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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 7867764" data-attributes="member: 16069">Kay, but as far as characters went it seemed to lean on/name-check or else somehow co-opt (read shoe-horn) in a variety of Realms names for no other purpose than...Same with the refs to modern fiction, Jaws et al- it all seemed so throwaway.The scenarios played out were serious (in a Fantasy Fiction life or death for the characters style) but all pretty much worked out in the corniest way possible. I get that this isn't reality, and I get that you suspend belief (etc. etc.) but I'm attempting to buy in to a milieu here, and this book doesn't help.As you say, it serves some other purpose- fun... not a dirty word, we all want fun- but my fun sorta isn't this.It also left me wondering about the role of women in fantasy fiction at times, in particular the portrayal of Shurleen, and also the fat ugly ladies that even Passepout turned his nose up at.It didn't send a shiver, and I get its from a different time- and the author didn't mess with other named strong women of the Realms but, I don't know- it felt wrong and bad at times.As in the review, Volo was okay/good- the voice of reason, and the backbone to the plot et al.Apologies, not trying to stir up trouble but I really didn't like it, not even as fun.I've read whatever it is (32?) books in 125 days (or thereabouts) some of the others were slow, silly or... whatever (from my POV of course) but all the reviews (such as they are) I have left here find the positive (I think from memory- mostly). For me, there's no positive (up-side) to having read this.Again not arguing against your opinion, just reasserting/defining mine.Thanks as always for commenting, always appreciated.Cheers goonalan</blockquote>

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