Dealing with Dragons: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book One

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Summary: A good humorous fantasy
Review: Cimorene is a good female role model and this story is an interesting twist on the story we all know, about a princess being captured by an evil dragon and being rescued by a prince. Instead, Cimorene runs away to live with the dragon and has trouble chasing away all the annoying rescuers! I read it a pretty long time ago, but I remember it was better than I expected. I like fantasy a lot, but I really hate when it gets into mythical creatures--centaurs, unicorns, dragons &c. My fantasy choices are more along the lines of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. Even so, this book was really funny and even exciting in parts and anyone who wants a nice light-hearted fantasy with strong female characters should give it a try. You'll probably laugh out loud in some parts. I don't know if you'll want to read all of the books though. I haven't but I might give it a try. --Grace, age 14

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Summary: This is one of the best books I've ever read!!
Review: Dealing with Dragons is a wonderful book. Cimorene is a strong female character, unlike most princesses who are air-headed and a bit flighty, and she doesn't hesitate to take matters into her own hands when Kazul is dragon-knapped. It is magical, humorous, and well-written and once I started reading it I couldn't put it down!

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Summary: Completely enchanting!
Review: This book had me enchanted from the very first paragraph. I read it straight through without stopping. I especially like Cimorene because she has a mind of her own. While this is not my favorite book of the 4 (Searching for Dragons is), it is still one of the greatest books I have ever read.

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Summary: A refreshingly creative masterpiece in fantasy!
Review: To this day I have not read a better book than Patricia C. Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicals. Wrede brings together favorite nursery rhymes and fairy tales while writing her own unique stories. It was amazingly refreshing to read books that had no profanity or pronography; just pure creative fiction. The Enchanted Forest Chronicals are books that I never tire of reading. Indeed I have used them often as gifts to my fantasy loving friends. The only thing wrong with these books is that they are not more popular!

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Summary: Oh, I loved it....
Review: All four of them, I just can't read them enough times. Wrede's characters are so fun, and the way she writes just captures me. I recommend this book to anyone, and then once you read it, I recommend the other three of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. This is my second favorite in the chronicles. My first is Talking to Dragons. I have read almost all her books, and there is just no other author out there who compares. (although, I'm sure many people are bound to disagree w/ me) =) I can barely wait until she writes the fifth! (she's supposed to anyway...)Anyway, definately read and enjoy!

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Summary: This book was very exciting and I couldn't put it down!
Review: I read this book when I was in 6th grade and loved it. I then continued on and read book 2. Now I'm looking for book three without much luck. I will continue to read this series until I've read every book there is.

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Summary: Dealing With Dragons is a great fantasy book!
Review: I think that Dealing With Dragons is a great fantasy book. It's about Princess Cimorene, a princess who refuses to be proper and act like a princess. She runs away and becomes the Dragon Kazul's princess. This book is very funny. I recomend it for anyone age 6-100.

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Summary: The best of the four
Review: This book is the best book out of the whole series. It has great charcter development and is really well written. Kazul is my fav charchter and i wish that she appeared as much in the later books as she did in this one.

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Summary: A great book, for anyone and everyone!
Review: I read this book after seeing it reccomended on a TV news channel. I was wishy-washy about the quality of the book, but my fears were soon put to rest. I loved reading about Cimorene's adventures, and proceeded to buy all of the other books. It's nice to read about a woman hero who's not overly macho and butch.

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Summary: It is a wonderfully written amusing story for all.
Review: The story line is good, but the most attractive part of this novel, and others in the series, are the characters. Wrede has a wonderful way with her words, and the ones that make up the dialogue give you a vivid picture of all the characters. The comedy is witty, not at all boring or average. The books are fit for any age and certainly would be entertaining bed time stories.