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amyeewing's review against another edition
1.0
This book was so bad. I mean it was bad. And FYI, I'm pretty sure that a chunk of the 5 star reviews were fake because I recognize them from Amazon reviews that I determined were also fake.
Reasons it was bad:
1-The writing was atrocious in every way. Don't need to get into details because if you can name an aspect of writing, it was bad.
2-The plot was über predictable.
3-Character development was... well I have now learned that it is possible to have less than no character development.
4-The protagonist was unapproachable even to a book loving, D&D playing nerd like myself.
5-It was just really bad.
Reasons it was bad:
1-The writing was atrocious in every way. Don't need to get into details because if you can name an aspect of writing, it was bad.
2-The plot was über predictable.
3-Character development was... well I have now learned that it is possible to have less than no character development.
4-The protagonist was unapproachable even to a book loving, D&D playing nerd like myself.
5-It was just really bad.
jasmyn9's review against another edition
4.0
If you enjoyed Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you will love this comical fantasy story of Jason Cosmo. A woodcutter by trade, forced to be a hero by destiny and possibly a case of mistaken identity. As Jason flees his hometown of Lower Hicksnittle, he finds unlikely allies in a wizard, Mercury Boltblaster, and the seductive twins, Sapphrina and Rubis. A very entertaining tale with all the classic fantasy elements.
4/5
4/5
ashleylm's review against another edition
1.0
This was disappointing. The style of humor was low-to-middling (barely there, most of the time, and occasionally expressed as silly proper nouns for places and people). A bit juvenile, really (and this comes from someone who loves reading children's books, so long as they're of sufficient quality. Eventually I realised the tedium would not end and I'd rather move on to something else--there are a finite number of books I can read, and an increasingly large quantity of books I'd like to try, so I feel no compunction whatsoever of dropping a novel midway through. I this case, it was about the 20% mark when I decided it would not improve.
If you think Terry Pratchett or the Thraxas novels are too clever and confusing for you, try Hero Wanted, otherwise, don't. Even the Myth, Inc books offer better humor and better quality writing, without taxing the brain too much.
(Note: 5 stars = rare and amazing, 4 = quite good book, 3 = a decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. There are a lot of 4s and 3s in the world!)
If you think Terry Pratchett or the Thraxas novels are too clever and confusing for you, try Hero Wanted, otherwise, don't. Even the Myth, Inc books offer better humor and better quality writing, without taxing the brain too much.
(Note: 5 stars = rare and amazing, 4 = quite good book, 3 = a decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. There are a lot of 4s and 3s in the world!)
sticksnstout's review against another edition
4.0
A farce on the whole hero saves the world from evil and gets the girl. I fun book that I really enjoyed. Up there with the top in the genre.
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