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Title: Look before you leap!
Review: This is a good story. Period. The characters are colorful, and the author has a great imagination. The only problem I have with this book is that there is SO much hype that comes with it. It IS an excellent story, but it's not worth all attention it's getting. It's meant to be read by children and young adults, (young being the key word here) not adults. Many adults have read it and enjoyed it, but there are a lot of kids books that adults would like. I just don't see why everyone thinks this is a work of a genius. If you're looking for a TRUE fantasy read that would actually deserve the attention that Harry Potter gets, try HIS DARK MATERIALS by Philip Pullman and anything by JRR Tolkein. The younger set will enjoy Gail Carson Levine and the Dinotopia novels.
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