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Liked It “Great fantasy! It reminds me of the story of the Mid Autumn festival.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Quirky novel set in a sort-of ancient china. The book is very episodic, as the two MCs go on various weird adventures on their quest. Fairy-tale like story, not meant to be realistic. A good book for its kind, but not my cup of tea.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Great fantasy! It reminds me of the story of the Mid Autumn festival.”
Cass M wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I loved this book
Mick wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“This is a very quirky book in that it is the modern made up Chinese legend of the author and as such is full of Asian irony and comedy that will probably be lost on most happily western readers. Bits of it are very funny, but pay attention to the entire story because if you miss something the story stops making sense pretty fast. This was a book chosen by our book club. It is much better than I though it would be and you have to give it 50 pages before it gets interesting.”
Rich B wrote this review Monday, July 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved this one!”
Sharmyn C wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I originally was given this book back in third grade (amazing) and have read over and over in the many intervening years. This book gave me a lot of firsts: first book with sex, first adult fantasy, first reading of Chinese mythology, the list goes on. I love it, and it doesn't hurt that the author and i share a birthday!”
Taina L wrote this review Thursday, May 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The book begins on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon in the Year of the Dragon 3,337 (A.D. 639) with the children of the 7th-century Chinese village of Ku-fu falling prey to a strange plague (one that has apparently learned how to count[2]). One of the villagers, Lu Yu (usually called Number Ten Ox), is sent to Peking to seek a sage who can discover the nature of the plague and its cure. He finds Li Kao, an ancient scholar with a "slight flaw in his character", and when Master Li returns with Number Ten Ox to the village he swiftly discerns that the problem is not plague. It is poison.
Wendy B wrote this review Thursday, April 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The children of Ku-Fu will slowly decline toward certain death unless a cure is found. The only hope lies in the healing strength of a legendary ginseng plant called the Great Root of Power. In all of China only one such plant is known to exist, and thus Master Li and Number Ten Ox begin a journey that will require all of the young man's strength and the old man's wiles (not to mention character flaws). Unbeknownst to them their quest is being interwoven with another one, and wherever they turn they will face murderous mazes, marvels, and monsters, and before they can find the Great Root of Power they must find something that had been stolen more than a thousand years ago, stolen from Heaven itself.
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“I read this one more than once. Hilarious, what a fantasy!”
Jean B wrote this review Saturday, April 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I always love a good epic fairy tale, and this one was so much more unique than what I usually find in that genre. The theme of accomplishment is rewarding. The sense of humor that permeates this book had me laughing out loud more than once. One of the best fantasy novels I've ever read.”
Steph F! wrote this review Saturday, February 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Quirky novel set in a sort-of ancient china. The book is very episodic, as the two MCs go on various weird adventures on their quest. Fairy-tale like story, not meant to be realistic. A good book for its kind, but not my cup of tea. ”
Sara E wrote this review Friday, January 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very charming, very readable fantasy set in ancient China. Also great humor.”
muque and shylock tomes wrote this review Wednesday, December 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
