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Title: Tong Lashing : The Continuing Adventures of Sir Apropos of Nothing by Peter David ISBN: 0-7434-4912-6 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The end of the tong?
Comment: I agree with Myron. The ending was terrible. What a let down. There were some good puns and such in the body of the story...but the ending could have been much better. It is good that this is the last book...since I wouldn't buy another, even though I liked the first two books.
I'm trying hard here not to write a spoiler. :)
Rating: 3
Summary: An ending from the land of Kopout
Comment: For almost every page, this book delivers. Fans of the first two books will be giddy with joy, for this book has the same goofy puns, the same sardonic narration, and the same ridiculous names a the first two books. Almost every page is full of all the cynical wit that the first two Apropos books delivered. The story builds wonderfully, and then at the very end of the book there are two . . . plot twists. The first might not be as shocking as Apropos finds it, but the second is way over the top. Together, they forge a conclusion so harsh and sudden, it feels as if the author just gave up. It is as if your favorite football team is winning the Super Bowl, and then they suddenly forfeit and leave .
Other readers may find the ending of "Tong Lashing" rather, well, apropos; but Apropos - and the reader- deserved something better.
Rating: 4
Summary: Leaves no pun unturned, no fantasy classic unparodied
Comment: Fleeing from his career as 'Peacelord,' Sir Apropos of Nothing takes a ship, leaving behind his long-time love interest Sharee. As typical for Apropos, the ship does not make a safe landing. Instead, after a terrible role-playing-game incident involving the gay mouser [sic], Doubting Tomas (the unbeliever playing with his white-gold ring), and Ronnell McDonnell [sic again], Apropos is cast ashore in a strange China/Japan land where his round eyes are thought of as strange and where his bad luck quickly follows. Following an excursion into the world of the Karate Kid, Apropos is faced with the new challenge of finding himself caring for others--and wondering how to take care of someone other than himself.
Combining fantasy adventure with allusion to just about any fantasy you can think of (although Tolkien was pretty much taken care of in the earlier volume in the series), and an interesting if depressing cynicism, author Peter David offers a highly readable and compelling story. For most of the book, Apropos actually seems to be turning into a person, wondering how to balance his own needs with those of others, finding a true love, and learning to care about even the simple people of the world. The accidental creation of the great wall of China, multiple horrible puns (including the high-priced Ho of Apropos's infatuation), and the evil emperor's control of the force add to the appeal.
Occasionally, David gets a little too clever, pulling the reader out of the story, and Apropos's long introspections could sometimes be cut to the good of the book, but these are minor quibbles. I did find the strong note of homophobia, however, to be unfortunate, and the ending, while certainly in keeping with the Apropos series, left me a little flat. Still, TONG LASHING is funny, readable, and an intriguingly different story.
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Title: One Knight Only by Peter David ISBN: 0441010571 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Stone and Anvil (Star Trek New Frontier) by Peter David ISBN: 0743429575 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: No Limits (Star Trek New Frontier) by Peter David ISBN: 0743477073 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Gods Above (Star Trek New Frontier) by Peter David ISBN: 0743418581 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Woad to Wuin: Sir Apropos of Nothing Book 2 by Peter David ISBN: 0743448324 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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