Das Buch, das die Welt zerbrach

"The greater tragedy of our world is not the victims of cruelty, but that so many of those victims would, given the opportunity, stand in the shoes of their oppressors and wield the same whip with equal enthusiasm." This sequel is very different than the previous book: different tone, different writing, different focus. I preferred the first book and couldn't connect with the book that broke the world. The plot consists of a series of adventures aimed at reuniting the characters who were separated at the end of the previous book. The book doesn’t advance the story in terms of character development or worldbuilding. The only new elements are a few new monster species. The story mainly centers around the value of knowledge, but the added depth doesn't make the argument more compelling.

It's hard to write a review when all I can think about is reading the third book! This was SO good!

This bookseries touches my heart. The first volume instantly became one of my favourite books, same here with this one. Mark Lawrence is a Genius, I don't know how he does it but his writing style is so unique and beautiful and deep. The characters are multi-layered and everyone has to carry their own burden. It deals with poetic, philosophical, social and moral questions. I like the time concept: everything is connected. If something happens it will matter later. Past/Present/and Future are complexly linked and interwoven. The time-less white assistans, the Exchange, the Portals, the ghosts, the espaces - fascinating. I lost the thread a bit in the middle of the book because it got a bit complicated, but the end was bombastically exciting again