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Mar. 31st, 2026 05:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethI finished rereading The Black Unicorn by Terry Brooks.
It took a while because it mostly isn't very interesting. The point of view guy has to realise the power was always within him and tada all sorted. It's the same as the previous book. I've read five in a row now and the later written books have marginally more reread value but they all depend on a twist revelation at the end that seems incredibly obvious by now and the characters aren't deeply drawn enough in these ones to make interesting company.
Also, he has a weird idea of who the hero of the story is. Willow is the one who gets a quest, figures it out, accomplishes it, and save her world. But we are following around the guy who thinks of her as the love interest. She's the one the story is actually happening to while all the men are squabbling. So why aren't we with her? Weird.
Old book. Does not tempt me to read the next one. Does tempt me to get the shelf space back next time I run out.
It took a while because it mostly isn't very interesting. The point of view guy has to realise the power was always within him and tada all sorted. It's the same as the previous book. I've read five in a row now and the later written books have marginally more reread value but they all depend on a twist revelation at the end that seems incredibly obvious by now and the characters aren't deeply drawn enough in these ones to make interesting company.
Also, he has a weird idea of who the hero of the story is. Willow is the one who gets a quest, figures it out, accomplishes it, and save her world. But we are following around the guy who thinks of her as the love interest. She's the one the story is actually happening to while all the men are squabbling. So why aren't we with her? Weird.
Old book. Does not tempt me to read the next one. Does tempt me to get the shelf space back next time I run out.