Nathan's review
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1)
by David Eddings
Nathan's review
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1) by David Eddings
Nathan's review
rating:
bookshelves:
fantastic,
fun-entertaining
recommended for: Fantasy readers, anyone who liked The Lord Of The Rings movies or books
I read this around age 11 or 12, it was recommended by my doctor when she heard that I had liked reading The Hobbit. It had taken me around a year to get to it, but when I did I was fascinated -- it was mythic, sweeping, moving, funny, had good (if rather stereotypical fantasy) characters, used descriptive language that really made me feel I could see the people and places in it. And there was a certain rough, raw, realistic feeling to it that I had found lacking in the other fantasy works I'd read; even now, I'd say that it's more gritty and realistic than most fantasy I've read. Traveling is difficult and exhausting, weather is problematic and dangerous, strangers could be enemies or friends or just strangers.
This first book is a great archetypal first-chapter in the Hero's Journey -- the boy learns things aren't what they seem, begins a journey that at first is mysterious and uncertain. As the story goes on, the boy grows older and somewhat wiser, the characters all develop ...more
This first book is a great archetypal first-chapter in the Hero's Journey -- the boy learns things aren't what they seem, begins a journey that at first is mysterious and uncertain. As the story goes on, the boy grows older and somewhat wiser, the characters all develop ...more
