bengriffin3e06

The original--and sadly, probably the best--wholesale rip-off of Lord of the Rings, this is Terry Brooks' first novel. That, taken together with its near-plagiarism, was enough to keep me from giving this book a chance past its first chapter for several years. When I finally overcame my reservations, I found myself rewarded with a study in mediocrity. That'll teach me to take chances. Overall, this is an enjoyable book, and the story--though terribly written--is fairly well told. And if Allanon the Druid should seem to you very much like a certain Grey Pilgrim . . . well, who's to say Tolkien and Brooks didn't just independently come up with nearly the exact same character, mannerisms, and turn of phrase used to describe them some 40 years apart? Don't even get me started about the Ringwraith/Skull-Bearer issue.

2023-02-19 06:32