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Well-written, but I couldn't help thinking something was missing. I never really started caring for the main characters, and the book never 'drew me in' properly - I never stopped being aware that it was a book. I can't put my finger on anything specific that Divakaruni did 'wrong', so I don't know why I lacked sympathy for the characters, but it did mean that while the plot was interesting, I finished the book more out of a sense of duty than anything else.
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Sep 09, 2012
Hannah
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Reasons I was worried about this book:
-The synopsis sounds like The Fellowship of the Ring. I haven't actually read that, and I barely remember the movie because I watched it during a period of seven-hour daily headaches, but yeah.
-The paperback cover kind of sucks, especially compared to the hardcover my friend was reading.
-In addition to making it sound like Frodo in India, the synopsis also makes the book sound like a dime a dozen.
But:
-It's refreshing to see a middle grade fantasy that's not ...more
-The synopsis sounds like The Fellowship of the Ring. I haven't actually read that, and I barely remember the movie because I watched it during a period of seven-hour daily headaches, but yeah.
-The paperback cover kind of sucks, especially compared to the hardcover my friend was reading.
-In addition to making it sound like Frodo in India, the synopsis also makes the book sound like a dime a dozen.
But:
-It's refreshing to see a middle grade fantasy that's not ...more
Sep 23, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
