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Love this book, and totally agree about the minor complaints. I particular and perplexed by Geoffrey's lack of personality and it seems a little too convenient his purpose in the story to sort of simplify Shone's story arc ending.
Have you read The Tough Guide to Fantasyland? It's sort of a companion to this (I think it came first), and is lots and lots of fun, especially for fantasy fans.
*Sigh* DWJ was brilliant. The world is lucky to have had her.
I have read Tough Guide, which is very funny, but Dark Lord is even better because she adds the family dynamics and specific character humor.* It's particularly interesting too how she takes what is originally funny idea of a guidebook into the totally serious premise in Dark Lord of real exploitation (do you think she's commenting on tourism in general?) which is sad in general... but really tear-jerking (oh Kit, you tug my heartstrings) when it wrecks the main characters too.
*And people who think Tough Guide is better just because it doesn't have pesky characters getting in the way of the jokes, well they're wrong. DWJ was brilliant and I totally could've read more Derkholm books about Querida ridding the world of giant mutant swamp rabbits or Calette becoming a brilliant griffin inventor or maybe just the adventures of the whole family going to the other continent.
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Mar 28, 2011 05:39PM
Love this book, and totally agree about the minor complaints. I particular and perplexed by Geoffrey's lack of personality and it seems a little too convenient his purpose in the story to sort of simplify Shone's story arc ending.
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Have you read The Tough Guide to Fantasyland? It's sort of a companion to this (I think it came first), and is lots and lots of fun, especially for fantasy fans.*Sigh* DWJ was brilliant. The world is lucky to have had her.
I have read Tough Guide, which is very funny, but Dark Lord is even better because she adds the family dynamics and specific character humor.* It's particularly interesting too how she takes what is originally funny idea of a guidebook into the totally serious premise in Dark Lord of real exploitation (do you think she's commenting on tourism in general?) which is sad in general... but really tear-jerking (oh Kit, you tug my heartstrings) when it wrecks the main characters too. *And people who think Tough Guide is better just because it doesn't have pesky characters getting in the way of the jokes, well they're wrong. DWJ was brilliant and I totally could've read more Derkholm books about Querida ridding the world of giant mutant swamp rabbits or Calette becoming a brilliant griffin inventor or maybe just the adventures of the whole family going to the other continent.
