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Dang, but Brandon Mull's imagination is a weird place! In this first book in a new trilogy, he's created some of the most truly inventive and fascinating flora and fauna I've ever seen! Displacers, Seed People, three tailed rats whose kidneys taste like dessert . . . okay that last one made me gag a bit. But apparently our hero, Jason, liked it, so who am I to argue? And speaking of Jason, what a great lead character, a perfect depiction of the average jr. high age boy, thrown into this crazy ne
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What a great book! The main character was way too mature, responsible, brave, etc for a young teen, but I was willing to suspend reality for a good adventure tale.
I got through a few chapters before the bookgroup met, but didn't like it enough to finish. It seemed like a good match for fantasy fans who aren't bothered by stilted language and just want lots of excitement.
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I found this easier going on audio (the narrator helped) than I did several years ago when I tried it in print. I still think it's bloated, and the main character is underdeveloped in addition to not being believable as a young teen. The focus is definitely on plot - lots of adventures strung together into a story with an anticlimactic ending.
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