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Lynai
Apr 02, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I’ve read this along with some buddies in the book club but despite its length, it was an enjoyable reading experience. For all its 900 plus pages, this is a book which does not feel like a chunkster at all. The story egged me to read continuously even up to the wee hours of the night, and believe me, I am not easily fascinated by stories about magic at all. (Yes, I am not a hardcore Harry Potter fan.) But this book, it made me appreciate magic more through the way it made magic sound scientific ...more
Misty
You better be worth almost 900 damn pages, book. When and if I ever get to you, that is...

Temporarily DNFing this. I do intend to finish it someday, but right now, it's just not holding my attention.
If you love this, let me know - give me a reason to want to pick it up sooner rather than later...
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Lindsay
Jul 18, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, z2009, uk
Enthralling book with some fascinating characters. The rivalry between the main characters and how it affected their actions was great to read and the story was beautifully written.
Jaime
Jan 01, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fiction, own
Cathy
Jan 07, 2009 marked it as to-read
Mykee Tan
Feb 23, 2009 marked it as to-read
Stephen
Mar 17, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, favorites
Snowtulip
Jul 19, 2009 rated it liked it
Jen
Sep 05, 2009 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 09tbr, tag
Gaijinmama
Oct 11, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Abigail
Feb 02, 2011 marked it as to-read
Hege
Mar 08, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Christina
Apr 03, 2011 marked it as didn-t-finish
Shelves: fantasy, 2011-reads
Arlene
Jun 22, 2011 marked it as bedroom-bookshelf  ·  review of another edition
Amy W
Aug 06, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Sabrina
Feb 10, 2009 marked it as to-read
Kate
Dec 07, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kate
Aug 18, 2014 marked it as to-read
Nancy
Dec 06, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lorna
Mar 25, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: books-i-own
Lorna
May 11, 2015 is currently reading it
Shelves: books-i-own
Betty
Jul 20, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Emily
Jan 20, 2017 marked it as to-read
Mimi
Dec 22, 2017 marked it as to-read
Jennifer
Apr 07, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: didn-t-finish