Just finished this one. It's a little different than other books I've read about the horrors of the concentration camps, as it includes a love story between two prisoners, and their resilience to stay alive and marry one day.
Wrapped this up today. Took me over three months to read but I didn’t have any all-day reading sessions, just a bit every day. Great series, very creative. Highly recommended to any fantasy fan.
First of a series, next is The Last of the Mohicans, then The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, and The Prarie (if I ever get around to those last 3)
I quite liked it. Thus endeth my review. eta: I get your thoughts on the first part. Reminded me a bit of reading Don Quixote: "we get it, Sancho is dumb but smart and vice/versa with the protagonist. Let's go on another adventure that's the same as the last 5" Great writing and translation, though.
Got timed-out on my edit: the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote is a very worthwhile read. Maybe not quite all of it though.