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Summary: Suprisingly good
Review: I cant believe how much more entertaining this book was than i thought it would be. I was really worried going into this book after reading other reviews here. but I couldnt be more pleased with this book. Its title is absolutly perfect in that the "tales of uncle trapspringer" are hugely important in this story. I think what people are confused about is that the Kender named trapspringer in this book was NOT the actual uncle trapspringer. But i digress, this was a book full of action, LOADS of comedy (how funny is that fiend?) and it even had a fullfilling ending. I also thought it was consistent with the other dragonlance books. While neither Kender is very much like Tas, remember that not every kender is identical. they just have simaler characteristics. I definitly recommend this book if your a dragonlance fan who likes fantasy comedy (example if tas is your favorite character in the chronicles) otherwise if what your looking for a is a serious, no messing around fantasy, this isnt your book.
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Summary: funny little kender story
Review: I expected a collection of short stories but got a single long story, a good one. It is funny, does not take itself too seriously and you never know who is chasing whom. A must-read for kender fans and one of the best Dragonlance books so far.
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Summary: What a disappointment!
Review: I have to say that I am a seasoned reader and am very used to slow beginnings. With great excitement, I turned to the first page. I love books about kender. I disregard the incoherent preamble...I read 50 pages before the idea strikes me that maybe it won't pick up. It didn't. I suffered through an entire book of horrid subplots. Where's the kender humor we all know and love? This book was a complete waste. The heroes were drab, the villains boring, and the entire convoluted basis of the story was not worthwhile. Plus, at the beginning of most chapters, there were confusing nararrator's notes which successfully broke the feel of being with the characters. Additionally, the end was weak and unfulfilling. One more thing...It's incohesive with the rest of the wonderful DragonLance saga. Please, for the sake of your sanity, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK! If you want kender humor, try "Kendermore" by Mary Kirchoff. (P.S. This would be a zero-starrer, but Amazon didn't offer the option)
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Summary: Uncle Trapspringer Maybe....Well Written - Not!
Review: i just could not visualize the misadventures of the supposed U.T. in this book. it was almost like i was listening to someone telling me their almost disorganized thoughts (often with loose associations) and wishing they would either be more detailed and connected or just hurry up and get to the point. the story had potential, but just was not well written. perhaps the editing team let this one slip past them without them even reading it, much less editing it.
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Summary: My all time favorite Dragonlance book
Review: I LOVED this book, most of the Dragonlance books I either just like or couldn't care less for but I really loved this one. I found the characters were well developed and felt like I knew them- the 'good guys' at least- the 'baddies' were pretty weak, physically too. Kinda annoying how easily they beat the bad guys in every fight while not even getting injured.
But other than that it was real funny, the plot twists and turns like a kender's rambling, keeps you turning pages. And there is very little to do about the gods (I'm not crazy about polytheism) and no sexual content.
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Summary: TSR Ownership
Review: I loved this book. I thought it was great.
I also wanted to let Denmark know that Weis & Hickman did not let TSR take over. TSR established DragonLance. A team established by TSR which included Weis, Hickman, Niles and other DragonLance authors created the world and characters based on a D&D campaign as asked by TSR. Weis & Hickman never have had ownership or rights to DragonLance, nor can they be deemed the creators, just incredible writers.
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Summary: TSR Ownership
Review: I loved this book. I thought it was great.
I also wanted to let Denmark know that Weis & Hickman did not let TSR take over. TSR established DragonLance. A team established by TSR which included Weis, Hickman, Niles and other DragonLance authors created the world and characters based on a D&D campaign as asked by TSR. Weis & Hickman never have had ownership or rights to DragonLance, nor can they be deemed the creators, just incredible writers.
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Summary: Worst Dragonlance Book I Ever Read
Review: I read my first Dragonlance more than 10 years ago and I've been an ardent fan since. So when I got my hands on this one, I was full of expectations. However, this book was a real letdown. I had to force myself to go through each page and finally gave up. The narration sounded like sentences in childrens' books. The kender didn't seem to act or speak like kender and the gully drarves were either too smart or too irritating. The death knight wasn't much of a Death Knight nor was Takhisis her usual Godlike self. The author, being new to Dragonlance series should have done her homework better and found out more about the Dragonlance world we all know and love. This was really a waste of such a promising title as a book of short stories on Uncle Trapspringer's adventures would indeed be very welcome to the Dragonlance series.
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Summary: Dispite everyone elses thoughts I thought it was excellent
Review: I thought that the author really captured the kender's personality
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Summary: One of the funniest books I have ever Read!
Review: If your a kender fan you should definately go out and grab this book. Uncle Trapspringer makes for a great story. Some people are complaining that he's not like most kender, which is a relief, it's nice to see some originality here. Also people have been complaining about the fact that he did not live up to the stories that Tasslehoff told of him. Well Tas like most kender EXAGERATES! Of course he isn't quite as legendary as Tas's tales said he was, they were kender tales. All in all this has the whole package, good story, some gullu dwarves (a little bit more intelligent than the norm, but like before it's nice to see some change. Over come by wanderlust (like all kender) Trapspringer ends up traversing Krynn, falling into company with a couple of gully dwarves and an evil fiend. The evil fiend is great, it'll keep you rolling with laughter. So give the book a chance, get it fom the library id you can. You'll probly like it more than you would have thought!
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