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Review of The Color of Her Panties (Xanth, Book 15)
We See England, We See Xanth, We See Mels's Underpanth
In fact, Gwenny Goblin, Che Centaur and Jenny Elf are just about the only creatures on Xanth who have been spared the sight of Mela Merwoman's undergarment -- preoccupied as they are with helping Gwenny beat out her awful half-brother Gobble for chiefship of the goblin horde. But first they must master space and thyme . . . and find the fabulous egg that sits between the Roc and the hard place. While Mela -- who would gladly relinquish her oft-viewed undies for a new husband -- joins the Adult Conspiracy . . . and quickly discovers the power of a perfect pair of panties!
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- Posted on 2008-06-10
This is why I don't re-read things from childhood
Oh, Xanth, how I liked you when I was 10. Of course (not to show my age), that was early on in the series, as well. So why, you may ask, did I read this book? It's a long story, but I was told by someone in my book group that they'd read it and it was a novel about a skeevy old man and a young girl and that it had made them never want to read anything by the author again. I couldn't imagine it, so I went ahead and read it. And, okay, the title is a bit weird, but it's not that at all. It's classic over-punned Xanth at its wackiest.
And while there are some adult-oriented jokes and much talk of undergarments, there's nothing particularly shocking or horrible... except, perhaps, some of the puns. Those they could stand to lose. At least half of them. Three quarters, even. I realized they are the hallmarks of the Xanth universe, but there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Though without any it'd be another boring, run-of-the-mill wacky fantasy quest novel. So it's a balancing act, and it seems to, in this novel, have all the grace of a humpbacked whale on roller skates, competing in a roller derby.
Bottom line is it's fantasy quest fluff wrapped in far too much that tries far too hard to be clever and ends up being a bit of a slog. Unless you are 10, I'd seriously suggest his other series, the Incarnation of Immortality. Or chuck the whole lot in and read Pratchett's Discworld series.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2007-11-19
Not one of his best, but keep reading
This Xanth book is really not one of the best , but as a whole they are great. If you are a fan, read this one and keep going. It is as entertaining as some of the previous ones, even though you don't want anyone siting next to you on the plane to see the title of the book! Bad title ok story. When you write 30 plus books in a series, they won't all be great, but I intend to finish them all and this is only half way there!!!
Score: 3
- Posted on 2007-08-03
Up in a Heaval (Xanth Series)
Very entertaining. I love the Xanth series.Up In a Heaval: A Xanth Novel (Xanth)
Score: 5
- Posted on 2005-11-26
More trashy Anthony
Any fantasy fan with half an ounce of sense has known to steer clear of Antony for a long time, but no book has made the reason why as blatently clear as this one.
Anthony's creepy panty fetish is very blatent to anyone who has ever read a Xanth book, but not until now has he made an ENTIRE masturbatory work dedicated to it.
Not even the most rabid pun will be able to derive the slightest enjoyment from this. It's a whumsical romp through Anthony's perverted mind that will disgust you at best and fill you with revulsion at worst.
Although, really, the title and cover could have told you everything I just told you. I don't even know why I picked this one up.
Score: 1
- Posted on 2003-02-06
Anthony should have left it alone
I have been enthusiatic about the Xanth series for about five years now. I really enjoyed all the earlier books, but this one is just not good. The puns are front loaded into the book and not nearly as funny as usual and I don't care for the preteen girl characters much either. In one part he has them trying on panties forever. It's somewhere between boring, bizarre, and perverted.
Score: 2