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The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks

abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition

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1.0

OK - I am officially finished with Shannara - I tried, I seriously did, but this is book four, and I cannot do it anymore - Terry Brooks is an intelligent man and a brilliant speaker, with wonderful ideas on story creation, but this is it - I hate the character Alanon so much, and even in death he comes around to anger me in these stories - I hit the 50% mark and NOTHING HAPPENED! - I cannot go on with the insistent ramblings and meandering story-lines that go absolutely no where but to travel, tell some history, travel, history, travel - ad nausium - I am finished - sorry, but no more Shannara for me.

calbowen's review against another edition

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1.0

OK - I am officially finished with Shannara - I tried, I seriously did, but this is book four, and I cannot do it anymore - Terry Brooks is an intelligent man and a brilliant speaker, with wonderful ideas on story creation, but this is it - I hate the character Alanon so much, and even in death he comes around to anger me in these stories - I hit the 50% mark and NOTHING HAPPENED! - I cannot go on with the insistent ramblings and meandering story-lines that go absolutely no where but to travel, tell some history, travel, history, travel - ad nausium - I am finished - sorry, but no more Shannara for me.

wulfstanlee's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

allrianne's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

alex_t's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

pepsigirl's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.0

I was bored a lot but Ive been told it's more a set up for the following books. The ending feels less like a cliff-hanger and more like Terry Brooks was finished setting things up and wanted to get to the real story.

undeadwookieebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

3.75

potaciousjamie's review against another edition

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5.0

This book broke me!! I was actually sobbing!!

smurf2416's review against another edition

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3.0

There are some authors that are always able to pull you out of a rut. It might not be an amazing book, but you know it will at least be good enough to be enjoyable. Terry Brooks is that for me. Always enjoyable fantasy with a very vivid and exciting world.

alexandrabree's review against another edition

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3.0

It will be interesting to read the main books think it will add a lot to the randomness of this series so far.