GREY SISTER - REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2019
- My review of Mark Lawrence's Grey Sister. The second book in the Book Of The Ancestor Series!
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Ugh. I wasn't a big fan of Red Sister. I thought it was meh.
@@nickd5158 Like all authors, Lawrence gets better the more he writes.
If you loved this sequel you need to read king of thorns.I know prince of thorns is a lot to take and Jorge is terrible but the second book is far superior from the fisrtl.Jorges personality goes from an evil psychopathic monster who you can't read to a still villainous character who grows and has qualities and regrets. You definitely need to catch up on his other series
Go to Hell, Daniel. That opening skit was hilarious.
*fans through book*
Daniel: *_wow_* that was so good
"That was the worst opening skit I've ever done."
Daniel... darling... it was a thing of beauty...
That was the BEST opening skit you've ever done tbh
I have read all of Mark Lawrence's books and I have to say he writes some of the BEST friendships I've read
Worst opening skit, but loved none the less.
King of thorns is far superior to Prince of thorns. Mark Lawrence can really write sequels. I loved all of Broken Empire btw😁👍🏻
This is what I came here to see. Sometimes I wish Prince of Thorns wasn't so divisive because it keeps people away from the rest of the series, where KoT and EoT are both amazing books.
Agreed. King was my favorite ML book. But all 6 broken empire books are great. Road brothers is awesome too.
One thing I love about this book is that Ara is barely in it. But when she is is COUNTS! She is incredible.
There's also a great friendship in The Broken Empire trilogy between Jorg and Makin. I love that duo so much!
Btw the sequels to Prince of Thorns are also brilliantly written. To this day those books remain my favourite of all the things Lawrence has written. I do understand that you have a need to read about a at least slightly likable character and in that respect Jorg leaves quite a bit to be desired. I do however feel that I sound point out that Jorg does grow over the series. He never becomes a saint, but he does start to understand that he is basically insane and not capable of love or kindness and decides to use that to start protecting that things he has grown attached to.
He becomes quite reflective on his passed deeds. He does not feel remorse for them, but he does recognize that he should not be the evil brat he was before and tries to do some “good”.
The best descrition i ever heard of his character arc is that he goes from Ramsay Bolton to Tywin Lannister. Mind you, Jorg never becomes a nice guy but his understanding of the fact that he is too damaged to be repaired is something that I found beautiful.
At that, the prose in the series is just beautiful
Something people don’t talk about enough is just how iconic these characters lines are, every single line that comes out of most of the characters is quotable the one that I think it’s sad nobody references is when kettle asks zole what they are made of and she responds with sweet mercy
You made a mistake here Daniel, at 0:41, I think you meant: "That was the *best opening skit I've ever done."
also this guy is a mathematician and phd in physics? and was some research guy for AI in the US and UK? has a special needs kid who he takes care of? well this is just super interesting and only adds to my curiosity of the man, great sign too in my opinion, best authors and just the cool people in life have variety of interests and this just is healthy for humans but sparks my own brain in interest knowing more about the guy, this is all said in wikipedia so could be some wrong of all of it but my guess no
If you want to know more about him, he's fairly active on Reddit
@@connorhudock1950 ah cool
Checkout his goodreads account, also alot of his magic systems (atleast thenones i’ve read) have alot to do with modern physics which is super cool imo
I don't know which (if any) of his books you've read, but the thing that really cements him as one of my favorite authors Is that he's clever. Some of his twists and plot points rival Sanderson, imo.
When you have the Ring of Power for too long you get that intro.... Thanks for another awesome review. I've not tried Lawrence. Ah God...the TBR pile is getting too big. I'll bump this book up.
Holy Sister was fantastic. I read it, the whole series actually, in September.
Love the skit. LOVE the outro music. And as always, love how balanced and professional your reviews are.
Daniel, I'm a videographer, photographer, and editor full time, and one of the reasons why I love your channel is because of your personality, editing style, and humor.
Opening scene was hilarious and now I'm going to listen to/read Mark Lawrence's Ancestor series after I finish the Wheel of Time series (I'm on Book 5).
