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Cori June (3033 KP) rated A Spell for Chameleon in Books

Jul 21, 2021

A Spell for Chameleon

Piers Anthony | 1977 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.3

(6 Ratings)

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Magic system (1 more)

Magical creatures

How the women characters are sometimes portrayed (1 more)

Overly logical explanations

It is a good intro into the fantasy genre, however it is a product of its time and how he portrays the female characters is a little lacking. Although you can tell he tries to make them...good? Interesting? More (for lack of a better term) than what most books had in 1977. He tried. It does get a bit dull especially if you've read someone who actually has written good/great female characters.
And I know the main character is 25 but at times he seems younger than that so although he complains a lot about being coddled and treated like a child, I sometimes think dude you're such a child. And how he thinks about women sometimes dismissing them is blah but he not irredeemably idiotic about it just annoying at times.
Anthony likes his "!" for emphasis which maybe the book showing its age! But it was a fun story and has a wonderful magic system so it sorta evens itself out.
It was a fun book and kept you guessing and didn't end exactly the way I thought it would which as good but didn't completely catch me by surprise.