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While I read this book several years ago (the 2006 date is a "best guess"), I'd actually started it back in 1990 and didn't finish it at that time. It gets off to kind of a slow start, and one element in the storyline was initially off-putting to me (but no spoilers here!). However, I'm glad I decided to give it a second and fairer chance; it proved to be a solid three-star fantasy that I enjoyed. Basically, it's a coming-of-age tale in a fantasy setting; and it's perhaps the first example in th
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I believe I need to do more study about why this book was so important. I did enjoy it, however, and might consider reading it again. MacDonald was an influence on C.S. Lewis and I can certainly understand this after reading both men's books.
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