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A review by erothoniel
Castle Roogna by Piers Anthony
3.0
So, the third book of the Xanth series (so far) I've liked the best. The plot line was interesting, the characters likable (I rather dislike Bink of the first two books). Most appealing of the character list to me seemed Jumper the Spider of unusual proportions.
I do have problems at times with the way the author illustrates women in his world of Xanth. Millie the Ghost was annoying in her role of parody damsel in distress. (but noes, Xanth is not sexist at all)
Also, I'm unsure about the target audience.
There is sex and gore, mostly covered with more or less crafty word-play. Still, the trees have candy in them, there are marshmallow bushes and cola trees among other highly silly fairy tale exaggerations. Confusing.
Never really did laugh out loud reading any of the Xanth books. A smile here and there is all. Then again, perhaps it's my own invalid sense of humour that disables me to actually enjoy supposedly funny stuff.
The plot didn't leave the impression of being sluggish. (The first two was like that, quest goes on and on, lotsa turns and interactions, complications, and whatnots) Everything did happen for a reason more or less, not just to fill in the blanks whilst moving from point A to B.
Overall, I liked it, but it was not awesome and I do not know whether I'll continue to read on the rest of the series' books.
I do have problems at times with the way the author illustrates women in his world of Xanth. Millie the Ghost was annoying in her role of parody damsel in distress. (but noes, Xanth is not sexist at all)
Also, I'm unsure about the target audience.
There is sex and gore, mostly covered with more or less crafty word-play. Still, the trees have candy in them, there are marshmallow bushes and cola trees among other highly silly fairy tale exaggerations. Confusing.
Never really did laugh out loud reading any of the Xanth books. A smile here and there is all. Then again, perhaps it's my own invalid sense of humour that disables me to actually enjoy supposedly funny stuff.
The plot didn't leave the impression of being sluggish. (The first two was like that, quest goes on and on, lotsa turns and interactions, complications, and whatnots) Everything did happen for a reason more or less, not just to fill in the blanks whilst moving from point A to B.
Overall, I liked it, but it was not awesome and I do not know whether I'll continue to read on the rest of the series' books.