973 reviews for:

The Sword of Shannara

Terry Brooks

3.41 AVERAGE

hettie_ethel's review against another edition

1.0

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Well that was a waste of 26 hours.

hakai's review against another edition

2.0

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It really is a lotr RIP off.

teresinha99's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

littleskylights's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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This was a DNF at about 20%. I was so bored, the writing was uninspiring and read like a detailed summary rather than an actual narrative, the characters felt flimsy and wishy-washy, and nothing was interesting.

Disappointing

katieelliott108's review against another edition

1.0

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I could only get to page 99 and really had to force myself to get there. This is a poorly written knock off of Lord of the Rings. It's almost comical how much it parallels-minus the great character building and amazing writing.

teapot_of_unique's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I absolutely loved this book in middle school. I still enjoyed it this time around but its definitely not as good as I remember. 

rogue_runner's review against another edition

2.0

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Easy reading and accessible ish fantasy. Horrible over reliance on lotr themes and plot though, and the first female character didn't turn up until page 450+. 

michaelklam's review against another edition

3.0

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This is the most "we have the Lord of Rings at home" a book could possibly be. That said, there was still something charming about it and everyone says the sequels are better so I'll check them out

nikekakkar's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

snuzzbobble's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 43%

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I know the similarities with the Lord of the Rings are intended, but coupled with the writing, I'm finding it a bit too boring to continue.