Review: It's all about the journey
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
You know how The Two Towers in the Lord of the Rings is mostly about travelling? And The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V) in the Star Wars series just seems to be getting you from the beginning to where something really important happens, with a few skirmishes along the way?You know how you read and/or watch them anyway, because that bit in between is actually important, for those episodes are more about the journey than the destination?...that's this book. If you read the first one and enjoy it as much as I did, you have to read this one. It's not dull - as I imagine travel would be in a real Western, without Edward the unicorn. Though even he seems to be willing to admit he's continuing with the journey for the same reason I am:"I will give up one day and leave the fool marshal to die alone. But for now I'll ride with him, because this man is the most amusing, most hilarious person I could imagine being with."Admittedly, I think Edward's far funnier than Clint the marshal, but maybe the unicorn's just being modest and I'm sure he'd get bored only laughing at his own jokes.At points, this one definitely made me laugh out loud and the "seer-cynic David, renowned...for his far-seeing hatred of mankind" sure sounded familiar.Four stars because it didn't pack the kick of the first book, but I liked it, all the same. After all, if you didn't watch The Empire Strikes Back, would you know who Luke's father is?