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I'm enjoying Polgara's story. Somehow, though they're (the Eddings) rehashing the events for the third time, they've managed to keep a fresh perspective. I did, in the early chapters, get a bit fed-up with the 'twin-speak' between Beldaran and her though, conversely, Beltira and Belkira are now quite loquacious. I still find the Poledra angle a bit puzzling; I think they sort of resurrected her in hindsight at the end of the Mallorean.

I found the epilogue touching, the way Garion‘s family history comes into focus for him, hearing it from someone who lived through it. I‘ve had similar experiences recently listening to stories from an aunt who got married just as civil war was breaking out and from another aunt who, aged 11, had to look after her 5 younger siblings on the last boat to leave before WWII because my gran was expecting and my grandad had to stay behind.

The Eddings poking fun at their writing style

Enjoying this. It‘s more for people who have read the Belgariad and the Malloreon than a stand-alone. I like the way Eddings pokes fun at himself (themselves) along the way for some of the quirks in his narrative. He also tries to change things up by giving a different view of events that we were told about as legends by saying that priests and so on embellished the stories as time went on. Maybe not as good as the original but still fun

I don‘t know if you can tell.. but this is my comfort book. I am drowning in my reading slump and needed this. However, the use of defenestrated in a sentence always has me running for google definitions. (It means to throw someone out of a window)

1. If I‘m just taking a brain break, cozy mysteries are life.
2. I reread Little Women annually, but when I was hospitalized last year I had my husband bring me the first 3 books of The Belgariad (first one is tagged).
3. Pawn of Prophecy, Little Women/Little Men. Otherwise I‘m not much of a rereader, because there‘s so much on my TBR! The “Bibliophile Murders” by Kate Carlisle is a comfort series.

Thank you @MoonWitch94 for the tag!

Thanks for the tag @Laughterhp
I‘ve reread The Belgariad many times- and Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Into The Wilderness - I think those are my top rereads.
I‘d love to know what books other people reread- so feel free to join or respond!

Thanks for the tag @inthegreensandblues

Yes, I have quite a few books I read and reread including the tagged series. I originally read it at age 12, so over the past 30+ years, I‘ve read it innumerable times.

My other fave rereads include HHGTTG, Pride & Prejudice, books by Neil Gaiman, Patricia Briggs, Lisa Kleypas, Mary Oliver . . .

#littenswanttoknow

Have I mentioned that I love 💗 the original Belgariad Corgi UK covers by Geoff Taylor?

Love it. The blushing Orb makes me laugh.