So in like in a year or two :p
Speaking as a wheel of time fan Good luck with the marathon
@@stevencundy4501 Well, I work full time, but I mostly edit video (takes the longest), which allows me to listen to audiobooks pretty easily. You'd be surprised what a few dozen hours can do to a tome like Jordan's.
That being said, I need breaks. Lmaooo
@@lordinquisitordunn336 Thanks. Is WOT your favorite fantasy series?
Rashid M. Bey yes it is followed closely by a tie between stormlight archive and mistborn because I’ve been able to draw a ton of inspiration from those books for the books I’m writing
Yes. Now read King of Thornes :P
This trilogy was my introduction to Mark Lawrance. I absolutely loved it, and the wait for Holy Sister was agonizing but well worth it
That was the best opening skit you've ever done!
That was the BEST opening skit you've ever done
Your excitement for this book makes me want to read this now.
That was great! Mark Lawrence is amazing. I hope you get a chance to finish Jorg's story line.
Based on your previous recommendations in your top 10 lists I am currently reading the final book in the lightbringer series and oh my god it’s so good by the way I’m going to give this series a shot because you have such a good mindset when it comes to books!
I read and loved red sister and am currently going through Grey sister so it's good to know that this book is gonna be great
That opening gave me Gollum/Smegol vibe. Loved it.
That opening skit was hilarious. The deadpan delivery was delicious.
I’m still gonna read Prince of Thorns even tho everyone says it sucks
One of my favorites, mainly because it shocks the shit out of you.
Same
I loved that series. Prince was a bit... hard, but it all makes sense in a twisted way by the end of Emperor.
@@tarjeiaasen4878 I mean, I've heard hes the normal edgelord online...
Personally I loved the Broken Empire series. Yeah Prince of Thorns wasn't the greatest book but King & Emperor of Thorns were both amazing.
Well I’m sold. This series is bumping to the top of my tbr.
Okay.
I'm in. Going to the bookstore within the next week.
Man introducing me to so many new books to read.
Loved the opening skit😂😂
Looking forward to tomorrow's post!!
Loved the into scene, great humor xP
Daniel, I thought that opening skit was awesome. I love that kind of humor!
Read Bound before Holy Sister. And just be aware that probably the biggest criticism which I feel is fairly made of Holy Sister is that it is too short (but brilliant nevertheless).
Can’t wait to hear your opinions on Holy Sister.
Loling at “my wallet” listed in the end credits.
Loved the opening skit. Low Effort can produce great results
That was the best opening skit of all time.
I loved the opening 😂
That opening skit was not terrible, it was awesome!
Your videos on this series have peaked my interest. Tbr it is.
That opening skit manages to land in the unholy lands of so bad its not just good, its fucking hilarious
Abbess glass is the scariest character in fantasy I’ve maybe ever read, the way she maneuvered everyone so perfectly is insane
Speaking of emotional fantasy, Daniel have you read anything by Guy Gavirel Kay? I fell in love with his triology The Fionavar tapsetry as a teen, and later the book Tigana. The Fionavar tapestry is very inspired by Celtic and Arthurian myth but the characters are great and there's a lot of melodramatic emotional parts. Highly recommended.
Opening skit - nailed it.
I am so GLAD you finally got into Lawrence and I personally can't wait to dwelve into this trilogy of his. Maybe you could checkout King Of Thorns sometime next year, and do not read Red Queen's War sequels before finishing Broken Empire trilogy (atleast imo) because alot of great twists related to the magic system and setting are revealed beautifuly in King oF Thorns and Emperor OF Thorns. Also reading Broken Empire trilogy before RQW makes RQW so much better and enjoyable.
I got halfway through the audiobook of Red Sister before I immediately bought the next two books.
I need to re-read this series. I didn't realize it's been so long since I'd read it.
