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Wizard's First Rule...
Posted: 6/21/2003, 9:17 pm
by One-Eye
I know several of you are big fans of this book, so I thought I'd ask you. I'm a little ways into it, not far enough to form a coherent opinion, but I've noticed it falls into most of the standard fantasy cliches, which were only interesting the first 500 times I read them, so I was wondering if there's anything spectacular about this book that merits my spending 800 pages on it. Again, I don't know, but I don't like committing to books that aren't worth it, especially long ones. Your opinions, good or bad, would be welcome. Thanks!
Posted: 6/22/2003, 7:39 am
by nelison
just read it, what do you have to lose?
Posted: 6/22/2003, 7:43 am
by Neil
800 some pages worth of time
Posted: 6/22/2003, 8:18 am
by Penguin Josh
thats only the weekend for me and its raining so i have nothing else to do and if you though the others were good then read this one, and the DATDA teachers is a wacco
Posted: 6/22/2003, 8:22 am
by Axtech
WFR is chock-full of clichés. However, it starts to lose those near the end. And after the first book, that shroud of clichés is thrown aside, and the books become their own.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 1:27 pm
by One-Eye
Thanks, Rob. I'm 100 pages in, and it's getting better. Might as well stick it out. If it sucks, I just won't read the rest of 'em...
Posted: 6/22/2003, 4:31 pm
by Axtech
Read the second one, at least. Trust me, it's amazing.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 5:37 pm
by Johnny
Wizards first rule.................
...........is that we don'.t talk about Wizard Club
Posted: 6/22/2003, 5:42 pm
by One-Eye
Posted: 6/22/2003, 5:52 pm
by Axtech
The Wizard's First Rule is in my sig.
Dork.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 5:53 pm
by Corey
is that like harry potter or something?
Posted: 6/22/2003, 5:54 pm
by One-Eye
Slightly less lame and more adult.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 5:57 pm
by Axtech
A lot less lame once you get past the first book.
And
a lot more adult once you get further into the series (Alex can attest to that!
)
Posted: 6/22/2003, 6:14 pm
by One-Eye
Oh no, I spy smut scenes coming up...
Posted: 6/22/2003, 6:44 pm
by Axtech
They're tasteful.
Well, the first one(s) are.
One's mildly graphic.
Hmm... I wonder if Naked Empire (new one coming out next month) will have anything smutty it in...?
Also, the books (after WFR) get into political satire. Very good stuff.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 6:59 pm
by emily
Naked Empire?? Sounds like a Star Wars erotic fan-fiction.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 7:00 pm
by Axtech
Yes, because nothing else can ever say "Empire"
Posted: 6/22/2003, 7:00 pm
by emily
of course not!!
...... bastard.
Posted: 6/22/2003, 7:01 pm
by Axtech
Posted: 6/22/2003, 7:21 pm
by One-Eye
Naked Empire, you say?
*pictures a bunch of Jedis getting it on in a galaxy-wide orgy*
Yesss...
