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by Aye.Me?M - Finnikin Of The Rock = 5 Stars 14 Jan 2010
Finnikin Of The Rock is the first and only novel I have read by Aussie author, Melina Marchetta. Her writing is amazing. She has a way with words that is sometimes lyrical and yet very rich and descriptive. Take the first sentence of this book for example :

"When it finally appeared in the distance, Finnikin wondered if it was some phantom half-imagined in this soulless kingdom at the edge of the world."

It's rather poetic, don't you think?

The characters in this book are strong and their personalities are clear. The world that the story is set in is well built and believable. The differences between people living so close, and yet the just on the other side of a border are so similar to those in real life. Though it is quite obvious I feel that I should add this is not a modern tale - think more Eragon by Christopher Paolini.

The storyline goes along quite quickly with twists and turns aplenty. The story probably goes longer than it should, to leave the readers with a happy ending but I like that it does this. I'm not very imaginative so I want to know how the characters end up. I'm not a big fan of loose ends and I can't think of any from this book.

Overall Finnikin of the Rock deserves the highest rating possible in my opinion, so I'm giving it 5 stars out of 5. I recommend it to lovers of adventure-type, coming-of-age fantasy stories.

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