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Title: Readable but painfully unoriginal
Review: I actually re-read this, and almost reached the end without realising I'd already read it a year or so before. It's that memorable.It "borrows" heavily from several well-known fantasy authors' work, with little (if any) original content, and the sources are painfully evident throughout. Although it's readable, the writing is shallow and immature. This isn't surprising, considering the author's age. Yes, it's impressive that he finished it, but that doesn't mean it automatically deserved to be published, let along adapted into a movie. Avoid.
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