Shadowmarch is a fantasy series written by Tad Williams. The series started off as a bi-weekly installment on a website, however, people were unwilling to pay a fee to read the book online. The book was then published in a more conventional manner (i.e., a paperback book).
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So I have not read this book but I do plan on reading it as soon as I am done with the Shadowlance series. It sounds like something my dad and I would like, I will let him know about it and hope he buys it for me! :) view more & comment
BzzReport by dgchaps
We had some friends over for the holidays who enjoy fantasy stories and like to read. I told them that I had recently read "Shadowmarch" and that I had really enjoyed it. I told them it had an engaging story and it would make them want to pick it up. Neither of them had heard of the book or the author before, but they both expressed interest in reading it.
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Jan 3, 2005
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BzzReport by wwleaderamy
I got this book, and I realized quickly that it just isn't my thing, but it was right up my husband's alley (he's an MIT grad into the LOTR and formerly part of a roleplaying group). He read the book and in his "catch-up, end of the year email" to his friends back East, he mentioned that with 2 small children, he doesn't get much time to read but had picked up Shadowmarch and thought they might enjoy it too. view more & comment
Jan 2, 2005
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BzzReport by ssm7g
Had a couple of friends over for the weekend. Bhakti loves novels. So we were discussing the books she had recently read. She asked me to reccomend her a couple of books to read. So i told her about Shadowmarch. I told her it was by Tad Williams and it was a scifi book. She seemed hesistant at first. so i told her its was more of a fantasy than scifi. i went on to tell her about the central character being a woman and how she copes with the sturggles in this world. this was a great book which will easily keep her entertained for a couple of weeks with its plethora of characters. i also told her that it was Tad Williams best book so far. i told her that if she like Harry Potter she would absolutely love this book. view more & comment
Jan 2, 2005
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BzzReport by tsilas
My friend Luci came over and we starting talking about our New Years resolutions. One of hers was to read more and watch less tv. She asked me if I had read any good books lately and I told her that I had read Shadowmarch and what a good read it was. She asked me if I got it at the library and I told her no and that I happened to have it on my shelf. I went and got it for her and she scanned thru it and asked me if she could borrow it. I told her sure. She said she is not usually into sci-fi or fantasy, but had just read Planet of the Apes and wanted to start reading more. I told her to let me know how she liked it when she was done. view more & comment
Jan 2, 2005
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BzzReport by trishramirez
Tonight I was in a chat room where the main topic was hobbies-reading. I started a concersation with a man and a woman who were also in the chat room. We were discussing what type of books, magazines, and comics that we like to read. I thought that this was the perfect time to bzz on Shadowmarch. So I start telling them both about the story of the book and a little about the characters. He seemed really interested and she did too really. I told them that the book was already in boook stores and they should check it out. He said he would look into it for sure. She said it seemed like a good book. view more & comment
Jan 2, 2005
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BzzReport by trishramirez
This afternoon I went to the local bookstore to find a few new books for my husband and I to read. I met a lady there who was also shopping for books for her and her husband. We were both looking fir books in the fantasy section of the store. I suggested that she read Shadowmarch. I told her that I have been reading this book and that I have almost finished it. It is an excellent book, and I don't normally read fantasy books. She was really interested in this book. As I was leaving after talking with her for a few more minutes, she was standing there reading the preface of Shadowmarch. view more & comment
Jan 2, 2005
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BzzReport by JimmerC
My sister called me to thank me for telling her about the book. Her daughter loves reading fantasy books, so I told my sister about the book for a xmas gift. Her daugher cant read the book fast enough! She is really enjoying the book and she told one of her friends. Her friend is now going to go buy the book too, since my aunts daughter keeps on talking about how much she likes the book. view more & comment
Jan 1, 2005
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BzzReport by jn1234
I submitted a review of Shadowmarch to Amazon.com.
The worst thing about this book is that it's only part one of a trilogy. I read quite a bit of fantasy when younger, but this was the first fantasy book I'd read in a few years and I was immediately hooked. There's a rich and diverse set of characters who you can identify with, despise or become intrigued with. The setting reaches far and wide. I got completely caught up in this alternate world and all of its mysteries. It is long, it is detailed, it has lots of people and places and history that you need to keep straight -- not so much of a problem when you read the book in huge chunks over a few days time, but I'm not sure how much I'll remember by the time the next part becomes available! I guess I'll have to re-read it then because I definitely want to know what happens to these characters and learn how everything is connected. view more & comment
Jan 1, 2005
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BzzReport by kerriem3
I must admit that Shadowmarch selections did not pull me in. I was surprised to receive the whole book, but resolved to bzz! The best bzz was deciding to give the book to my significant other's youngest brother (an avid sci/fi fan). He was so excited to get the book - I was the only person to give him a book for Christmas and he does love to read. He wasn't familiar with the author, but I told him how the book had developed online and he was able to publish it. He loves epic science fiction and I think he'll be getting the next volume for his birthday. I can't wait to hear what he thinks of Shadowmarch view more & comment
Jan 1, 2005
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BzzReport by kerriem3
While shopping at Barnes & Noble, I asked about a book titled Shadowmarch. She looked up the title on her computer & gave me the author's name and pointed to the Sci/Fi aisle. It was probably a bad time to bzz, everyone was so busy w/ after Thanksgiving shoppers. So, unfortunately, no real reaction from the employee & no interest in talking about the book. sorry. view more & comment
Jan 1, 2005
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BzzReport by Jenna23Tx
