Gardens of the Moon, Malazan Book of the Fallen #1 by Steven Erikson
There has been some high praise for this series, and I'm willing to admit that I don't have the headspace right now to get into something so high-falutin' and epic.
Or, it could just be bad. There's no way of knowing, because I do not see myself making another go at this book. I've made a bad habit letting books sit for months lately. The thing is though, MALAZAN BOOK OF THE FALLEN (emphasis mine to highlight the stupid title), unlike A 'Forsyte' sequel, 'The Familiar', or a Russian novel on Da Vinci, doesn't have a hook or characters, or a thought that I can connect to and, subsequently, remember. In Gardens of the Moon I have...I have fragments of a magic system, I have some politics, and a mage named Trellis (that's not right) and some soldiers who've had a raw deal. I read hundreds of pages, there should have been something that made a strong impression.
Erikson, you need to give me something. I will go on a long journey with authors, but you've got to give me something. There are books that are worth heroic efforts and concentration and zero parts of this book made me want to make anything like that kind of effort.
Malazan Book of the Fallen
Next: 'Deadhouse Gates'
