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Summary: All the fluff and none of the stuff!
Review: I have read this book, and though it presents an interesting side of the story, it did not fill in many gaps. Infact, it seemed like an edition of CNN's Crossfire. Polgara seems to spend more time complaining about her father than was needed.The problem is that I have never liked the character of Polgara. She came across as cold, arrogant, and one dimensional. Instead of hearing Polgara's side, I think it would have been more interesting to hear Poledra's side. She did "die" and yet manage to supervise and advise Polgara. She was a strong pivotal force and was closer to the Necessity than any other character. I think the Eddings tried to milk the "cash cow" once too many times, and they got a bucket of spoiled milk. "Belgarath" was a good comprehensive story. Poledra would have been a good explanation and given us an understanding as to how the authors creatd the characters. "Polgara" was a method of needlessly killing trees. I would say but the book, but do not expect a lot.
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Summary: Polgara haters, take a hike (to you know where)!!!!!!!
Review: This is the best book in the entire Belgariad/Maloreen series!! I absolutely loved this book. If you have not yet read this book, ignore those poor, misguided souls who actually DID NOT LIKE this book. I pity them for their pathetic, unenlightened, unfeministic mindset. Maybe Polgara could teach them a lesson in manners! This is a great book about a strong willed woman who saves the world again & again. If you have not yet read this book, hurry to a book store immedietly! There may still be hope for you, but only if you hurry!
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Summary: Well, really! It wasn't an alternate Thursday.
Review: The first time I picked up anything of the Eddings' it was the first three books of The Belgariad. I picked up all three at once as I have a nasty tendancy to pick up the second or third book in a trilogy if I only get one. I read them all that first night. Imagine my frustration, surprise and (well hidden) delight when I got to the end of the first three and found that there were two more not yet out. Consequently I spent several years in breathless anticipation awaiting them. This was in high school. I now have a husband and two children, a business to manage etc. I have changed a good deal, we all have. 'Polgara' does not read like 'Pawn of Prophecy', it couldn't. The Eddings have changed, the world has changed and our viewpoints have changed. Of course, I don't think it was meant to be just the same. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but if you don't like it, rewrite it for your own satisfaction. Then critsize. Personally, I'd like to see something more from these authors and in this universe. What about Errand's viewpoint? How about Torak's? How did Belsambar get his calling? What's Javlin's view of all this? etc. Not to mention a million littler lives that changed one way or another. It's not world saving but the world doesn't need saving every day; just alternate Thursdays. Thanks for a great many alteranate Thursdays, David and Leigh.
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Summary: Definately worth reading!
Review: This was the first book I have read in the series, and I understood the plot easily. I have since then read Belgarath the Sorceror, and am now currently reading The Belgariad. Polgara is the kind of woman that we need more of in this world- the kind that can put men in thier place. The only thing I didn't like was how most of the women were kind of understated, (with the exception of Polgara.) but I guess that was to be expected of that time frame. I think that this was a very interesting book-- I hated to put it down! But then when I discovered there was more to the series I immediately went out and got them. Here's a hint for all you people who were dissapointed in the book-- go to the LIBRARY.
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Summary: This is a very intriging book.
Review: Polgara The Sorceress is absolutely one of the best books I've ever read. It portrays an alternate fantasy world in ways I've never read about before. It's very original and exciting.
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Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know about Polgara
Review: Polgara, long held a mystery, finally reveals her side of the story! This book is the crowning point of The Belgariad and The Mallorean, if not the best ever written by the Eddings'. Definitely a must read!!
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Summary: For the Love of God, STOP!!!
Review: Thanks to the Gods I borrowed this book frome a friend, and didn't spend the money. The Bel/Mel series was a decent read but, let it end there. The phrase "Beating a dead horse" comes to mind here. Sorry but, ENOUGH ALREADY!!! I used to like Polgara until I read this book, it makes her look like a spoiled pain in the *blank*. I could site numerous occasions when Belgarath should have bent her over his knee. *rant* *rant*. I just hate it when a good series is ruined. I really should have never read this thing.
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Summary: My, this was tedious...
Review: I greatly enjoyed the Belgariad with its variety of characters and intriguing plot line; and for the most part, I found the same to be true of the Mallorean. And even Belgarath the Sorcerer was good, though hardly up to par with the others. But Polgara the Sorceress was just plain awful. Her snide, childish attitude painted her in a completely different light compared to her portrayal in the other novels. She constantly complains about her father's meddling, but it seems from the storyline that Belgarath had been content to leave her to her own devices fince before she was born. And he intruded once every so many centuries only when she'd summon him for some emergency; and he'd arrive only to be repulsed by an arrogant, churlish bully. Another problem that this latest installment in the Eddings' series failed to solve was this question: "Why is everyone afraid of Belgarath, and esp. Polgara?" Aside from a few parlor tricks and the occasional allusion! to some "nasty deed," Belgarath and Polgara never really seem to make use of their "talent." Yet, esp. in Polgara the Sorceress, Polgara enters royal courts and battlefields swinging her name around like a bludgeon -- and everyone acquiesces. And the role of Necessity -- and Polgara's tight association with it, as newly revealed by her autobiography -- ruined the enjoyment and suspense of the other novels: Belgarath and the others were seemingly responsible for following assorted prophecies, but anytime a clinch decision needed to be made, a God, or Poledra, or Necessity, or someone, stepped in and ensured that nobody blundered, making Belgarath and the others rather redundant. But worst of all were the little asides and pokes made in Belgarath's direction. I very well might have burned the text had a comment along the lines of "Got you there, didn't I, Old Wolf," been inserted into the story one more time. The dry humor and sarcastic bante! r that played well in the other novels was overdone in this! monologue -- and I felt as though the Eddings were adding those tedious comments in the text to ensure that the reader knows that the sarcasm is intended to be funny -- a most undesirable literary device. One high point of the book that added depth to Polgara's character was her realtionship to Ontrose; I wish that situation and other formative events would have received more focus. Instead, reams of paper were devoted to listing the succession of Arendish kings and the geneology of the Godslayer, most of whose trivial ancestors seemed to have been named Geran anyway. (By the way, whatever happened to the other descendants -- daughters, etc. Presumably, Polgara would have wanted to keep tabs on the other branches of the family tree in case Asharak the Murgo had indeed succeeded in killing the heir-apparent to Riva's throne, right?) Perhaps the Belgariad/Mallorean series is out of steam, especially since, the Necessity of the Universe having been repaired, there isn't ! enough evil left in the world to occupy the main characters. But I sincerely hope that the Eddings write at least one more installment to redeem this weak link of the Belgariad/Mallorean chain. And if anyone who's had the tenacty to read it thinks what I've written is utter bullocks, I'd be happy to hear from you.
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Summary: I couldn't pick it up
Review: I loved the other books in this series, and was looking forward to this book for quite a while. To give you an idea how much, I read the set 4 times in 1997. This was the first Eddings book that I could easily put down. In fact I found it a chore to finish it! There wasn't anything significant which was new in this book. There were a few tidbits mixed in, but for the most part there were no surprises. Its not that I'm against the biographies... Belgaraths story was enjoyable. But at least it offered something original.
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Summary: A good book overall, though not as original as Belgarath
Review: A excellent read, this book gives you an indepth look at the unique relationship of Polgara and Belgarath, and gives detailed insight of her sacrafices for the Rivan King. It is worth a read just for that. The only true problem that I have with the Eddings' writing of this and the Belgariad/Mallorean is the "Necessity" controlled basically everything, Where is the drama in that? However, I still give this a high rating, but only if you've read the others.
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