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Title: Check it out from the library first
Review: This is an excellent book. Its sense of humor is dry, its language is incredible, its world feels complete, and its characters are both fascinating and believable. In short, it's all the best of recent fantasy, and it now has a place of honor among my most-loved and most-reread books.Unfortunately, it's also all the worst of old fantasy. Think only a few steps removed from the level of the Silmarillion, but with jokes. Especially towards the beginning, the novel is slow, and focuses on a character who is harder to sympathize with than most. The fact that it kept my attention in spite of this is nothing short of amazing. That said, it may not keep yours, so if you have any doubts, check the book out from the library first.Basically: I loved it. You might, too, but find out before you buy it.
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