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bekatron3000's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
thesafehex's review against another edition
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. A quick and easy read. The writing style is along the lines of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett. There are quite a few pop culture references that made me chuckle. All-around good read.
wolfdaystar's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty good. A fun and quick read, perfect for reading on the plane which I did. Slightly addictive and will make you keep turning pages. I will read more books by this author.
katievh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.25
competencefantasy's review against another edition
2.0
The thing about resting your parady on referential humor is you need self awareness to pull it off. It also helps if you don't use the oldest misogynist jokes in the book. If you *must* make misognist jokes at least get some new ones. There are a couple of chuckles to be had here I suppose, but as a whole it feels rather tired. It pokes basic fun at genre tropes and fails to subvert anything.
eleneariel's review
3.0
Unexpectedly fun! Rather reminicient of Pratchett in its full-on satire. There is a Fortress of Doom (open Mon-Fri 9AM - 4:00PM), and Evil Overlord Vortmeter, aka He-Who-Must-Be-Named, who diligently practices his Evil Laugh (Mwahahaha!), has a Diabolical Plan, and has stolen the Ancient Artifact (the brand new model 7, the latest thing in Ancient Artifacts.) Of course there is a Hero (named Kevin Timberline), who unwittingly saves the day. It wasn't anything absolutely spectacular, but I had fun reading. :)
nnecatrix's review against another edition
3.0
Book #50 for 2015
This is another book that you have to be in just the right mood to enjoy. And that mood must be silly. The humor is sort of in the same vein as Shrek or Airplane! or Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but not presented with the same flair. Think more Scary Movie 3 than Galaxy Quest, caliber-wise. Some of the jokes were a little too dependent on references to fleeting pop culture figures, and some of them got old pretty quickly, but sometimes Moore was able to recognize that and dropped them after a few references. Like the whole Lord Voltmeter allusion to Rowling's Lord Voldemort. It wasn't all that amusing to begin with, but at least Moore didn't harp on it and moved on to other jokes before it annoyed me too much.
The plot was absolutely ridiculous and meandered a lot, sometimes expending a little too much time and effort chasing down a bad pun. But by some miracle, it held together tolerably well and was generally entertaining. If you're willing to accept this level of often juvenile silliness, it can be a fun read.
This is another book that you have to be in just the right mood to enjoy. And that mood must be silly. The humor is sort of in the same vein as Shrek or Airplane! or Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but not presented with the same flair. Think more Scary Movie 3 than Galaxy Quest, caliber-wise. Some of the jokes were a little too dependent on references to fleeting pop culture figures, and some of them got old pretty quickly, but sometimes Moore was able to recognize that and dropped them after a few references. Like the whole Lord Voltmeter allusion to Rowling's Lord Voldemort. It wasn't all that amusing to begin with, but at least Moore didn't harp on it and moved on to other jokes before it annoyed me too much.
The plot was absolutely ridiculous and meandered a lot, sometimes expending a little too much time and effort chasing down a bad pun. But by some miracle, it held together tolerably well and was generally entertaining. If you're willing to accept this level of often juvenile silliness, it can be a fun read.
scottso's review against another edition
3.0
A spoof of a genre I enjoy and therefore I enjoyed this romp.
luann's review against another edition
2.0
I thought I would like this book, but I didn't. I started to really dislike the hero as the book progressed. Unfortunately, I had purchased a copy of the book. I donated it to my public library the day after finishing it. Also unfortunately, I purchased a copy of The Unhandsome Prince at the same time. Not sure that I'm going to read it before donating it to the library.
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