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Title: Worthy of a read
Review: Though McKillip's story is one that has been told a thousand times, she goes about it in a somewhat original way. The basic story is of an innocent farmer boy who is pulled into a quest he does not want to complete. Destiny forces his hand, the world is saved, and the boy attains unimaginable powers.As other reviewers have said her prose is dreamy. Many of the similes and metaphors could have been edited out, but some of them are brilliantly executed.The story itself feels a bit jerky, but it gets her point across. Her exposition is brief, but by trusting her readers to keep up with her, McKillip pays her readers the compliment of assuming they are intelligent.I would suggest borrowing the series from your local library before you purchase it. The story is worthy of reading, and some reader's will want a hard copy of the novels to keep on their bookshelves, but others will not find it worth the space or price.
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