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Review by Boots -- Fish Wielder by J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison
[Following is a volunteer review of "Fish Wielder" by J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison.]
4 out of 4 stars
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A review of Fish Wielder by J.R.R.R (Jim) Hardison
I read this book because I’m looking for stories to encourage my son to read. It’s not particularly a genre I’d normally choose for myself and it took me a little time to get into the pace and style of the writing. In the end though, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It’s an over the top, ridiculously silly adventure aimed at young adults, but I actually think it will appeal to anyone who likes absurd humour and appreciates really good, bad writing.
I was surprised to catch myself laughing out loud as the violet-eyed and flowing haired, somewhat wordy, quite possibly alcoholic, definitely morose warrior, Thoral Mighty Fist left no stone unturned and no fight un-fought in his quest to avenge his family’s death and save the citizens of Grome from Bad Religion and its evil leader Mauron. Accompanying our hero on his misadventures is a talking goldfish named Brad and the grand and powerful (borrowed) steed, Warlordhorse, last of his kind and whose has only one word in his vocabulary, “Nay”.
Keeping the citizens of Grome from falling under an evil pudding the spell leads the companions into some pretty gruesome and rather icky situations. Fear not, however, Bad Religion and the diabolically evil Mauron, lord of the lost pudding, with his plans to enslave all of Grome with his gooey, chocolate-y, pudding power, do not stand a chance. The odds it seems, are ever in our hero’s favour! With the magic sword Blurmford in his mighty grip, his prodigious bow, Thwang on his back and the Ring of Looks that magically cleans off all the gross battle goo when you kiss it, Thoral is ready for combat and not afraid to die a hero’s death. In fact he might even welcome it.
Part Monty Python, part Lord of the Rings, part I don’t know what, Hardison has managed to weave together a tale that is so preposterous, so outlandish, so damned silly it’s really rather good. Prepare to be swept along at a cracking pace as our conventionally handsome, completely unconventional hero takes us on a crazy, gore filled adventure that has more twists and dizzying plot turns than a theme park full of roller-coasters.
Complete with Elves, magic, talking animals and nemeses galore, Fish Wielder is a comedic adventure, tongue-in-cheek fantasy mish-mash that is easy to read and moves so fast even the most attention deficient among us will be able to keep up. I can see it becoming part of a series that will enthral its target audience and may even become one of those gateway books that reform non-readers into book lovers. Gasp! With luck I might even be able to get my son to read it.
One thing’s for sure though, if you don’t laugh (or at least crack a smile) while reading this book, you’re probably dead.
I have given this book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars.
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4 out of 4 stars
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A review of Fish Wielder by J.R.R.R (Jim) Hardison
I read this book because I’m looking for stories to encourage my son to read. It’s not particularly a genre I’d normally choose for myself and it took me a little time to get into the pace and style of the writing. In the end though, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It’s an over the top, ridiculously silly adventure aimed at young adults, but I actually think it will appeal to anyone who likes absurd humour and appreciates really good, bad writing.
I was surprised to catch myself laughing out loud as the violet-eyed and flowing haired, somewhat wordy, quite possibly alcoholic, definitely morose warrior, Thoral Mighty Fist left no stone unturned and no fight un-fought in his quest to avenge his family’s death and save the citizens of Grome from Bad Religion and its evil leader Mauron. Accompanying our hero on his misadventures is a talking goldfish named Brad and the grand and powerful (borrowed) steed, Warlordhorse, last of his kind and whose has only one word in his vocabulary, “Nay”.
Keeping the citizens of Grome from falling under an evil pudding the spell leads the companions into some pretty gruesome and rather icky situations. Fear not, however, Bad Religion and the diabolically evil Mauron, lord of the lost pudding, with his plans to enslave all of Grome with his gooey, chocolate-y, pudding power, do not stand a chance. The odds it seems, are ever in our hero’s favour! With the magic sword Blurmford in his mighty grip, his prodigious bow, Thwang on his back and the Ring of Looks that magically cleans off all the gross battle goo when you kiss it, Thoral is ready for combat and not afraid to die a hero’s death. In fact he might even welcome it.
Part Monty Python, part Lord of the Rings, part I don’t know what, Hardison has managed to weave together a tale that is so preposterous, so outlandish, so damned silly it’s really rather good. Prepare to be swept along at a cracking pace as our conventionally handsome, completely unconventional hero takes us on a crazy, gore filled adventure that has more twists and dizzying plot turns than a theme park full of roller-coasters.
Complete with Elves, magic, talking animals and nemeses galore, Fish Wielder is a comedic adventure, tongue-in-cheek fantasy mish-mash that is easy to read and moves so fast even the most attention deficient among us will be able to keep up. I can see it becoming part of a series that will enthral its target audience and may even become one of those gateway books that reform non-readers into book lovers. Gasp! With luck I might even be able to get my son to read it.
One thing’s for sure though, if you don’t laugh (or at least crack a smile) while reading this book, you’re probably dead.
I have given this book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars.
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Amazing Review. Thoral Mighty Fist who carries a magic sword and a talking fish named Brad who also breathes air try to save the world of Grome and go on the ultimate quest to find the lost Pudding of Power. Thank you.
