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Peter
Dec 16, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
I liked the long periods in this book of exposition and development of setting and character. One of the advantages of a series this long is that you can really get a sense of place and time and feel a closeness to the characters. A few of the characters' idiosyncrasies are becoming repetitive (braid tugging, raising chins, etc...) but overall I'm still enjoying them for the most part. I can see how some could find it slow to begin with, but I enjoy a slow development, and it paid off with a pre ...more
Bryan457
I'm going to try this again. I got my hands on an abridged edition (3 CD's, about 3 hours). I don't see how we can do more than summarize the story.

I think it might have been better as 10-15 CDs. We more or less just hit the highlights.

I liked the book when I read it even though it was way too long. This was just an ill conceived attempt to abridge a book more than possible and still keep a story line intact.
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Mark
Mar 15, 2007 rated it it was amazing
ajah
Mar 24, 2007 rated it it was amazing
ajah
Mar 24, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kristen
Mar 25, 2007 rated it really liked it
Rooster
Mar 29, 2007 rated it really liked it
Vir
Jun 20, 2007 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2006, fantasy, reread, 2020
Rachael DeBerry
Jun 25, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
Annie
Jul 24, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, favorites
Lorena
Aug 06, 2007 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Tani
Sep 10, 2007 rated it really liked it
Deborah Joyner
Oct 01, 2007 rated it really liked it
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Bradley
Mar 08, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Kevin
Jun 21, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Dr M
Jun 26, 2008 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy
Laura
Jul 02, 2008 rated it liked it
Zarinthia
Aug 07, 2008 rated it liked it
Sarah
May 10, 2009 rated it liked it
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Elizabeth
Oct 29, 2009 rated it liked it
J.M. Brister
Aug 17, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2011
Bryan457
Apr 04, 2012 rated it liked it
Dustin
Apr 03, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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