I read this book a very long time ago so my memory of it is very hazy. However, it is unlikely that I will read it again therefore I will write a brief commentary on it. Piers Anthony was one of the more popular authors of young adult fantasy and science-fiction back in the 80's and I suspect that h...
Anthony has some strongly sexist themes running throughout this series. I read this before I really picked up on them, so I have some problematic fondness for it.
This was a re-read. I originally read it around 1980. I remembered it being a lot of fun and read about 6 more in the series. After that, they started to feel like they were factory manufactured. Someone told me there are now about 30 books in the series. On this second read of the first Xanth book,...
3.5★Bink is in danger of being exiled from his homeland, Xanth, b/c he has no magic talent. Xanth is a land where magic is the norm, and the King requires that every citizen have a magic talent. Naturally Bink wants to discover his talent so he can stay in his homeland and marry his girlfriend, so h...
I read this in high school and even then I was horrified by how sexist it was. The female character (I think it's Chameleon from the title) was vapid and two-dimensional, a complete idiot. None of the characters were complex but she was particularly bad. I did like the puns and there were funny mome...
Here's a funny idea: there's this girl, see, and part of the time she's really ugly, but brilliant, and party of the time she's gorgeous, but stupid, and part of the time she's average in looks and brains. Hilarious premise, isn't it? Now add puns.For what it's worth, I think Anthony gets less horri...
Piers Anthony was a guilty pleasure in my youth. Actually, I maintain Anthony is capable of writing 2-3 good novels per series; then they inevitably become repetitive drivel, and nowhere is this more apparent than the Xanth series. The first few books were light-hearted, fun fantasy, but eventually ...
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