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Summary: The Fabulous Riverboat and Riverworld series
Review: This is one of my all-time great series. Since everyone who ever lived is in this world, I keep on looking for myself in the story. The Fabulous Riverboat is arguably the best book of the series, but I deeply enjoyed them all. The idea for this series
is ingenius and a gold mine of plot opportunities with every
charactor in history (and pre-history to draw from). My only
regret is that Mr. Farmer has only written one other book (of
short stories) on this theme. I am a great fan of Mr.Farmer.
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Summary: Masterpiece
Review: This is only the confirmation of what other readers expressed.Great,absolutely to read
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Summary: Still quite good...
Review: This is the 2nd book in the riverworld series and the main character is Samuel Clemens otherwise known as the famous writer Mark Twain. He and his party decide to seek metal ore so that they can build a Riverboat and travel to the headwaters of the river. Most of the Story is spent in Sam getting the Riverboat built and the wars that are caused by the scarcity of the metal ore.The main character of Clemens is quite a bit different in comparison with Burton from the first novel. And when you first start this novel you will be longing for the original party from "To your scattered bodies go." Clemens is a lot weaker in body and spirit than Burton. He is in fact the opposite when it comes to physical fitness and leadership. Nevertheless he is always in charge. The real fun of this novel over the previous is Clemens's sidekick named Joe Miller who is a Titanthrop or real life giant weighing over 800 lbs. and standing 9 feet tall. The major enemy in this book is Prince John of England. This book isn't better than the previous one because the story isn't as good the basic idea of the river world isn't as original and the characters aren't as fun. But this novel is a very close second to the previous one and it also explores alot things that the previous one did not have a chance to. For example life on the riverworld is now just getting to it's full thriving point. People are settling in and forming real states and countries along the river, the wars for the metal ore are also worth mentioning as their detail and excitement keep the reading turning the pages. A good 2nd to the series.
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Summary: Still quite good...
Review: This is the 2nd book in the riverworld series and the main character is Samuel Clemens otherwise known as the famous writer Mark Twain. He and his party decide to seek metal ore so that they can build a Riverboat and travel to the headwaters of the river. Most of the Story is spent in Sam getting the Riverboat built and the wars that are caused by the scarcity of the metal ore. The main character of Clemens is quite a bit different in comparison with Burton from the first novel. And when you first start this novel you will be longing for the original party from "To your scattered bodies go." Clemens is a lot weaker in body and spirit than Burton. He is in fact the opposite when it comes to physical fitness and leadership. Nevertheless he is always in charge. The real fun of this novel over the previous is Clemens's sidekick named Joe Miller who is a Titanthrop or real life giant weighing over 800 lbs. and standing 9 feet tall. The major enemy in this book is Prince John of England. This book isn't better than the previous one because the story isn't as good the basic idea of the river world isn't as original and the characters aren't as fun. But this novel is a very close second to the previous one and it also explores alot things that the previous one did not have a chance to. For example life on the riverworld is now just getting to it's full thriving point. People are settling in and forming real states and countries along the river, the wars for the metal ore are also worth mentioning as their detail and excitement keep the reading turning the pages. A good 2nd to the series.
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Summary: THITH WATH THO DITHRACTING....
Review: Yes overall a good story, but my god it dragged like a dead dog. I found the charater of Joe Miller most distracting - I literally had to read the parts out loud for the first two chapters to figure out what the heck he was saying. Mushmouth is cute with Sylvethter the cat, but a whole books worth! Give me a break! I kept hoping this character would die. In general terms the story was good, but it could have had a little faster pace. It in no way compares to the first book of the series - I could not put it down. This one took me 3 wks. to read due to lack of interest. I think I will avoid the rest of the series and use MY imagination instead to develop Riverworld and all of its dynamics.
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