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  <title><![CDATA[Expecting Someone Taller]]></title>
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  <default_description>Inheriting a magic ring from a dying badger, Malcolm Fisher   suddenly finds himself in the much-coveted position of Ruler of the   World and must fight off many enemies despite the ring's terrible   curse. Reissue. &lt;i&gt;PW. &lt;/i&gt;</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Tom Holt]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Badgers are not always what they appear to be. If you tried reading Lord of the Rings and felt guilty because you couldn't get through it, read this hilarious retelling of the real Ring Cycle , the one Wagner made so famous a long, long time before Tolkein ever picked up pen and paper.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 13 19:08:25 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's another British satire, but how could I not love a book that made that one time I read the libretto of the Ring Cycle NOT a totally useless waste of time?  (I only read that one so I could understand what was going on in those Rackham illustrations.  I was a weird kid.  And a weird college stud...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46284589">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 07 07:51:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you ever run over a badger with your car and he offers you a magical talisman that will give you everything you (thought you) ever wanted, this is pretty much what it will be like.   Only not as funny. Because Tom Holt, he writes some savagely funny books. Love you Tom!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It says currently reading but i already read it. This is a G-R-E-A-T.It reminds me of Wagners Ring Cycle (opera if you didn't notice) Oh wait its a complete spin off of wagners Ring Cycle. ]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 12 12:34:27 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Comedy, the best by Tom Holt, who for once manages to write and plot amusing and sympathetic characters and bring it all together for a good conclusion]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very clever play on what would happen is Wagner's Ring cycle was really true. I laughed a lot and really enjoyed the book.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[So good I can't even believe it.  Witty and funny without descending into silliness.  I wish I could find more books like this one.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book and have read it twice. It is a really quick read and very entertaining. Would be great to read on a plane!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[More from Tom Holt and his ruminations and fun-poking at greek goods existing in modern times.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sounds stupid, but if you can find this book in print still, you should read it!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What can I say I loved the book so much that I read it to my hubby.<br/>Great fantasy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very witty and funny story with references to Norse mythology]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the best earlier Holts. Totally hilarious]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far it's a cute little comic fantasy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it - highly recommend]]></body>
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