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acethenerdyone's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
steve95's review
The story opening is good. I want to like it. But the writing style makes reading this an absolute slog.
cachot's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A great read. Have reread it again and again over the years.if you love fantasy, don't miss this one.
lbough's review
4.0
Once I got used to the High Fantasy style, I liked it very much, though that did take a good third of the book...
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
5.0
This was the first book I read by McKiernan. McKiernan's Mithgar series is a take on (less kind description would be a "rip off") [b:The Lord of the Rings|34|The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1)|J.R.R. Tolkien|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156043001s/34.jpg|3204327], and this book is a take on The Hobbit with a dwarf and a human (a woman!) taking on the quest. It is tragic and beautiful. I think it is the best in the series.
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