Iron Ring

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Summary: Interesting yet lacking something
Review: While I enjoyed The Iron Ring I didn't think it was as good as other books by Lloyd Alexander. It is definitely interesting and spell binding, yet it seems to lack the usual flare of Alexander's other books. One of my favorite aspects of the book was how it really made a person think about certain issues, such as chivalry and honor.

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Summary: THE BEST BOOK NEXT TO LORD OF THE RINGS!
Review: This is a great book. If you are tired of Lord of the Rings or find it too complicated, get this. This book is a great mix of Hindu legend and Arthurian tales. Buy it! I promise you won't be dissapointed. Romance, sorrow, epic battle, and a nice bit of humor make this a perfect book.

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Summary: A Great Great Book
Review: The Iron Ring
By Lloyd Alexander

The Iron Ring is one of the best books I have ever read. It is about the young king of Sundari palace named Tamar. His journey is to find a king that won control of Tamar's life. So he had to find him and be his slave for as long as the other king wants him to. He meets many new people on his journey and they become good friends. In my opinion this book was great and nicely written. I liked the plot of the of the story and I liked the fact that it was a fantasy book, which is one of my favorite types of books. I would recommend this book if you like fantasy books and adventure books.

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Summary: This book was great!!! I loved the world I was in!
Review: This book is indeed a Lloyd Alexander book! I was in love with it! But, I give this book only 4 stars being it was not his greatest.
His greatest put me to tears. It made me so happy and it will remain in my heart forever! That of course is his fabulous and certainly unforgettable series, the Prydain chronicles!!! the IRON RING is definitely a must read, just like every other book he's made!
Also, if you like Lloyd Alexander or you are interested in his best: Read the entire series of the Prydain Chronicles starting with The Book of Three and on to the end with The High King. Also there is the Arkadians!!! But, for your sake, skip the Westmark Trilogy. EWWW, not a good book. Boring and not fantasy.

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Summary: iron ring
Review: it wase a good book cuz i like the adventshure and it wase relly ezy to reid.

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Summary: A delectable read
Review: Even though the characters lack real depth (after all, what can you expect? It's only 256 pages), I enjoyed this book due to its fascinating plot. It had a very creative and gripping beginning and a fairly satisfying ending. At times this book had me laughing out loud (especially the monkey rashshasa scene) and at others I felt for the characters. If you're in for a quick, humorous, and thoughtful read, pick up this book.

*Also recommended ~ The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander and books from the Redwall series by Brian Jacques

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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: My sister recommended this book for me as a "what to read after Harry Potter" kind of thing. I absolutely couldn't put it down! There were times I laughed out loud and others when I was very touched by the characters in the story. This was the first Lloyd Alexander book I've read and plan to read them all now. Once you get used to pronouncing everyone's names in your head you just fly through the book. :)

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This is a fascinating book that is also a hodge-podge of Indian mythology. Lloyd Alexander obviously did some serious research while writing this book. The Iron Ring takes elements from the two great Hindu epics, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayan. For example, in the Mahabharata, another young hero/warrior loses everything he has in a dice game. Also many of the names in the book mean things in Indian languages. Tamar is the king of Sundari. "Sundari" means beautiful. He meets an observer of the world named Adi-Kavi. "Adi-kavi" means the original poet. This language in the book is very descriptive, as well as having an excellent plot. It deals with issues such as the caste-system in India, which is, sadly, still taken seriously by some today. The main characters were very typical Lloyd Alexander-ish, with heros who still have a lot to learn, and spunky heroines. All in all, this is a book worth your money!

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Summary: Zzzzz....
Review: I read this book three years ago, and it still inspires an intense desire to throw it out a window. I found most of the characters to be extremely boring and/or too strange to be likable, such as the umbrella issue. Tamar's mentor spent what seemed to me to be a ridiculous amount of time talking about his umbrella. I did not care about his umbrella. I cared about the plot and the characters, and the amount of trivial dialouge included in the book bored me beyond compare. I suggest sticking to Lloyd Alexander's other books and skipping 'The Iron Ring.'

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Summary: Not So Good
Review: Ok, I'm sorry if anything I write makes anyone mad, but I'm just sharing my opinion. First of all, the charactors were a little, well, mentally slow. I mean, they figured things out, but not as fast as people normally do. Second, that stupid umbrella REALLY annoyed me. And I think the plot is a little strange. But, you know, maybe it's just me.