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Summary: A very good fantasy
Review: This is a very original fantasy story, featuring the un-ordinary princess Cimenore, who begins trying to escape marriage from an empty-headed prince. She takes the advice of a frog and escapes to the dragon caves, where she becomes the princess of the dragon Kazul. Cimenore is happier than ever until the knights and princes come to try to rescue her, which she DOES NOT WANT. So she meets Morwen the witch and together they help to relocate the rescuers. But now, Cimenore can tell something is amiss, and the nasty wizards seem to be the source of trouble. I'm not going to tell you the end, you'll have to read it to find out. This wonderful book takes normal faerie tales and "twists" them to more comical situations. Very, very good.
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Summary: a clasic for young and old
Review: This is the first book in the Enchanted Forest series (although much of this book has little to do with the actual Enchanted Forest).The book is a stand-alone story. The other three Enchanted Forest books are a trilogy which serve as a single sequel to this story. Kids will love it, but so will adults. Especially fans of the old Fractured Fairytales, because Wrede skewers all the fairytale conventions. Princesses are insipid and useless, knights are dense, witches are pretty and nice, dragons are ethical (but amoral), and wizards are evil and greedy (even though they look just like Gandolf). The heroine is a princess who would rather learn fencing and cooking than how to spin straw into gold or get put under an enchantment so she can be rescued by a handsome prince. She is a no-nonsense, capable, and smart girl. And fun to read about.
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Summary: A good gift book for pre-teens to teenage
Review: On the advice of a younger correspondent, I bought two copies of this novel to use as gifts for pre-teen girls. It is a delightful book for readers in any age group, and is suitable for reading to younger children. A princess could not have a real career, it just wasn't done, so when a princess finds herself faced with an arranged marriage and confinement to a stuffy life at court with a booring husband, she escapes to live with dragons. Events get somewhat humorous when various princes seem convinced that they have to fight the dragon to rescue her. The troubles of the princess are increased by the intrigues of evil wizards and the political machinations of some of the dragons. There is a friendly witch to lend a helping hand, various magic mixed in, and another princess or two waiting for a prince to rescue them from their dragons. It all adds together to make an interesting story. The story is roughly at the reading level of the Harry Potter novels. This is the first novel in a series which has several sequels you might also consider.
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Summary: I love this book
Review: This is right up there with narnia for my favorite chidren's book. I first read this book when i was 8 and just loved it and now i'm 16 and i still read it occasionally. It has that fantastical world with completely down to earth characters. Now mix in all your favorite fairy tales (the way they "really" happened)and a great plot and you have quite an interesting book. So read it believe me its good.
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Summary: Kool
Review: A kick-... action book, where the princess is the star. None of that prissy hair doin I dress better than you junk, this princess does not like being proper. She wanted to avoid marraige to a good-for-nothing-emty-headed-prince, and ended up savin the dragon kingdom. A very good, and comical book.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is one of my favorite books and believe me I've read a ton!! I have only read two books by Patricia C. Wrede and I can't wait to read more!
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Summary: A nice book to read
Review: 'Dealing with dragons' is a good book.
Although I like more serious fantasy books with REAL in-depth characters, this book was a really good sort for light reading.
It does has some old, old cliches, the idea of an princess running away from all her luxuries and comforts is enlightening.
And those pesky knights! I had great time laughing at the more humourous parts of the story.
With a more serious story line and in-depth characters, 'Dealing with Dragons' could've been a great novel.
I recommend this book for young(well... younger than me) readers just starting to have a peek at the wonderful world of SF & Fantasy.
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Summary: Dragons
Review: I picked up this book because I was interested in dragons and had cleaned out most of the library. I found inside much more than I bargained for. Princess Cimorene from Linderwall is the seventh daughter in a royal family, and the least proper. She takes lessons she isn't supposed to, hates dancing, learning when and how loud to scream, and all that stuff. She wants to do things, other than sit around and look pretty. The adventure begins when Cimorene is supposed to marry Prince Therandil, a brainless knight. She gets advice from a talking frog, and is so annoyed with Therindil and being a Princess that she follows these strange orders.
Cimorene then volenteers for dragons, and is accepted into work by Kazul. There she meets witches, evil wizards, princesses, a jinn, and, of course, Dragons.
When the wizards try to sabatoge the dragons trials to pick a king, Cimorene and her friends Princess Alianora, the witch Morwen, and the stone prince, who lacks a real name, do something about it in this humorous and well written book. My only complaint is that the word 'rather' is said often.
My favorite part of this book was the dragons. Most of the books have dragons as the villains, and wizards as the friends to the heroes. I never understood this consept, because nothing is entirely good or bad. So this book was a breath of fresh air from the belief that Dragons = Bad.
I would recommend this book to anyone, even if I wouldn't think their personality fits this type of book. I liked more adventurous stories, and I still loved this book.
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Summary: Hens Teeth and Hippopotamus Oil
Review: Soon after finishing Dealing With Dragons I said to myself "Brittany, you must write a review." When I started this book, I felt that I needed something that would be adventurous and fun from
the beginning. That is exactly what I got. From page 1 to page 212 this book is an exciting adventure
in the life of Cimorene, an unconventional princess who is tired of palace life. Patricia Wrede's hilariously fun story has everything backwards but just right. If you're looking for a comic, upside down, exciting tale with a funny catch, definitely look into this book.
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Summary: Dealing with Dragons
Review: I thought this book was very good. It kept me very interested every step of the way. The author did an excelent job writing the story line and plot. I was so hooked on this book i read it in one day. I recomend this book to anyone who likes books about dragons, witches, and princesses.
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