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Title: Harry Potter? More like Beowulf.
Review: I have been hearing about this book for years and years and never got around to reading it. I finally did, and totally hated it. The prose was very lyrical, but there was hardly any characterization to speak of, and the plot can be summed up as "wizard chases his shadow". It was a very boring, albeit poetically written, story. It reads like an epic poem, flowing writing, but hard to connect with.Whoever recommended this as an "if you liked Harry Potter, then..." is totally off the mark. J.K. Rowling may have been inspired by the wizard school and coming of age story in this book, but the resemblence stops there. This book is completely devoid of the warmth, humor, and delightful reading experience found in Rowling's books. It is 100% exposition. It is more like a modern-day Beowulf than an old-school Harry Potter.
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