Belgarath the Sorcerer

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Summary: *YAWN*
Review: Very broing and truly disappointing......other then the maybe four humorous parts, this book went absoutely nowhere. I dont think I will ever look at Belgarth the same way.....I would rather scrape my eye out with a dull rusty spoon than read this again

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Summary: Belgarath's self-styled humorous autobiography
Review: Husband & wife team finally reveal that they have both been authors of all the books! In Belgarath they provide fans with insight into the Eternal Man and how he came to be. Humorous, insightful, entertaining and above all, comfortable - like a visit with old friends. Readers get to see aspects of the distinguished, regal Polgara when she was a child with dirty knees climbing trees. I strongly recommend this book to readers of the Eddings' other two series, but not to first time readers - Check out the Belgariad first. One big disappointment was that the sex of Polgara's twins has not yet been revealed!! I guess we'll just have to wait for the next book...Polgara the Sorceress

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Summary: Brilliant, truthfully brilliant
Review: This was the first Eddings book I had ever read. It got a little confusing here and there as I hadn't read the Belgariad yet. However, the gaps didn't become apparent until the end of the book and even then, they were passable....if barely.
Eddings gives life to Belgarath who is now firmly my favourite character. In this book, you get to see how Belgarath's mind works and what he feels of other people while listening to his witty comments about this and that.
I've read this book at least three times in the past six months as it is quite a good reference to check up with the Belgariad. It may sometimes get a little boring but there is usually some humour in the form of the narration, or one of the other characters.
There's still a couple of gaps for Eddings to use for his next book Polgara the Sorceress and if it's anything like this, I'm definitely getting out there to buy it as soon as possible....well at least as soon as I can scrape up the money to anyway...

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Summary: The best of the best.
Review: I have read all of Mr. Eddings (with the help of Mrs. Eddings) books at least twice. The only problem I have with any of their books is how long it take for the next book to come out. This book answers alot of questions while at the same time opens the door for a lot more questions. I can not wait to read more about Polgara. I look forward to reading Polgars's side of this story which has ended but keep evolving

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Summary: I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have been reading David Eddings for years, I can't count the times I would fall alseep and dreamabout his books. Well let me say this about Belgarath the Sorcerer, It really offered me an insight into the past of one of my favorite "people". Not only did Mr. Eddings give us insight into Belgaraths, Polgagaras, and Poledras past but also gave us an insight into their world. I hope that someday I can write that well, well enough to let people feel the emotions of my charecters, as well as join in the excitment of their world!!!!! Thank you Mr. Edding

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Summary: This book fills in the gaps yet still leaves you curious.
Review: This book begins, literally, at the beginning of Belgarath's life. It goes through each of the major points that you've been curious about since reading the Belgariad and the Mallorean, including the Battle of Vo Mimbre and other high and low points of history. It also tells in hilarious detail the events leading up to these events. The funniest parts occur when Belgarath, in his role as narrator, turns aside from the story to comment directly to his reader. Somehow, the Eddingses manage to fill in lots of gaps, satisfying our need to know about Belgarath's life, and create more gaps for Polgara, Belgarath's daughter, to fill in. All in all, this is a wonderful book, but it is not for the person who hasn't read both the Belgariad and the Mallorean

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Summary: A Mystical Masterpiece
Review: Bravo on this excellent piece of work! If you have read both the Mallorean and Belgariad, this book provides more information and backround on the famous (yet mysterious) Belgarath, Polgara, and many others. Once I picked up this book, it never left my hands. I could not put it down nor stop reading until I reached the end of the book. And when that ending came, I grew dissapointed that there was no more left to be read. Oh well.......I picked it back up again and read it from cover to cover. Truly a wonderful story that is a concoction of romance, adventure, and swirling mystery. "Belgarath the Sorcerer" will hook you and make you fall in love with the artworks of David and Leigh Eddings! :-)

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Summary: History is not at all entertaining
Review: I waited for 'Belgarath the Sorcerer' with great expectation; hoping to finally know more about Belgarath with his mysterious past; about what really made him the man he appears to be in the Belgariad and Mallorean series; to really know the history of the Eternal Man. In this aspect the book lived up to my expectation, yet I was disappointed in a way. There seems to be some humor missing in Eddings' approach to the whole story. The beginning was entertaining enough but then it started to get boring. This might be caused by the 'I' (that is Belgarath's) point of view of the whole story. I personally think the Belgariad series is the best work Edding has done, with the Mallorean series following close behind. I still take up a book from these two series and still feel the thrill of turning each page to reveal what happens in the next pages (despite the fact that I've probably read the whole thing a dozen of times). It's still worth the time reading it. This is not the same thing I can say about Eddings' prequel to the saga. I haven't picked up this book and read it again from cover to cover since the time I finished reading it for the first time. However, devout readers of Eddings should definitely not miss this book since it offers more insight to the Belgariad realm. It's nice to know more about Belgarath, but this book lacks the thrill and humor of Eddings previous books, which just proves the point that history is not meant to be entertaining

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Summary: What can you say about it?!
Review: David Eddings and his wife have done Justice as it should be done. The way the books tells the story of the Sorcerer Belgarath and his life is awsome. If you have read the series that go along with the book, it would mean even more than you think. This book is the one of the best books that has ever been written. If you haven't read it, read it

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Summary: Greatest of the books of David Eddings.
Review: Great book,if you have readed Belgariad and Malloreon, you absolutely have read this! Following the adventures of Belgarath,the Sorcerer,filled with humour and joy,sadness and losses.I can not find words good enough to say what I think about it.This book can not be described,only readed. Nearly so great as Tolkien's Silmarillion was,but much more closely following the life of book's main characters - Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress.