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A quality door stopper is a thing to truly treasure. It keeps you entertained, and it doesn't end too soon. A really good one will leave you wanting more. _Game of Thrones_ falls into this category. Last year I read the first of a series, it was called _The Black Prism_ and at first I was skeptical since I'm not a huge fan of fantasy, but by the end I was shouting for more. The second book hasn't been released yet.
There's a difference between padded tripe, such as the Thomas Covenant series, and a truly great epic like LOTR or the first Amber Chronicles. Covenant you might finish because you feel like you've made an investment, the others you ration out because once you do get to the end, the story is really over - and what will you read then?
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