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Great book, though a little hard for me to follow in parts. Made me wonder how kids do with it, and if they "get" it and understand what's going on.
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Excellent. Not a hint of the Arthurian shape the other had, but fun and compelling all the same. Only one character from the first book was in this one...but time, doors, signs, the "Walker and the "Rider"...just good stuff! Looking forward to see what the next one offers.
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Well, this book was better than the first, but still seemed really slow in places. More characters this time, which I think helped some, but when a couple were put in jeopardy, I didn't really care enough for them for it to bother me like is should have.
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While the first book in the series is like a famous five novel this one is definitely fantasy.
I did not enjoy this book at all. It has some interesting concepts in it but I found parts of it confusing.
I think that Harry Potter and such books have really put me off 11 year old boy heroes who are told little and yet expected to save the day. I know that it is a way to get the younger audience hooked but all I see now is their abandonment by adults who are supposed to have almost as much power as t ...more
I did not enjoy this book at all. It has some interesting concepts in it but I found parts of it confusing.
I think that Harry Potter and such books have really put me off 11 year old boy heroes who are told little and yet expected to save the day. I know that it is a way to get the younger audience hooked but all I see now is their abandonment by adults who are supposed to have almost as much power as t ...more
Nov 17, 2010
Josephine (biblioseph)
rated it
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Ooh, mysterious finish and good lead-in if I were to read other books in the series. It was good, but I think I'm going to have to leave these be. It wasn't interesting enough.
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Aug 19, 2011
Dr. Zyllihapping I-Don't-Have-A-Last-Name
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it was ok
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Feb 01, 2012
Em
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really liked it
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the-book-is-better
Jan 19, 2015
Katherine (Kat) Nagel
marked it as to-read
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