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(More customer reviews)Because of my job I read a lot of non-fiction, but I'm a fan of this author's puppet movies so I was curious what his book would be like. I was glad that Amazon said who he was in the product description, otherwise I would not have thought he was the kind of guy who would write a fantasy novel for smart kids. I read the preview PDF at his site that they've since taken down and I enjoyed myself far more than I expected. The intellectual spirals he has going on in his puppet films has been entirely transplanted into a world something like The Neverending Story [Blu-ray]. I remember Stephen King did the same thing with The Eyes of the Dragon, and I loved that book when I was around 12 or 13, so I wish this had been around back then. I find it hard to take fantasy seriously in my adulthood. When non-fantasy writers suddenly decide to write fantasy novels, it tends to be much better because they see it fresh. They don't just imitate and churn out copycat books like Eragon and all that other hack stuff for the mass market (tried to read Eragon, couldn't get into it at all). How to summarize? The main character is a complex thinker, way too much than is good for him. He's got what we would call coffee brain (though he drinks tea). I wish I had the writers chops to write a real review here, but the whole thing is that Fairfaxe is an over-thinker. I agree with Amazon's description, it was like The Dark Crystal [Blu-ray], but the main character is a nervous, coffee-brained bookish doggie semi-hero. There is also lots of action, but nothing that takes it out of PG-rated territory. (maybe PG-13 because of some violence?) I'm going to give this five stars because someone else gave it four and I think the book should get 4.5 stars. Got to think these things through, Amazonians. :P
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A fantasy novel for very smart youth, or even bitter intellectual adults!All the scenic adventuring and rampant action of a retro 1980's-style fantasy movie (such as The Dark Crystal), but jam packed with philosophical dissatisfaction and compulsive overthinking!Follow the reluctant Fairfaxe as he hauls his elderly canine-like body and chronically-busy brain into a strange world that is all-too-ready to frustrate, disgust and abuse sincere intellectuals (much like our own world, alas).Suitable for all ages, but decidedly not for all minds....
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