A quality novel that I lost on the end: 3 * ½

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During the first 4/5 of my reading I loved this book, finding pleasure storytelling of the author, the truth of its characters, its never superficial thinking, his way of exposing violence bluntly but also never revel in it.
The way to tell - following three or four characters - did not bother me during this most of my reading, I rediscovered myself about the overall frame seemed justified.
One of the undeniable advantages of this novel is in its quality Volume 2: the characters have evolved intelligently, mysteries raised in the first volume taking shape, holders themes open wide.

My problem is certainly related to the fascination that the author feels for War, a fascination that I do not share. His blatant enthusiasm has never been communicative. I read without difficulty all policy and technical aspects of the struggle in all its forms without ever being tired, the author tells as well, that is not the issue. The rest was exciting, these warriors aspects well integrated into the novel does not bother me if not enthuse me.
Yet coming to 4/5 of this very long novel, I saturated suddenly. I could not take more than collapse under the corpses, rivers of blood, the stories of killings, torture, fighting, these heroic profiles of all backgrounds.
The author, though obviously without thoughtful and naive ideas about the glory of war, has a passion for this art and delights in martial virtues adorn each of his heroes (with a very commendable gender equity) nothing leave or almost at peace. I made a super indigestion fought and died by the ton, the cup was full.

Arrival at the end of the novel, and I sometimes had to force me, even reading some passages (of bloody fighting, again!) Diagonally. I started to wince on some minor defects, rare aberrations scenario, psychology (more net for a flagship character) of biological reality (staggering one!), Patterns of repetition, displaced humor notes .
Despite having read the book in one sitting having taken the trouble to read Volume 1 just before, I followed some characters over too (very significant number in staged by the author) no card Overall the world was beginning to exasperate me.
Nevertheless I was still just follows these characters which I had attached the magic was still there, I looked forward to the grand finale ...

The crowning disappointed me. The end for both form and substance, I did not like.

This book remains a premium account, to advise all lovers of classical fantasy XXXL, especially to those who think that nothing should be spared the reader the name of realism, the positive has nothing to do the genre, it shows a weakness of the author, a lack of maturity.
The readers (and readers who knows?) To which the war, despite its horrors, thrilled a powerful novelistic momentum, and naturally strategists minds will be charmed by this second volume.
Personally I found brilliant but a little awkward for some human, a little too enthusiastic subject to fantasies of the author, and rather than disappointing, prey to a natural evolution sliding towards a kind of fantasy that not like me much.
Well, I certainly will read later, but not blind this time; Only after water tasted foot!

(RQUE: read in English)