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Old 12-29-2008, 09:28 PM   #1179
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Originally Posted by nekokami View Post
No, I'd say the second book was actually much better than the first-- the first was a straight-up "hero's journey," using a lot of very common tropes, whereas the second deconstructs the assumptions of the first in what I thought was a very clever way. But I suppose if someone just wanted to read the adventure story, they probably wouldn't like the second book.
Ahh maybe that's the problem. Drastic changes in style would probably account for complaints.
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