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A review by cyanide_latte
Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
To my understanding, Lloyd Alexander wrote this because he was of the opinion that more story was needed to show Taran's character growth and development between the previous installment and the final one. And honestly I can say that I'm very glad he went ahead and made this book, because it does very much focus on and showcase the growth of Taran's character in a way that was very much still needed. The same is also true for Gurgi, albeit to a lesser extent.
I do want to say that if anyone is reading the Chronicles of Prydain and you reach this book, don't skip it. Make no mistake that this one is very much a bit of a slow burn, and it goes quite all over the place, but it's worth it for what we get in terms of character growth. It is very much needed and I think overall the final story of this quintet is going to be much richer for what we got in this book and what was focused on. I continue to be very very glad that I am reading this series at last, and this is just so highly underrated among any fantasy children's books I ever hear talked about. I really do think more people need to give this series a shot.
I do want to say that if anyone is reading the Chronicles of Prydain and you reach this book, don't skip it. Make no mistake that this one is very much a bit of a slow burn, and it goes quite all over the place, but it's worth it for what we get in terms of character growth. It is very much needed and I think overall the final story of this quintet is going to be much richer for what we got in this book and what was focused on. I continue to be very very glad that I am reading this series at last, and this is just so highly underrated among any fantasy children's books I ever hear talked about. I really do think more people need to give this series a shot.