![]() ![]() It makes it completely impossible for Carman to pull of a 'surprising but inevitable' reveal, because he chooses not to give actual clues. It leads to messy misunderstanding plots that could have been solved by clear communication - but this isn't even that! This is a first person narrator refusing to explain things to the reader, and it's massively worse. ![]() Personally, I find plotlines that are moved by characters denying other characters information bad enough. The pacing is bad the first person narrator routinely withholds information from the reader there's so much 'telling instead of showing' that it pains me the characters have very little in the way of personality and pretty much nothing in the way of growth. Forget the religious aspects (actually, we'll come back to that): the writing is. let's not mince words, okay? They're just not good. I still feel kinda guilty coming back to these books and disliking them this strongly, since it really was something I loved as a kid but. But soon, the mysteries and action would have me intrigued again! *smiles* A warning, there is violence and some gore, through the course of THE LAND OF ELYON series, but overall it's great, adventurous fantasy for children/teen! (And older!) I look forward to reading the last book, Stargazer! Overall, really enjoyed this book! At some points, I did really feel the fact that it was "childrens", and kind of got bored because I wanted to read something more "adult" and deep. Some wonderful, spiritual lessons and the like. I couldn't believe the betrayal!! But of course, things are not always as they seem! The Christian allegory of this series continues to get bigger, and better. I also have grown to like the giant a lot. Murphy, of course, is great! *grins* He's a favorite character. Adventure awaits! Mysteries and secrets abound! It was exciting (and scary at times) to journey with Alexa and her group of unlikely friends as they face one danger and trial after the next. The Tenth City was a nice third book to THE LAND OF ELYON series! I didn't love it as much as the first book, but it was better than Beyond the Valley of Thorns, Book Two. When I'm not writing or creating a story, I spend my free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, fly fishing, playing basketball and tennis, doing crosswords, watching movies, dabbling in video games, reading (lots), and (more than anything else) spending time with my wife and two daughters. Check out DARK EDEN to experience this type of cross-platform project. Currently I'm developing a few new-media projects. Here's a fun note.the books have been translated into approximately two dozen languages. I've been fortunate enough to have had some bestselling series work: The Land of Elyon, Atherton, Elliot’s Park, 39 Clues, and Skeleton Creek. I've written young adult and children's books for Scholastic, Little Brown Books For Young Readers and Katherine Tegen Books/ HarperCollins Publishers. After college, I spent a decade living in Portland, Oregon where I worked in advertising, game design, and technology. Salem, Oregon is where I spent my formative years and I graduated from Willamette University. I have been a lifelong writer and storyteller.
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