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Eric

Eric

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very funny!
Review: The best part of this book is the title - Faust-crossed out, Eric. But I was tickled pink by the title. While I prefer the books with Nanny Ogg, Granny Weatherwax, Magrat, and now Agnes, this was hilarious. Eric's shining moment was when he told Rincewind he wanted to be a eunich when he grew up. I think I had to put the book down because I was laughing so much.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Rincewind romps through History
Review: The fake title (Faust) says it all. The inept "wizard" Eric tries to summon a demon and accidentally pulls Rincewind back from the Dungeon Dimesions. I admit that the main purpose is to bring back Rincewind. And the story is very short - but there really is only one thread. The best points in the story are the parts about hell (funny place) and about the take off on the Trojan War (especially Lavaeolus, the "rincer of winds"). Get the book at the library and read it: you won't be disappointed. And if you are, it's short and over quickly. I still say that the part about Lavaeolus is worth it by itself. It's always funny to read about Rincewind and his ancestors (or most anything else about him).

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Any chance of the old edition?
Review: The trouble with the novel Eric, is that it was originally printed as a graphic novel, with paragraphs accompanied with large illustrations by Josh Kirby, and as such made much more sense (and had a much lighter tone than a normal Discworld book did). Unfortunately, that edition isn't printed, and so quite a few people seem to be disapointed by the lightweightness of Eric. Bear in mind that it isn't as it was intended, and that it's a light tale (about Rincewind...always less than serious) and it should prove quite enjoyable

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Funny, but not Pratchett's best
Review: This book is definitely GOOD, but not a GREAT. Definitely entertaining, but not as original as a lot of the Discworld novels. It's just another lighthearted romp through the absurd with Rincewind and the Luggage.

Don't get me wrong- this is not a bad book at all; in fact, it's a very good book- and if you read and enjoyed other Discworld novels, you'll like this book. But if you're looking for a really GREAT Discworld novel, or looking for a good place to start reading the series- this ain't it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: OK Book -- Brings Rincewind Back
Review: This book is merely OK. It's a fun, short read. But, it's a very shallow, linear plot. I'd guess that its sole purpose is to be a vehicle for the return of Rincewind. Read it if you've got nothing better to do. But, if you skip it, you only miss the mechanism of how Rincewind got back.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good...But not Pratchett's best
Review: This book was a very nice job done by Pratchett. The story is very creative, and the characters are hilarious. The only downfalls I spotted are the shortness of this story and the end leaves you hanging somewhat. Besides that, this is a really funny book

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: None too good...
Review: This is not a very good Discworld book. It's nice to see Rincewind, but although I've nothing against books that are plotless, per se, but it just doesn't work here. It feels forced and pointless, and Eric is a totally unappealing character. Still, it's quite short, so you can probably read it in an hour or so, if you're really devoted to having read every Discworld novel...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Top-notch Tale
Review: This is one of those books that gets better the more you read it. My first time through, I liked it. My second time, I loved it. Pratchett grows on you, and the more familiar you are with Discworld, the more you'll enjoy all of his books. I wouldn't necessarily start reading the series with this book, but that does not diminish it's excellence. That excellence is not surprising; Pratchett is our best living writer, IMHO.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Laugh-out-loud funny!
Review: This is the ninth book in Terry Pratchett's series on the Discworld - a flat world, supported on the backs of four massive elephants riding on the back of a planet-sized turtle. Anything hilarious can happen here, and eventually does.

This book picks up after Sourcery, with poor Rincewind trapped in the Dungeon Dimensions. But, when he is inadvertently summoned by a teenage demonologist in training, he finds himself cast in the role of Mephistopheles to Eric's Faust. They make quite a match - Eric is a poor demonologist and Rincewind makes a poor demon. But there is more going on than meets the eye, the new King of the Demons wants to know who this Rincewind is and how he got there, and he's not happy.

This is another great Discworld book, one of my favorites. As always, especially with the early books, Terry Pratchett does an excellent job of spinning a yarn that is a wonderful parody of something (Goethe's Faust in this case) and is also laugh-out-loud funny! This is a great book, one that I highly recommend!


Rating: 5 stars
Summary: fantasy and comedy at its best
Review: this was the first book I read by this author and I became addictive. I haven't miss a discworld-novel since.


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