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Centaur Aisle (Xanth, #4)
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A friend gave me this book. I was traveling and gave it a shot, because I hadn't tried any other books by Piers Anthony.
So, it's better than most magazines. It's not Terry Pratchett entertaining, but it was (barely) entertaining enough that I finished the book. A couple times, I almost stopped, but did finish it. The book contains some stereotypes of women that I found pretty sexist, but might also be the sort of mild titillation that could get a teenager interested in reading more.
I will say that if you're a fan of this series, you'll probably enjoy the book just fine. And Piers Anthony does a fairly good job of taking his universe's rules and tweaking them a bit, then examining the consequences.
If you're looking for funny or pun-related fantasy novels, I'd start with Terry Pratchett. If you're looking for serious fantasy novels, I'd start with The Name of the Wind. If you're looking for self-aware fantasy novels that play with the crossover between our world and a fantasy world--and you've already read the Chronicles of Narnia--then you might try Wizard's Bane, about a computer programmer who is transported into a fantasy world.
Maybe I'm being a bit too negative. If I ran across another Piers Anthony book, I'd probably be pretty happy to read it.
So, it's better than most magazines. It's not Terry Pratchett entertaining, but it was (barely) entertaining enough that I finished the book. A couple times, I almost stopped, but did finish it. The book contains some stereotypes of women that I found pretty sexist, but might also be the sort of mild titillation that could get a teenager interested in reading more.
I will say that if you're a fan of this series, you'll probably enjoy the book just fine. And Piers Anthony does a fairly good job of taking his universe's rules and tweaking them a bit, then examining the consequences.
If you're looking for funny or pun-related fantasy novels, I'd start with Terry Pratchett. If you're looking for serious fantasy novels, I'd start with The Name of the Wind. If you're looking for self-aware fantasy novels that play with the crossover between our world and a fantasy world--and you've already read the Chronicles of Narnia--then you might try Wizard's Bane, about a computer programmer who is transported into a fantasy world.
Maybe I'm being a bit too negative. If I ran across another Piers Anthony book, I'd probably be pretty happy to read it.
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September 12, 2015
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September 26, 2015
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