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The Alchemaster's Apprentice by Walter Moers

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corvos2000's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A fun story to read on the side

I have to admit, the book had a rough start for me. The setting didn't quite appeal to me, and I found the c(r)at as the protagonist a bit cheesy. But what bothered me the most was Theodore T. Theodore: the twisting of letters in words incredibly disrupted my reading flow and at times, it was just too frequent to still be funny. Fortunately, it didn't appear too often after a while.

However, thanks to the beautiful writing style, the interesting world, and the humorous tone, I always felt like continuing. I quickly grew to love Echo and Ghoolion. They make a wonderfully quirky duo! And as the story progressed, I became more and more curious about how it would all turn out.

And the end of the story did not disappoint. Towards the end, the story really picks up pace and shines! And such a good ending makes me forgive a weaker beginning!

(Review written in German and translated by ChatGTP)

elliwir's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

key_lime_cake's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I like this book overall, but compared with the other books in this series it falls a bit flat for me. It just doesn't compare with Rumo or the City of Dreaming Books. I do like the fact that alchemy and Uglies are more developed in this story than some of the other books, though. I wished it had nocturnamaths. And I apologize if I've spelled anything incorrectly, because I've only listened to the series on audiobook.