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Book Review By Mimi
The Belgariad by David Eddings

An innocent boy is thrown into a wild life with his Aunt and Grandfather. He is forced to come to terms with his true identity and meets friends along the way.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - ruler - a powerful magician
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - - saving govt/kingdom from external overthrow - preventing/managing clash/war between govts/kingdoms
Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes
magical powers:
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - - coping with mental/magical powers
Kind of series -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Cultural problems, alien culture Yes
Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - can change shapes - can cast many different spells

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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