Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn by Piers Anthony

3.49 AVERAGE

caytlynn's review against another edition

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adventurous informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed this installment. It very much reminded me of the first book. Everything felt fresh and unknown. It was nice getting all new characters who we really knew little about. The couple twists thrown in actually surprised me as well.

marc_norris's review against another edition

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5.0

Re-read of the first fantasy novel I read as a child. Good nostalgic read

onetrooluff's review against another edition

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3.0

I liked the story of Jordan the Barbarian and Bluebell Elf. Since I feel like I've outgrown Piers Anthony's writing style a bit since reading this in high school, it will be interesting to see (upon my impending re-read) whether I still like the story as much.

kimminy_cricket's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Conan....but boring.

mooglefeathers's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my favorite book in the Xanth series! Didn't see the ending coming at all when I was a kid. 

ramblingbard's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

craftingrama's review against another edition

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3.0

way too much narration for my taste,not one of his better ones so far

fibrejunky's review against another edition

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5.0

This book tells the story of how Jordan the Barbarian became a ghost.

vaderbird's review against another edition

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2.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

utbw42's review against another edition

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4.0

A real pleasant surprise....this one has a great story going for it, but Anthony has managed to insert two great characters (Jordan the Barbarian and Threnody the demon-spawn) that really make this tale zip through. I've come to expect a certain level of entertainment from Xanth novels, but this one was just a real pleasure to read. Interesting note at the end: Anthony says all his Xanth novels are written for adults, but enjoyed by kids. I have noticed more and more adult themes creeping into the Xanth novels the more I read them. However, Anthony is very clever about how he writes on these issues....kind of like a cartoon with adult jokes that fly right over the kids heads but crack the parents up.