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Title: Overambitious, self-indulgent drivel
Review: Most of the other reviews I've read have restored some of my faith in human intelligence and literary savvy, and I am in full agreement with the consensus; this novel reeks of the self-indulgence of its author and offers very little to anyone but an incredibly narrow niche of readers with a penchant for underdeveloped, overly complex plots. This book labors over minutia that adds almost nothing to the story line, and the number of characters that are introduced or re-introduced is simply prohibitive. Brevity is the soul of wit, Mr. Jordan, and a better author could have (or perhaps should have?) compressed this book into 150 pages without losing any plot depth or detail that actually enhances the novel as a whole. It's a shame that the quality of this series has degraded so much over it's lifespan; the only reason why this review gives one star is that zero is not an option.....
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