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Derivative and Pretentious, Yet Oddly Compelling

Advantages: Exciting plot and some sympathetic characters
Disadvantages: No much originality; has delusions of grandeur

...book was given to me as a gift in all good faith. I enjoy the fantasy genre and am particularly fond of new variations on the Arthur myth, and yet I found this book to be annoying in several different ways. However, despite my irritation, I found t ...

DavidBedford 29.04.2005 · Read full review
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