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Summary: Utter Drivel
Review: I started to read this crap, and halfway through, I couldn't pick it back up. This whole business with Garion and Ce'Nedra fighting at the beginning caused me to lose my lunch on several occasions. It wasn't a total loss, I lost five pounds. Then again, I regained 10 after giving up in frustration and eating the book. Here's a tip: Take 'Guardians of the West' and simmer it until the pages brown. Douse heavily with BBQ sauce. Place between two halves of a bun. Voila, you've just made an Eddings burger. Eating the books is way more intelligent than actually reading them, after all.
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Summary: Its alright...
Review: This review goes for all the Mallorean books. David Edding is a talented writer, no question about that. He can make appealing characters, and I like the humour that surrounds them: That's what making the book enjoyable. That's why I give it 4 stars But he certainly isn't way original, the plot to this books is, actually, kind of bad. The heroes have powers like gods and you never really fear for there lives. And when you read it, you never really get surprised. Maybe its more like a three star book... But I do understand why it is so popular.
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Summary: A Great Beginning to a wonderful series
Review: This is a good start to a wonderfully entertaining and funny series. I accidently read this before the Belgriad and now I can't wait to read it also. One of the best parts is when Ce Nedra is having her baby and poor Garion rushes about in a daze chopping wood. That parts hilarious. Guardians of the West sets the stage for the rest of the series, the journey doesn't really begin until King of the Murgos.The only complaint I could make about this series is that the women never seem to take any part in the action and that they make fun of the guys too much. Also, these are suppose to be grown adults but they all seem to blush whenever anyone so much as mentions anything about sex, even Silk gets uncomfortable when its mentioned and hes suppose to be such a wordly guy.And whats up with the overuse of the phrase "sort of"? everybodys always going around saying, "I'll sort of make a point about it." or using it some other way. Anyway, this is a very entertaining series with great characters. My fave character was Silk and I wish that Eddings would write a whole book about his adventures.
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Summary: The Beginning of the End
Review: As a sequel series, I had never thought this would achieve the lengths it did. The first series, the Belgariad was intriguing enough to make me start this novel, but the novel itself sent me to the bookstore to continue on in this epic. The introduction of a new character (who we'll leave as the Emperor...hint, hint) adds to the witticism, and dry humor that marks David Eddings so well. This series does well to adventure into places explored before, venture out into some new lands with inherent connotations to the last series, and gain a sense of new mystique in a incredibly detailed land. This book hits home, not only as the start to an adventure no one is likely to forget, but also as a story of the love of two parents who will do anything, even rip apart the fabric of the world, to regain their lost child. All in all, it makes for an incredible novel, and a remarkable series.
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Summary: Any book of David Eddings is worth the time and money
Review: I read all the books of David Eddings, i don't remember how many, but i can tell you this, if you enjoy books from the Dragonlance from Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, or if you only enjoy good action and fantasy books, this is your stuff. Maybe they are not as good as Darksword, but is good enough to keep you hours reading. I enjoyed this book so much, as many, many other fantasy books i have read. So take my advice (i'm not an expert but i have read like 60 or more fantasy books), and buy this book (but first buy the Belgariath ones, if you don't do that you will miss the first part). Is a good choice, well, it was good for me.
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Summary: Better than Belgariad
Review: I think the real beauty of Eddings' books is the fact that there's always something happening. It's not the normal straight-line plot where they go after something, get it, and come back, but there are lots of little side-stories that make the book interesting.I first read the Malloreon and after that read the Belgariad, and I still understood most of it. Reading the Belgariad first helps, but it's not a must. And when you do start reading Malloreon, after the first couple of chapters you'll find it extremely hard to put the book down.
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Summary: Sorry everyone who loves it...
Review: I don't understand how everyone seems to LOVE these books. Maybe I'm just impatient, maybe I just don't like Eddings, but his books seem to drag on forever! I know that they're supposed to be great, but I don't understand it. Couldn't he get to the chase? Add some excitement! For those who are impatient like me, these books are not for you! Go ahead, try the first one, but if you start losing interest, be warned that it doesn't get any better!
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Summary: Greatest!
Review: This is the best book of the worlds most best writer David Eddings. The beginning of Mallorea that is the best serie. Everything is best! The book contains as much humor and excitement as a normal libary. This is the book where the bear-cult after all contains to nothing, the book of how Garions and Ce'Nedras child gets kidnapped of the evil woman Zandramas. And it is SO good. Some people have complained about that Barak and the other "Big-guys" isn't a part of the group. But my opinion is that it's all good. Please read this book and do yourself a favour.
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Summary: awesome!
Review: this book kept me on edge the whole way through! I just love Eddings' books and I think anyone who criticizes him are just silly! i especially love silk.
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Summary: Boring and too long
Review: Why is it that Eddings seems to feel that no book is complete without half of it being taken up with pointless boring dialogue? Cutting out this would half the length of the series but I suppose it would also half Edding's royalties.The plots were unrealistic and predictable. The characters were one dimensional. The themes were little more than Eddings making sweeping generalisations and assuptions about life. I was reminded at times of Walt Disney films where a good story takes second place to predictable politically correct ideas. Do not read this - it is an awful book by an awful author.
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