Furies of Calderon
Codex Alera #1
Jim Butcher
Fantasy
5 Stars
Still a 5 Star book. I wondered, right before I began, if I was doing the right thing in re-reading it; maybe it wouldn’t be so good upon reflection, maybe the unknown made it better [see my review of Hunters of Dune], maybe, maybe, maybe.
Thankfully, Butcher is a consumate writer and this shines through.
Humor entwined with the horror of humanity [rape, even non-graphic, just makes me want to throw-up. To me it symbolizes everything that is wrong with humanity], action based around and on characters who persevere.
My appreciation for wordsmithing goes up this time. I didn’t have the “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this is so awesome!” feeling that I did in my first reading, BUT I really enjoyed how Butcher gives us just enough about the world to clue us in without either overwhelming us with info dumps or leave us completely feeling lost in a maze of a world (That’s a smackdown to YOU, Steven Erikson)
And I like fantasy better than urban fantasy, so this suits my tastes MUCH better
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