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Title: Cliched
Review: A Professor of Eng. Literature gave this work a rave review, however I found it cliched and with many references that have not aged well. It is very derivative and employs most of the generic stock events from B-grade paperbacks.Also, most of the jokes will be lost on readers, as they refer to events that long ago passed into the historical record.However, probably the novel's biggest problem is its attempt to do 'too much'. A lot like the recent film "Clash of the Titans", the author appears to have relied on introducing sensational mythical creatures in place of a well-fleshed-out storyline that engages with the modern reader.
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