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I tried. Got as far as the end of "Book One" at page 97 before deciding this one wasn't for me. I think for two reasons. The first being the style seemed clunky to me and the dialogue cheesy. It's an omniscient narrative but without personality, humor or charm. Granted, this novel was written to be a children's book. But so was The Hobbit, Harry Potter, Watership Down, Narnia, The Last Unicorn and The Sword in the Stone and that doesn't keep them from being compelling reads for an adult. The oth
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Apr 26, 2007
Omni
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Humorous, adorable, and still high adventure. I was surprised at the high number of deaths though, for what may be a childrens book.
Oct 04, 2008
Maria
marked it as to-read-with-nathan
Dec 03, 2009
Angela Randall
marked it as to-read
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animals,
kids-1001
Jan 03, 2010
Blue Eyed Vixen
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Heidi Hehnly
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Caroline
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Heather (DeathByBook)
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Jul 16, 2013
Amy
marked it as kindle-zpl
Mar 22, 2019
Kayla
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Cee
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Dec 17, 2022
Jamie
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Monica
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Willow Green
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