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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander

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kgrove42's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Yesterday I went back and listened to this. I remembered liking it as a kid and wanted to go back to see how it was. It was definitely faster paced then the books that I read now but seeing how it's written for I would say 10-14 year old kids it would need to be faster paced and not filled with over description.

That being said I still liked the story quite a bit but I'm not changing my rating simply because it just isn't up to par with the books that I read/listened to now.

harleyrae's review against another edition

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4.0

I am actually quite pleased with this book. When I first started it I was a little hesitant. You could clearly see that it was intended for a younger audience, that being said I do wish I had read this when I was 12 none the less I still enjoyed it. After about the first 50 pages it really started to pick up pace and no longer seemed like I wound't enjoy it being older than 12. All in all I'm really pleased with how this book turned out and will definitely continue on with the rest of the books.

6teencand1es's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lisa7's review

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adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

smblanc1793's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

magikspells's review

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3.0

I finished this book because a friend of mine insisted on my reading it. Honestly I probably would have liked it better when I was younger. There's little explanation and the characters names and places are kind of hard to keep up with when they're all thrown at you at once. But I pretty much expect this from any initial book in a series. It was a quick read so we'll see where it goes from here.