Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!

Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!

Author/Artist: Terry Brooks
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reviewer: Todd



This is the story of Ben Holiday, a man who still laments over the loss of his beloved wife Annie and the child she carried. This loss took the better parts of him and left him slowly being dragged down into a deep depression. Having lost all his friends, save his best, to letting his connections to them die all it seems as if nothing will even give him the hope of recovery. Till an ad in a catalog sent to Annie catches his eye, Kingship of a Magical Kingdom. Against all good judgment, and the advice of his last friend he takes the chance that just might save him from self-destruction.

I’m going to be honest with you the first parts of the book feel as if they drag on, but they’re needed. The reader knows there’s a magic kingdom waiting for him to get to, but without the buildup we as the audience don’t know just how broken Ben has become. We wouldn’t be able to understand the person Ben is and was and who he has the potential to become.

Once we reach the kingdom of Landover the story picks up and the world is slowly shown to us as Ben learns of the kingdom and how it's slowly dying without a proper king. From that point Ben struggles to be the person, the King, that the people need. Even knowing that his efforts might result in his demise by forces who desire the Kingdom of Landover for themselves.

This book is about recovery, it's Ben and Landover's theme for this tale. But it shows recovery doesn't come just from one's self or from friends. It comes from having people be there for you, to have good friends who believe you you to help you restore your strength. And with that strength move forward, not just for them but yourself as well. How well Ben and the kingdom of Landover recover though? Well we'll have to read the series to find out.

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