A super disappointed review | Black Leopard Red Wolf
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- One of the most intense reads I've head in a veeeery long time, and boy do I have some feelings about it...
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A super disappointed review Black Leopard Red Wolf
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CZcams: *DEMONETIZED!*
hahaha ain't that the truth 😂
Not liking a book is fine but it irks me when someone suggests that they somehow know better than the author what is important or "necessary" for the story or characters.. especially when there are two other books planned that are not out yet and are dealing with this same story and characters. How could you possibly make that assertion if you haven't read the two other novels?
I finished this thing...
I don't know what to say. I felt like a sick ### before,but this,this is truly something else.
I thought I'd find fantasy. Adventure. Comedy. Things that would help me forget just how many dark stories I've read in two languages.
I did. And I also slapped into reality.
Why?
Because I realised something. As a reader of history, there were plenty of things I was already familiar with in this book,at least in passing. Child marriage. Rape as a minor crime at best. Misogyny. Superstition. Ignorance. Hatred. And of course,the dozens upon dozens of bogeymen lurking in the corner,both real and completely fictitious.
When I read this,I realised I only understood these things intellectually. 😅
This....
This kicked me in the gut with them. This WASN'T gonna be a hero's journey. This ain't a story for me to simply understand or fathom at a moment's notice. There is no clarity. There is no mercy. There is nothing conventional about this world in the modern sense.
People, aside from the obvious supernatural elements( or even with some of it),were like this. That's what so terrifying about it. There was a time in which things,rights like the ones you and me breathe in and out all the time were commodities at best. I thought I understood that. And I did ....
Intellectually. 😕
Just finished reading this. I *loved* the darkness, totally set it apart--showed the brutality of the old world well. But yeah, my problem is the lack of stakes in this. It just felt like nothing mattered much.
It could have been a lot shorter though.
Also felt like the villains weren't very strong or even that scary. The strongest antagonist was The Aesi and he ended up being minor at the end. Which disappointed me.
Hello, this has nothing to do with the review, but I just wanted some opinions regarding the book I’m writing.
So, I’ve been thinking about the story I want to write, and I wanted to know if the idea sounds interesting enough.
The story revolves around a machine that was supposed to be used to see into the future, but it exploded and killed the entire group who worked on it plus an entire city. The main characters get cursed, so they end up in Guinea (land of the dead in voodoo) and they need to find their way out. They find an original member of the crew who wants to help them get out in exchange to bring him with them. They agree and find demons and spirits to find their way out. The villain is another member of that crew and he wants to leave and rebuild the machine which will quite possibly destroy the city again and obliterate the main character’s only way out in the process.
The story is inspired by voodoo, and because of the origin of Voodoo, it takes inspiration from Catholicism and original Hoodoo mythos. It has magic, curses, elements of science fiction, and the story has no problem taking you to a plethora of different dimensions.
If you read all of this, I just wanted to say thank you and I want to know your opinions. All input is important. Thank you and I hope I get some responses.
(Disclaimer: I know the value of the story lies in its execution and story telling, but I just want to know if my story is interesting enough to continue so I can put more effort into getting my work done. Thanks again)
that definitely sounds interesting! When the right amount of research is done to tell a story about voodoo, it can be really really good. Really creepy too, if you leaned into the creepiness it could be a great read 😊
Well,sorry if I'm late,but in my opinion, that depends heavily on how you integrate the two.
For example, why is our protagonist cursed? How was the computer supposed to work? Was it dependent on pure science,or did it have some supernatural element? Why does the other member of the crew want to make it again despite the risks? Does he have precautions? Does he fully accept the risks? Is he nihilistic? The last one,I do not advise you to take. It's getting a bit cheap,these days.
Does he have a specific wish related to the machine?
And most importantly, how does voodoo work in this universe? Yes,the rituals,beliefs and so on and so forth should be apparent through studying before writing the book as much as you can,but the question is,what is the supernatural element? Psychic powers in lieu with science fiction, or pure fantasy?
I hope this helps.
Oh boy, that’s super disappointing especially since my copy is on its way. I was so excited about the African mythology aspect of it as well, so it’s a let-down to hear that wasn’t a big part of the book. I’ll still read it for sure, but I’m glad I saw this video first, so I can re-adjust my expectations haha.
Good luck Naaz! Let me know how you go. Who knows, you may see something in it I didn't
i mean the markting isn't his fault Game of thrones, people also sold has lord of the rings, and they have nothing in common. Magic is almost no existent in ASOIF universe , while in Lord of the Rings is common. The whole adventure , characters it's all different. ASOIF is Dark Fantasy something closer to what Bernard Cornwell writes, than Lord of the Rings which is super high fantasy. Tolkin looves wasting time details the places, while George RR Martin loves details about Families houses / historic events in the world .
Game of thrones the show had a lot of lazy gratuitous violence too
My dad started reading this, he was quite excited, one day later he just put it away and never touched it again. Now I'm a grown adult who enjoys fantasy and I dont cringe away from gore or violence easily, besides the cover was pretty so I asked if I could borrow it, he told me that I wouldn't like it... glad that he saved me from this... I'm able to watch and read about violence with quite easily but I dont think I could handle this very well.
