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The First Binding by R.R. Virdi5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The frequent remarks about how stories are important, how the common viewpoint is under-appreciated, or how people sometimes lack empathy due to their own, hidden circumstances are not nearly as incisive as Ari believes them to be. To me, it came across as condescending and, at times, sanctimonious. To make the main character, Ari, sound wise and experienced, the author stuffed the frame story with amateur philosophical observations and unsolicited advice. It's tolerable but repetitive and overly-reliant on simile. I'll always welcome a Fantasy setting that's more than "magical Western Europe." The prose is. The world is interesting, and it's a shame we don't see more of it. I've recommended worse books, and this one is fine, if derivative. ![]() In the spirit of fairness, I'll start by addressing the book on its own merits: it's fine. I didn't realize you could plagarize so freely! ![]()
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