Remember to read bound before Holy Sister
Buddy dynamics beat romance any day I reckon
The beard is growing on me😂😩
sounds good opening skit was great, lawrence guy seems interesting , remember going through that first series at a bookstore, briefly, and thinking it was super dark and gritty and seemed it lacked flexibility and uni dimensional
Top Tier opening skit, tbh.
that opening skit brought joy to my miserable existence
Completely off topic here . First off let me just say I've really been enjoying your videos and reviews . I was wondering if you've seen The Dragon Prince on Netflix ? As fantasy genre fan I've really been enjoying it and it's world building . If you haven't already you should give it a look . Would love to hear your thoughts on it in a future video maybe 😊
God l love this opening skit
Are you joking? i loved the opening Skit, i was dying dude!!!!
that intro 😂😂
Abbess glass is the best Moiraine character since well Moiraine, and she doesn't even have magic.
also i totaly get what you meen with emotionally draining, i had to put down the book repetedly for days just to deal with emotional fallout, I havn't read holy sister for a weak, not becouse its bad, its possibly the best book ive read but becouse the characters really takes a emotionall toll on you (in all the best ways). also nona+ara=tru, calling it.
0:00 My thoughts as well XD
Grey Sister was AMAZING!
btw don't forget to read bound in between thisone and holy sister it's a bit cheesy but the relationships at the start of holy makes much more sence if youve read it first.
I guess it was Greene Daniel recommending the other Mark Lawrence books to you.
Daniel, I was lucky in finding your channel because I've been moving away from gaming which has become expensive to me and moved to books, which isn't as expensive and reading WoT has been a wonderful experience so far for me.
I am about to begin Shadow Rising after I finish A Clash of Kings and I am so glad I've started to read the series and cannot wait for the Amazon show.
Would you recommend some good YA novels for my cousin? I want to introduce him to fantasy and I want suggestions on which series he should start
I'm finding I'm the same. I love gaming and always will, but I've fallen right back in love with reading. I've always loved fantasy and sci fi, and I feel that books probably are the best medium for fantasy in terms of the medium itself and just how many good fantasy novels there are these days. I'm not worried about running out of stuff to read, I'm more worried about finding time to read and to be able to revisit old favorites.
I would suggest Mistborn
Excellent series, just you wait for Holy Sister
Read all. Nona reminded me of a fully and more fleshed out version of Arya. Whose story felt rushed in both the writing and video series
@@Rendref @Rendref...Not quite because Nonas Story is without gaps due to it being about her and rise within the pseudo religious community and its many facets. Arya did experience somewhat in the house of Black and white but it seemed like we were only exposed to the actions surrounding her need for vengeance. What if her arc had been the same as Nonas?
How many series does Lawrence have and where should i start thanks!
Hai I'm new and you're gr8. Quick question have you read good omens
Ooof, one more for the TBR.
I've finished Lawrence's Broken Empire Trilogy and found it to be 'okay', even though on paper I should've loved the series. Following villains around is one of my favourite pastimes. I didn't like Prince of Fools, which is set in the same world. The book never managed to grab my attention and I didn't care about the main character at all.
I think I'll give Red Sister a go next year, maybe another world setting will finally warm me up a bit more to Lawrence. While reading the Broken Empire Trilogy I really enjoyed Lawrence's character work with Jorg but something always felt off and I never got as excited about continuing the series as I got when reading First Law, ASoIaF and some others.
I like the skit
Raven's shadow series review please?
Hit like just for the opening skit
yes, we told you
And amazing and totally awesome it was.... but Holy Sister (for me) has placed this trilogy in my top 5 fantasy series. That includes WoT, Malazan, LotR and Stormlight Archive. Enjoy. Lawrence is the best at gripping realistic relationships. Get to it.
I just finished this book and I have to comment, again. I will start by saying that overall I did enjoy this book more than its predecessor but I also had mahy problems with this one. Like Red Sister, the pleasures did outnumber the pains, marginally and I will read the finale. I am somewhat disappointed in that they keep shrinking where most authors grow in length to proceed through sequels. Mark is giving us less and less that is new and worthwhile in each installment. I will give my criticisms in the subsequent replies to this.