I think you have to read the Binti-Trilogy from Nnedi Okorafor.
This is good to know
Overall I did really enjoy this book but I do agree with a lot of the problems you had with it. This book is definitely not for everyone and should come with warning. The plot/backstory was at times needlessly complex and hard to follow. Because I was so interested in this world I really did want to understand it more. So that was frustrating for sure.
Surprisingly I actually thought this book was extremely funny at times. This obviously depends on your taste. I thought the character interactions were very well done. The one liners they would fire at each other were hilarious I thought. Tracker and Sogolon having some of the best ones. Wish I had bookmarked some of them. One thing about this book that I haven’t seen mentioned is the African lingo. I can see what Marlon was going for and I thought he nailed how Africans talk and they joke/insult each other.
Only one part where I sorta disagree with you: In terms of the hyper sexual content. Yes I would say it doesn't serve the plot but there are moments it does serve a purpose. Not all of it is just there for shock value and not all of it is violent.
In the first part of the book Tracker describes his childhood as very lonely and he struggles with his identity. He runs away from home and makes friends with a boy named Kava. His first sexual experience with Kava is not excessive or violent. It’s one of the more and touching moments in this part of the book. Marlon’s writing style makes this moment even more tender. It’s set up very well with how he struggles with his sexual identity in the context of this African influenced culture he has grown up in. Marlon has also said in interviews this type of homo erotic content is nothing new in African culture when he was doing research for this book.
Another is the whole situation with the Leopard and Fumeli. Yeah their whole relationship was a little strange and grossed me out for sure. It does create a conversation between Leopard and Tracker that ends up being probably the most hilarious part in the book. But again different people with tastes might not see it as humorous. Fumeli was also pretty funny with some of the stuff he says to Tracker.
The original motivations are three-fold
1- He was doing it for coin, and just for the job itself. Younger Tracker just took jobs because the search is pay enough.
2- After the first twist, he did the job because he believed the story from Sogolon and Bunshi, and he, like most of the fellowship, believed in the purpose of the job as truth and sought to finish it to justify the lives lost so far.
3- Because he thought he could relate to the threat of losing children. Since he views himself as a parent of the Mingi children and he believed that reuniting the boy with it's mother was something he had to do. Considering the end of the book this may have been the biggest purpose Tracker found in his life.
I think the book is done a disservice by being compared to GOT or LOTR, it has more in common with the Berserk series or even the Kingkiller Chronicles more than anything else. But the hype did work so I think it is sort of justified (?)
Most common word I’ve heard for a review of this book is frustrating. Surprised it’s been so successful but I’m guessing the sequels won’t be.
Wait there was penis then hippo then BOOK DESTROYING NOOOO 😭😭 the end nubbins 😭😭😭😭😭
what the fuck cam i was on the stairs going to the living room if anyone would have heard the start i would have to explain YOUR sense of humor when i can't even explain mine
however 1:11 is pretty funny. sick editing 10/10
hahaha I'm not even sorry 😂
This book was really gross. I Dnfed it at 40%
It definitely takes a strong stomach to get through this one, and that's coming from a graphic horror fan 😬
You remind me of Sam Clafflin lol
Sounds like the marketing for the book was really misleading. The ones marketing it for sure didn't even bother reading it.
Is the torture really bad and disturbing? (Rape and molestation aren't "triggers" for me, but torture is)
I thought the torture and violence and stuff were honestly just kind of meh, which was worse in a way than it being disturbing. I wish it HAD been disturbing. If the book had stopped to reflect on the violence, or we’d seen it from the perspective of someone who cared that it was happening, I would’ve felt like any of it mattered. Instead, it was more like someone reading a list of atrocities… I knew it was “important,” but I kept losing the ability to care. The violence was constant, but it stopped even feeling real after the first dozen random rapes and murders. I skimmed those sections but not because they were too graphic or intense but because I was bored. I realized at some point that it was almost irrelevant to the plot. The violence was handled more like in a D&D game. It felt like a lengthy hack and slash fantasy campaign.
Well, thanks for the heads up on this one. The "graphic" bits are enough to keep me away. Sounds too exploitative for me.
There should definitely be some kind of warning on the book for how intense this book gets, I'm glad I could help. Thanks for watching Nathan!
Well that's disappointing...
Hey, at least you don't have to buy it now and find out the hard way haha (unless you still want to try it of course) 😬
This book was my most anticipated book this year and I ended up DNFing it...very disappointed 😔
I came so very close to DNFing it myself, part of me wishes I had 😕
SAME -- I dnf-ed at like... 50%, I think? Maybe not even quite 50%.
I was very excited for African mythology in my fantasy reading but I was out of there after only a few pages. Child molestation and explicit talk about children's genitals had me wanting to puke to be honest, and I'm no prude. On the bright side, now I know where my reading limits lie.