Review:Excellent character development. So good to look inside the lives of people that life has not always been good and to see survival techniques developed and the beauty and ugliness existing side by side. Read more

Review:I have been reading the Xanth novels for only a short while, and though they are for young adults, I love them. There is a pun on every page and the adventure is non-stop. I was very happy to find the book at such a reasonable price. Read more

Review:This idea that Piers Anthony gives is great. Two worlds - one magic and one technological - is brilliant. The moment a friend told me about it, I went out and grabbed it. The book was also well written. I just couldn't stand the multiple-page long monologues Stile gives frequently. It seemed that every chapter Stile was giving some speech or another about morality or about how great he was at one thing or another. That's another thing that's not so great. I like having a hero who is r... Read more

Review:I started reading the Xanth series from Piers Anthony in seventh grade and frankly I hated reading but you know... if you want to pass you have to get major things done like BOOK REPORTS!!! yeah... I went to the library and this book caught my eye... i looked at the thing inside that tells what order the books go in but the first two books weren't there... so i got this one and i read till my eyes were about to burst. I STRONGLY recomend ANYTHING from this author especially the Xanth Series. gre... Read more

Review:If you love Piers Anthony's Zanth series, this one is another prime example of his. Filled with adventure, romance, puns, all wrapped up in a world full of Magic. People with Magical Talent's and Magical Creatures with a tale of a quest to save the puns from a virus.. Read more

Review:I have read many a Xanth book and the trick is DO NOT TAKE IT TO SERIOUSLY! Xanth book are fun. The puns are helarious and i would recommend this book to anyone that doesn't mind a few(try a million) cheesy jokes. Now i have heard some say that Mr. Anthony doesn't really portray women in a good light but like i said above, don't take the books to seriously. It all fun, and as far as i'm concerned thats what books are for; entertainment. If your not entertained then what is the point?
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Review:When I put The Idiot on my to be read list, I believed that it was going to be a quirky novel with cultural interests. It is somewhat quirky but Selin's Turkish heritage plays little part in the story and the only references to Turkish culture are about the language. Selin has just started her freshman year at Harvard and tries to make friends while navigating the strange academic environment. In a Russian class, she meets Svetlana and the pair become friends while she begins a friendship wit... Read more

Review:This book walks you through so many stages of their lives that you can feel the seasons change. I love the feel of the sweet first love-crush to realizing forever doesn’t have to be perfect. The author did an amazing with very sensitive subjects and I am very impressed. Going to look up more of her works. Read more

Review:This is a great book. I knew nothing about Pakistan before reading this book, while reading I was absorbed into the culture and strongly felt that I am living in Lahore. Surprisingly an excellent piece of litreture from a Pakistani author. Characterization is simply at its best, the way the characters interact with the reader in first person is hard to find in any other book. Just anxiously waiting for the next sequel, hopefully there is one and if not then another one from Hamid. Read more

Review:A very different book for me. So much tragedy, angst and lies. Well written and a good story but very difficult to understand in parts. The ending is so abrupt, after all that has happened in the story, there are many unanswered questions. Read more