of thing at all. I'd heard these characters praised for years, but wasn't able to get into the short story collection I'd tried years ago, so gave this Neil Gaiman-approved audiobook a try. It lingered on my Ipod for months, but eventually I was able to force myself to finish it thanks to the excellent narrator and the vivid writing style.
It was a painfully long slog. The sea voyage described in the first part was eerie and kept my interest for a while, but the rat invasion of Lankhmar just went on and on. The female characters were either malicious and cunning, or downtrodden slaves (aside from the ghoul) - not that the men were particularly interesting. I found Fafhrd and the Mouser unappealing and their banter tiresome. The only character I liked was the kitten.
No more sword and sorcery for me. It was like reading a Frazetta illustration.
It was a painfully long slog. The sea voyage described in the first part was eerie and kept my interest for a while, but the rat invasion of Lankhmar just went on and on. The female characters were either malicious and cunning, or downtrodden slaves (aside from the ghoul) - not that the men were particularly interesting. I found Fafhrd and the Mouser unappealing and their banter tiresome. The only character I liked was the kitten.
No more sword and sorcery for me. It was like reading a Frazetta illustration.
mebius's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
cwebb's review against another edition
5.0
Fafhrd und der Gray Mouser sind zurück in Lankhmar - die Stadt wird von Ratten bedroht. Wie bei Warhammer die Skaven: ich liebe sie! Die Geschichte ist ausnehmend witzig.
Den sechsten Teil der Serie muss ich mir ein wenig aufheben...
Den sechsten Teil der Serie muss ich mir ein wenig aufheben...
benthewriter's review against another edition
3.0
Good prose and characterization typical of the author. Quick pacing and fun plot. The main knock against this story is that it suffers from many of the same outdated cultural attitudes that similar work of its era does, though to a lesser extent than most.
jorgefernandez's review against another edition
5.0
Como el propio Leiber dice en el prólogo, Fafhrd y el Ratonero son truhanes, aventureros, bebedores, tragaldabas, putañeros, pendencieros, ladrones, jugadores y solo actuan con un ápice más de nobleza que los villanos. Y yo digo, además, que son tremendamente divertidos y adictivos. La incursión del Ratonero en Lankhmar de Abajo es una fantástica maravilla.
Solo quedan dos para terminar el ciclo, en unas semanas volveré a Lankhmar.
Solo quedan dos para terminar el ciclo, en unas semanas volveré a Lankhmar.
zeroiv's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5