The Good: Mark continues to write well sculpted prose and characters who stay consistent and interesting. He crafts some clever plot points and situations that mingle with his uniquely odd but very creative world-space that he carves out for this work. Once again, I admire the world building he began in Red Sister though he did little to expand upon it, it does set the fabric of the story and is inescapable in this sequel so it is worth praising again. There are new characters added in this story but most of the cast returns from the prior book and I also have to compliment the way Mark began the story... It starts with a recap of important information rather than having the characters go through tedious exposition to retell readers what they might havt have read or remembered from the first book. It is delivered in a nice summary up front and then we pick up the story almost from the final pages of the earlier one. The first chapter is almost a second epilogue to the first book.
That is all of the good words I can lay at the feet of this book and it is why I will read the finale...
The BAD: While Mark created a unique world to backdrop his story and put a lot of detail into it, closer inspection reveals how these details are quite superficial and poorly thought out. Situations referenced in the previous novel are revisited and this time they are expanded upon, a little. However new information that implies information that would have been available in the previous book, as it is history that is known, should have changed the events of the previous book. Many writers fall into the trap of writing 'ancient history' after they write the middle of their story and thus they create plot holes. (Medichlorians anyone?) Very little of Marks world grows in this book but what is added as superficial references and background color made me consider more deeply what Mark isn't adding in or describing. SPOILER ALERT:
This book revisits the Ship Heart notion from the previous work. In that book, we are told that 4 races came to this world to settle it and they needed one antoher to make it work. They had to mix their blood in order to survive. Each of these races came with many ships and each brought ship hearts with them. Each ship heart is attuned to a specific racial power set. It can be used by others but works best for their own race. The one from Sweet Mercy was a Quantal heart and it was basically an orb of immense power... (Infinity stones anyone?) It wasn't the best plot device I've read but it worked and I moved on to the sequel. Now though, in this book we get told that the hearts were here before the settlers came and it is what drew them here. The hearts drew them here... So these ship hearts, aren't ship hearts but they can influence you only from a couple dozen yards away but they can somehow draw entire civilizations to cross the vastness of space? Also in the first book, we are told that the settlers built the Focus Moon, the reflector dish that keeps the ice at bay. Now we are told that the Ark, which is a remnant of the previous race that lived on this world, not created by the 4 races but left over from the 'Missing' race, can control the moon... This would be like finding a relic under ponpei that could control NASA satellites, right? Also in this book, we are told that pulling 'threads' is delicate and subtle and once you do it you can only pull on a single thread once. Those words are used, only pull it once. Yet in the same book, it seems that they pull such things more than once as a girl who you love to hate as soon as she shows u on the page just happens to be able to 'change the mind' of a High Inquisitor' while he is clearly hearing something that he obviously doesn't agree with to suddenly wanting to agree with it. Then he is freed from that when the thread work is undone by another person... So it is possible to undo someone else's work. OK, fine. Then the original girl goes back in for a second bit of the apple and it starts to work until the large bull of a friend, Darla, bonks her on the head and stops her from interfering. Until Darla acted, "Joeli' was able to repull on a thread she had already worked.
I also want to adress the idea that Nona 'Earned Her Powers' which is total bollocks. She is born with powers in her blood, as a girl of less than 10 years old she was able to instinctively manifest magical wolverine claws that can cut through any non magical material and kills a 'wizard' and a score of grown men... all this untrained. While Mark tries to write in little, occasional, weaknesses like 'Oh you can't walk the path too often'... she does, 'oh poor Nona is hurt' she still manages to kill trained assassins and every injury she gets is just minor baggage. There are no stakes for her since we have these Book End moments in the story to show us her alive and well in a future time... so we know she is going to live. Sure, she earns a few scars along the way but they don't amount to much because the bad guys always want to 'save her for later' and savor the moment. We have the hero in our dungeon so lets not kill her, or cripple her, or rape her or maim her, instead lets taunt her with a torture device that causes 'immense pain' but no physical damage. So we can torment her but she can still walk away from it later on. Let us allow her to escape because we have to. ... and I've got one more section to write...
