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I've never read this before, seen the movie, nor have I been reading the discussion topic so I didn't really know what to expect. I expected something good, though. I've heard it was 'g-g-great!' for years. I didn't find it so. Half the time it read like a Mel Brooks movie (A wizard named Schmendrick!) & the other half like a ponderous fairy tale with a moral message.
“The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly pi ...more
“The magician stood erect, menacing the attackers with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments, and secret judo holds. Molly pi ...more
I feel like I talk a lot about being apprehensive about older scifi, but the same actually holds true for fantasy. I really like the modern day character sensibilities, and so the older stuff doesn't tend to measure up for me. There's just not the emotional connection. I've also never seen the movie that was based on this book, so there's no childhood nostalgia involved. Just my own biases.
I will say that the writing was lyrical. The author has a beautiful turn of phrase, and it gave the book t ...more
I will say that the writing was lyrical. The author has a beautiful turn of phrase, and it gave the book t ...more
Nice mixture of myth-making and humor...
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