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nwhyte's review
http://nhw.livejournal.com/826664.html[return][return]This is a fairly fat novel, dealing entirely with the boyhood deeds of Finn MacCool and concluding with the only incident I can remember from the original legend (the cooking of the Salmon of Wisdom). It is a good effort, a Bildungsroman about a character with superhuman powers, and with unusual care taken to avoid anachronism - no Christian-era personal names, no potatoes, not too much wishful thinking about how perfect and emancipated pagan Irish society was. I enjoyed it more than I had expected to.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
3.0
The whole series is a re-telling of Irish Legend. If you have read her series based on the Ring cycle, you should check this out as well.
linwearcamenel's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
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