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Emerald Eyes

Emerald Eyes

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Absolutely Incredible
Review: One of the greatest mistakes ever made by a publisher was stopping the production of this book. It is truly, in my opinion, one of the greatest books written. Once you start, it is almost impossible to put it down. It's a shame that this novel is now so hard to find. I hope and pray the author completes this 33 volume epic.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: don't bother wiht this one- please!!!
Review: Well, this is the second time I am writing a review for this book - amazon didn't feel like posting my first one, strange...I figured I had to tell those of you who were going to buy this book that you should entertain some second thoughts before you commit those [dollars]. Firstly, the publisher didn't put much of an effort into the cover and the font seems too large - the book reads like a large print editions. But I suppose these objections are really not important.

Secondly, the story line, while involved, is very unfortunately constructed. The book reads as an effort of a first time writer - which it probably is - and the extensive plot line is so complicated, I could not even summorized what this book is about. Even if this book is part of a series, the fact that it does not guide the reader through a story with some moral, does not resolve any conflicts, nor reveal some existential struggle which it seeks to resolve, makes it frustrating to read.

Thirdly, the book is not a character development story either. The book does not contain any really interesting or exceptional characters. Strangly, the one character that might qualify as a main character (Trent) plays a minor role in the book. The other characters are woefully underdeveloped. Malko, Suzanne, and even Darryl Amnier are completely 2-dementional creations. And the struggle between Carl and Carson which should form the backdrop for the whole book is never justified on paper. We never get an insight into Carson's or Amnier's mind that would make these man come alive.

Having said that, I believe that the book might be worth it to those who have read the other Moran books. Others should not bother with the book, especially at its current price. Since the book contains so many plot developments and tens of characters, I think that the author should rewrite it, flesh it out, add at least 200 pages, remove tedious passages which have absolutely no business being in the book (e.g. conversation between Jodi Jodi and Milla on page 273 which is completely irelevant to the rest of the story is one of many passeges in the books that have no purpose whatsoever - come to think of it, why has the author writen the last 50 pages? they make no sense in the context of the book) and explain to us why we should care about this story.


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