Title: Good idea, bad book.
Product review: While I agree that this book is a bit different from other fantasy novels, I think Paper Mage was far from perfect. There's more to a book than just an idea. That's the only reason this book gets two stars from me instead of one.With the exception of Xiao Yen, the characters were very flat. There was some attempt at developing Udo and Wang Tie-Tie but they still ended up feeling like cardboard cut outs.Each chapter skipped back and forth between past and present. Not too original and not necessary. The plot, though initially interesting, skipped around a bit too much. It was more like several short stories linked together. So much more could have been done with this book.
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