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Old 28-05-2004, 15:52   #107
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Re: What was the last book you read?
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Originally Posted by Graham
TCoTC is a very nice concept, and a good antidote to a lot of "heroic fantasy" and sub-Tolkienesque rubbish, but the whole series could have done with a *damn* good editor.

It is, regrettably, somewhat overblown, to the extent that the second trilogy of books has one entire volume (The One Tree) which, frankly, could have been removed completely without affecting the story.

Having said that, if you can get past that lot, it is a good series.
I agree - It took me a lot of persistance to get into the first book, but once I did, I was hooked...
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