*zucht* Het is uit! Geweldige serie! Ik ga gewoon meteen door met het vervolg :-) ( )

The Belgariad, #1-5:
non capisco perchè negli anni 80 andavano di moda i protagonisti tanto ottusi, moralisti e idioti da essere odiosi! pur non raggiungendo l'apice assoluto de "la ruota del tempo" anche qui i personaggi sono ficcati a forza in clichè mediocri; alla fine l'unico di cui mi interessava era Silk

The Belgariad, #5
mancanza di ritmo in crescendo, mancanza di un vero scontro finale, zero pathos
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This series is the fantasy I recommend for people who don't like fantasy. I particularly like that the characters change over time, something which happens too rarely in most high fantasy. ( )

En zo eindigt het verhaal van Belgarion. Gelukkig gaat het gewoon verder in de Mallorea serie, want ik ben er nog niet klaar mee. Heerlijk leesvoer! ( )

This will be the same review for all the books in ‘The Belgariad’ and ‘The Mallorean’.

These books changed me.
I started reading them as an 11 year old who was kind of floating around in this thing called life. I had friends at school, but no meaningful connections. This I didn’t understand until I was older. By reading these books I was drawn into an incredible world filled with characters that I knew and loved, and in some cases wanted to be (come on people, I can’t be the only kid that put a streak of white paint in their hair). The story is Garion’s ‘hero’s journey’ but I felt that the adventure belonged to me too. It was my ‘Neverending story’ if you will and it gave me the confidence to be more present in my own life. I own all the copies of both series set in this marvellous world and most of the extras too. They are a pretty tired looking collection of books because I bought them as a university student from second book shops all over Christchurch and Auckland. I love that they have been released again relatively recently with a fresh new look so that they can appeal to the younger generation. I thoroughly recommend these books for lovers of high fantasy, action, and relatable characters. It is the quintessential hero’s journey. ( )