claire
claire asked:

Is this book actually any good? I've heard of cats being left in jackets and handcuffs on a stumped arm... I'm torn between a good fantasy series and mysterious inconsistencies. I'd rather not waste time poor oversights and useless prattle.

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Lee The book is big, i mean really big. You could kill a cat if you dropped it on it. I am reading this at the moment, and thankfully, Mr. Williams has cut the book up into 3 sections. The First called "Simon Mooncalf" i have just finished, so i'm having a breather before diving back in to part 2 "Simon Pilgrim". I remember the cat bit. Apparantly, Simon put a cat in his tunic and the author never described how the cat's future turned out. I think you can reasonably deduce that Simon let the cat go between chapters, but its become a big debate on forums. All i can say is, i'm enjoying thoroughly enjoying it. I only picked it up as i reaslised i'd never read a fantasy novel (I don't count Harry Potter) and I didn't want to start with the obvious (Lord of the Rings) so i came to this as a loved the cover.
Jason Williams Yes. There's no handcuffs on a stumped arm, that's just people not reading it properly; the cat "left in the jacket" is just people being silly.
Peta Fantastic series. Is my favorite of all the series I have read. I think for me it even tops Lord of the Rings. : )
Marbin Tan I think it's good, however, it does start off real slow...
It's only worth it if you read until the very end (4th book), that's how I feel about it anyways.
There is that one word that the author uses that annoys the crap out of me... you'll understand once you read it.
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