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4.0 out of 5 stars A good tale....confusing at times....but good, Jul 19 2004

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This review is from: Otherland (Hardcover)

OK before i get to the book...i will let you know that before i read this book...i read some of the amazon reviews for it. Basically what i got from the review that it is not a good book to skim because it is complex...and it starts really really slowly. Then I read the book. The beggining is actually almost as exiting as the prologue and first few chapters of Martin's A Game of Thrones (and that is saying something real good). Well i did what i was supposed to do and read the book seriously. i didnt skim it, but the parts involving Jonas always confused the living heck out of me... one minute he is in the Eight Squared, then he is on Mars... how the heck did he get there? i re-read all of the Jonas chapters at least twice, and i still don't really know how he ended up on Mars. Another thing some people said was that the character development was pretty bad. Do you people have problems? All of the characters (save Jonas and the little girl her old man friend guy) were developed so much they had development coming out of their ears! this being said, the best characters by far in order from greatest to not so great were as follows: Orlando(he is one cool dude), Renie, Dread, !Xabbu (how the heck do you pronounce that), Fredricks, and the rest sucked... well thats my review... bottom line is.... READ THIS BOOK BUT DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT READING ONLY ONCE READ IT TWICE....THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL YOU UNDERSTAND THE STORY

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5.0 out of 5 stars Water-tight story with characters you care for, Jul 17 2004

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This review is from: Otherland (Hardcover)

Tad Williams has presented to us a magnificent masterpiece which melds fantasy and science-fiction into a seamless whole that, once immersed in the world he has created, one will virtually be unable to "unplug". He borrows already created worlds (like Alice's wonderland, Jack and the beanstalk, etc) and spins a compelling story around them, at the same time creating his own mult-faceted universe which will amaze and stretch the imagination. The characters are created with great care and sensibility such that there are no stereotypes or cliches, each retaining a strong personality.

The only thing to be careful about is that this story actually comprises of four books and this one ends in a fashion that will only make sense if one goes on with the rest of the series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, Jun 6 2004

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Great book! This book starts out a little shakey. I was a bit confused at first about this "Paul Jonas" guy, but I think that's what I was supposed to be. It all pulls together very nicely at the end as this first book closes off. And the next three books are all 5/5 as far as I'm concerned.

This series is the best of Tad Williams.

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Published on Nov 23 2003 by Tristan Arts

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I was a little disappointed with Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. By the end of the two-tome ending I felt Williams had blown a chance to write one of the best fantasies ever. Read more

Published on Oct 4 2003 by Aeronomer

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and intellectual
This is a surprizingly wonderfull book. First of all the main character is an angry south african black woman. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Series
When I first started the first book, I found it pretty confusing because there are so many characters that get introduced, but once I got into it I couldn't put it down. Read more

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