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scarletk's review against another edition
3.0
Could have done without the blatant objectifying of women
topdragon's review against another edition
5.0
A True Classic of the genre. Worthy of its award winning status
ghostinthepages's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
ultimateplay3r's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
mommy_mabel's review against another edition
4.0
It took a long time for me to get into this book. Bink is an adolescent boy which sometimes makes it difficult to care about his viewpoint (aka obsession with female bodies). Once halfway through the book got more interesting.
meristem's review against another edition
This book is sexist af, I had to stop reading it. What the hell. Every time a female character is introduced, she's immediately judged by her sex appeal, men have to keep themselves from taking advantage of the women, and says they get ugly when they get married.
tomasthanes's review against another edition
4.0
Good classic fantasy. Be aware that this was the "simplified" edition, something I didn't realize when I purchased this ebook; I wouldn't have bought this version on purpose.
keen23's review against another edition
2.0
OK, so the misogyny is pretty strong with this one. I mean, yeah, it was written in the 70's, but really, the character Chameleon is so insulting. She's the "perfect woman" because she's constantly changing and Bink won't get bored with her. But, I'll probably give another book in the series a go, because I did like the world building.
natalie_is_reading's review
4.0
3.5 - entertaining and nostalgic! I remember reading Xanth books at my grandmas house when I was little, my dad had recommended them. One of them - Ogre Ogre - was definitely one of my favorite books for a while. When I came across them in the library the other day I decided to check them out again. This is the first one (I looked up the list and there are still Xanth novels being published?!?! It’s been 50 years??) and I wasn’t sure if I had read it before. I’m leaning towards yes because it felt so familiar, I was surprised how many names I recognized, plot lines I knew, but also the other books build on it so I mostly remembered like once the characters were older and had gotten together and were telling their stories. Anyways very magical. But oof. The sexism. This book was written in the 70s and you can tell. Bink, the main character, comments on every single woman’s appearance and how attracted he is to them, being a man. All of the female characters only exist to push male characters storylines further. Most things about Chameleon. A trip. Definitely old. And bad even for then. It’d be interesting to read the new ones. But still enjoyable! Feeling tempted to grab a few more from the library!