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Originally Posted by nekokami
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.