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The Outsorcerer's Apprentice (2014)

by Tom Holt(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0316368792 (ISBN13: 9780316368797)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Orbit

series

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review 1: Meh. Reads like a middle-schooler's attempt at humor. Mention all the things that are silly about something and just see how funny that is! Reminds me of the humor of F. Lee Martinez or maybe flailing comedians. Humor worth reading as literature is hard, but Terry Pratchett can do it and so can Christopher Moore more often than not. Not sure if Mr. Holt has it in him to write a character or involve them in scenarios that might evoke sympathy or drama. Looks like other folks actually liked it, so who am I to judge?
review 2: Just okay. I had fun reading it--but it was uncohesive. While the concept was wonderful--outsource menial work in this world to a parallel universe with lots of mythic familiarity for the reader--there was too much going on and it lac... moreked a plot structure to pull together all the cleverness into a real story line. I actually liked the LOTR parody parts and I loved the very liberal snooty elves criticizing one another's "slim volumes." The simultaneous mockery of heartless corporate culture (ready to exploit all and sundry for the almighty dollar) meant that the parody was nicely even-handed across the spectrum of modern viewpoints. less

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