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2.0 out of 5 stars Do you really need 250 pages to establish the spoiled brat?, May 22 2004
By JM (CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Still (Mass Market Paperback)
The general outline of the story has some promise: CAllow young prince striving to grow into his crown. Unfortunately Feintuch goes to such excruciating lengths to establish Prince Roddy's starting point that the reading is a chore rather than a joy. Despite being 16, Roddy acts like a spoiled, obnoxious, and often cruelly violent 6 year old. At his best, he is utterly thoughtless of anyone but himself. As I said, this could make for an interesting story of personal growth, but Feintuch spends 250 pages with example after example of his hideous behavior. At last it dawns on him that maybe he should reform. Feintuch then spends another 150 pages continuing his hateful behavior, with only brief interludes of maturity.
Does anyone actually enjoy reading in that much detail about someone you can only want to slap silly? If you've got the book, do yourself a favor and just skip to page 400 and read the last 180 pages. In the book's defense, if Fentuch had compressed the first 400 pages into about 10 and spent the rest of the book telling about a character we could care about, this would have been worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars You'll never stop reading it up to the last page., May 8 2004
By Jiro Oro (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Still (Mass Market Paperback)
Certainly one of best coming-of-age novel you will read! You'll remember the story long after you read the book, and the characters even longer.. Set in the Medieval Age, The story brings you the not the imagined glamour, pageantry and chivalry usually associated on that times but the harsh and sometimes savage reality that people had to live during that age. The plot is superb but the characterization, brilliant! Rodrigo's spoiled and selfish character is far from the usual chivalric character of a prince destined to rule. Rustin's amorous love for Rodrigo that compells him to make immense sacrifices for the princ; although not the usual kind of love, still it does make one wish that there is also someone out there that will love him/her the way Rustin loves Rodrigo. All in all the fearless way the author cast its characters that made it all the more interesting and the superb storytelling that will compel the reader not to put down the book 'till the very last page makes the novel "The Still" certainly WORTH YOUR TIME READING!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Worth 0 Stars! Possibly the worst fantasy book ever written!, Nov 17 2003
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This review is from: The Still (Mass Market Paperback)
Although I read it years ago, I still shudder every time I see this book at a store. I weep to think that I wasted quality hours of my life on this crap - please don't make the same mistake.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of those books that just gets to you...
The Still is the coming of age story of Roddy, the future king of Caledon and wielder of the Still - a magical power. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2003 by Empyreal

5.0 out of 5 stars molding the prince into a king
This was a great novel. It not only considered the mind of a pampered teenage boy learning to take on responsibility, but also expressed the difficulty of being a nation's... Read more
Published on Jan 31 2003 by Jinny Chieu

5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting!!
Definately one of the best books I have ever read. You MUST read this. Worth every second of it.
Published on Dec 28 2002 by nevercomindown

5.0 out of 5 stars Bratty Roddy is this book's strength
I love this book!! Finally a book where the man has to stay a virgin to gain the holy super magical power. Ha! I laugh in his face! Read more
Published on Dec 16 2002 by celes1

4.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent First Book in Feintuch's Genre Switch
The Still by the talented David Feintuch left me just a little disappointed. But, that could be because I was so acclimated to his style of writing in the Seafort Saga books... Read more
Published on Sep 7 2002 by Carol Kluz

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing read
The Still is mostly one thing - a very refreshing read. If you know your way around fantasy, you may have started to tire of the fantasy formula and the almost mechanical way new... Read more
Published on Feb 28 2002 by JeSuisse

1.0 out of 5 stars I felt like I was sneaking a look at a psychotherapy journal
Actually no stars is a more accurate assessment. I read this book in the vain and forlorn hope that Feintuch had finally lived up to the promise of great storytelling he'd... Read more
Published on Nov 26 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Feintuch mean 'soft towel' in German? Anyway....
My praise of this book is unreserved and ecstatic. I was devastated to finish it and lingered woefully over the final paragraph. Read more
Published on Aug 9 2001 by aphraxxx

5.0 out of 5 stars Feintuch's Best Work
This is definitely Feintuch's best work - better than the Seafort Saga. In the Seafort Saga the main character whines through 6 books about how unworthy he is and never seems to... Read more
Published on Jul 16 2001 by R. Heston

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best I've Read In a LONG Time
I consider myself a voracious reader and I've read books from pretty much every genre, and I must say that The Still is one of THE BEST novels I've read in a long time. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2001 by sickleweed

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