"Paul Freeman" <pfreeman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Martin Stribblehill wrote:
>> I've worked my way through all (thanks to the "remaindered" pile). For
>> those with enough sticking power to have made it through to three, I
have
>> to say book 4 will be very educational. You may now feel that there is
no
>> possible way that the ending could "spoil" the rest of the series.
>> However, despite there not being much to spoil, the whole thing is left
>> utterly spoilt. Ravaged may be a better word. Razed to a blank page.
>>
>> I was going to post saying "don't read book 4". But then I realised
that
>> in fact it is such a feat of literature to spoil something already as
>> spoilt as, well, an Eddings brat character - and I shouldn't deny it to
>> those of hardy enough constitution.
>
> Argh, it almost makes it worth reading to try to work out what could
> possibly be so bad.
Oh. You have to read it, just for that purpose. Go to Barnes & Noble and
read it there, so you don't have to waste money buying it. When you are
finished, you will feel like going to the counter and demanding
reimbursement for your time wasted.
>
> Could someone save me from a fate worse than death and a Durnik style
> rebirth. In order not to have to read them myself, could someone
provide
> a spoiler spaced review and plot description?
Don't do it, people. Make this guy go read them and suffer like anyone
else
who has wasted time with them.
>
> I'm willing to contribute a small amount towards cost of any counselling
> you might need for providing this service :)
>
> Sarabian, posting from the Place That Is No More[1]
> [1] Except it was still there otherwise how did they get to it. Durr.
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