The UGLY: I couldn't help but notice that this book, like its predecessor is a militant feminist fantasy where the only men seem to be idiots, white knights, or toxic masculine scum. That theme carries on into this book. There is also heavy LGBT themes like the last one, which I find disturbing, not for being LGBT but because of the fact these girls are still children. Mark had them sleeping together as young as 12 years old and since Nona isn't sure how old she is, I'm guessing that in his author notes, she is actually younger. I found more disturbing the amount of pain and torture he was writing involving such young girls and the vicious bloodthirsty nature of most of them. Nona is a literal psychopath with no real remorse about butchering humans. Yet she is also full of 'love and loyalty' for her fellow sisters? A man was twisting her friends arm behind her back and she slit his throat... This book also had the requisite ball smashing one would expect from Feminist revenge porn. At least he isn't describing bloody emasculation but I expect it in the third installment.
The Emperor is supposedly the most powerful man in the empire but he apparently knows nothing of what is clever sister is doing nor can he do anything to stop her as he is just a male patriarch whose time has come to be replaced by the aliance of his sister and the neighboring nation's 'Battle Queen'. Down with the patriarchy, right?
Very few beats of this story were not predictable though there were some. The formula from the previous work is repeated though; once Nona gets to the convent and settles in... she starts off healthy, gets met with injustice, beaten by bullies, faces crime or disgrace, beaten more, punished more, collects more injuries and then triumphs. She leaves the convent, faces some hardships, gets injured, uses all of her resources and then, gets saved by a friend. Then someone close to her dies and she can suddenly summon more resources to defeat the problem... This is basically repeated in book two with an addition saving by a new friend. Nona makes friends of her former enemies in both stores, so I expect her new friend will die in book three to set her off in the last moments of the last battle.
I was disappointed in how little 'Review' Daniel was actually doing but then I saw a video that showed him tell us how he reads... He reds so much, so quickly that he really doesn't truly absorb it so it is no wonder that he is taken in by it. It seems like the Wheel of Time is the only work he actually reads with the dedication to understand and appreciate it properly.
The US covers are so much more cooler than the UK ones!!!
Love the review, but I have a WoT question I hope you can answer. Why do people pronounce Egwene Ee-gwayne? It doesn't make sense to me so there must be some sort of reason for it. I say Egg-when, which matches the way the name is written.
@@JB-jw7eo how so?
Daniel I'm not sure anyone really gets past highschool.
can you try to read gardens of the moon
It isn’t a book, but could you review the Dragon Prince, it’s on Netflix and is a FANTASTIC fantasy season.
You ever heard of eyebrow acting?
Just kidding, real fun!
Not to screw up your plans, but the dacade ends at the end of 2020 not this december.
Clicked on this cause I thought it was the Sanderson interview...
Yeah, the opening skit was terrible but it was hilarious nonetheless. And it's a very good review. Lol. Keep it up
I thought the opening was less of a skit, and more of a recap.
I know what I'm doing wrong. I don't read fast enough.
I'm torn between reading really slowly and enjoying a book more, and reading faster so I can read more books.
You should consider reading Bound before Holy Sister.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/42865580-bound?from_search=true&qid=3fMYSs1LVv&rank=6
You can certainly skip it but with how much you liked Grey Sister I think you would find it worth the effort.
Dude!!! If you liked this, i cannot stress enough how much you need to read Nevernight!!!! its = believe it or not - better for all the reasons this series is awesome. which it is. Enjoy Holy sister mate :)
Wish I could read that fast, hahaha!
Read the licanious trilogy. www.goodreads.com/series/136308-the-licanius-trilogy
judging by the boks you like and what you have said you love about them I think this would make your best books of the year list
you said "best" opening skit wrong.
So weird question, why bleep out “shit”? Not a criticism just an honest question
He doesn’t want the video to get demonetized by RUclips.
RUclips doesn't like that shi- *Bleeeep*
Thanks for the answers
The beard is growing on me😂😩