I usually don't hang out in the cafeteria of my college but I know there is a table of trekkies so I decided to read Shadowmarch at a nearby table. 2 of the guys came over to my table and were dying to know where I got the book before it came out. They said they had been waiting for it to come out and tried to buy it off of me. I didn't need to do much Bzzing b/c I could tell these freaks were def. going to buy the book!! view more & comment
Dec 31, 2004
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BzzReport by GSS921
we have a library in work so since i finished the book, I took it in and placed it in the library at 9 (as soon as I arrived) by 11 AM it was gone, I saw that one of my co-workers had already started reading it soI asked him what he thought about it, he told me that so far it ws good (was on the 10th page) and that several people already asked for the book when he was done. view more & comment
Dec 31, 2004
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BzzReport by GSS921
had my bookclub meeting and the members all told me that they read the book and enjoyed it so much that they bought several copies for their families. Everyone enjoyed the book so much that is all they talked about for the time we were together. We talked about the book and 10 of the people agreed that it is a well written book that can give Lord of the Rings a run for its money., view more & comment
Dec 31, 2004
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BzzReport by Hattielee
My neighbor brought some Christmas cookies over and came in for a cup of coffe. I had Shadowmarch on the kitchen table. She saw the book and started looking at it. She said "is this any good?" I told her I really enjoyed it, it has great characters. She said "it looks like the type of book my daughter enjoys" I told her I had some excerpts her daughter could read and see if she likes it. She said "that would be great" I gave her the excerpts and told her to let me know what her daughter thinks. view more & comment
Dec 31, 2004
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BzzReport by vieprivee
I was at a local bookstore buying some books for my oldest son. He had gotten some gift cards for the holidays and had compiled a list of what he wanted. Since the bookstore was on my way home I stopped to purchase the books for him. The lines were rather long but it really did not matter since there was a display of four or five copies of Shadowmarch a few feet from where I was on line and a took the opportunity to BZZ this great book right here at the bookstore. I reached over to the display and picked up a copy of the book and asked the man behind me if he had ever read the book. He had a pile of 7 or 8 books that he was about to buy and he looked like a great Bzz target. The man politely said he had never heard of the book and was it any good? I told him it was great and I had purchased two copies of it myself and had passed on my copies to numerous people. The man behind him said he had heard it was a good book and he wanted to know why I liked it so much. I told him I love fantasies and I really like the way Tad Williams writes; he makes me feel just like I am in the story! A real discussion began between these two men, the man behind him, and the two people in front of me. They were discussing the pros and cons of fantasy books, are they good for you, is escapism good, and so forth. I told them all that there is nothing wrong with escaping from our everyday life with a good book and Shadowmarch was just the book to read! I explained how much I enjoyed Tad Williams imaginative book, the characters, etc. A few other people reached over to look at the book and the man behind me with the 7 or 8 books added Shadowmarch to his pile, as did the womn in front of me. I was so glad that two more copies were about to be sold as this is a good book.
A bookstore is the ABSOLUTE BEST place to BZZ a book since people who love books are the onces that are usully in a bookstore. AND when you see people buying lots fo books online you really have great BZZ targets presenting themselves to you. This was GREAT Bzz with Good results! view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by aggiechemdude
My roomate has being begging me to let him borrow my copy of Shadowmarch for the last month or so. i told him that only when i finish. and this book had taken me quite a while to finish. so i let him borrow the excerpts that i recievd hoping this would calm him down till i finish the book. but it had the opposite effect he read them overnite and his queries have now doubled. view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by aggiechemdude
Had the copy lying around the living room since i had not finished it and spent every free minute reading it. even while watching tv. so i had a guest over for dinner. she found the front jacket appealing and picked it up and started to read the introduction. so i told her about the basic concept of the story and how it was so engrossing that once you started you had to finish it. she did write down the name of the book and author and have not heard from her since. view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by aggiechemdude
Had bought the usual toys and gadgets for my cousins. but wanted to present them with something more educational also. so racked my brain for weeks thinking about which book to get them. then was browsing the bookstore when i walked past the SHadowmarch. it was a perfect HOmer Simpson moment DUhhh. bought two of them and gifted them. Just recvieed a thank you note from them yesterday where they went on and on about x box i got them. but got a note from their mother saying that they have been spending an hour or so on the book everyday too and really seem to be enjoying it. view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by jahat68
I passed around the excerpts to everyone in my office. It was a slow day waiting for Christmas, so everyone was looking for something to do. Everyone was very disappointed that I didn't have the actual book with me. Two of the girls actually went out on their lunch hour and bought the book at Barnes and Noble!!!
They took the book home and read it--one girl finished it in two days and then brought them in for everyone use to read. My whole office is excited about it!!!!! And are telling all their friends and family about it too!!! view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by Mafia_queen
After recieving the book in the mail, my sister thought the book looked interesting. So i let her read it.
She took it to school with it and found my friends who also thought it sounded interesting. after my sister read it, she let her friends barrow it. Just yesterday one of her friends told me that she bought the book for her brother for chrismas. view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by trishramirez
Yesterday I had to go take my Cousin Mary to the doctor, because she doesn't drive. I had to sit down stairs and wait for her to finished getting ready. I laid my book down and stepped outside in the back yard to visit with her poodle Sissy while she was busy gewtting ready to go. Well, she came out to get me and to let me know she was ready to go. She asked me "do you like that book Shadowmarch"? She said she was looking it over while I was outside. I said it is a great fantasy book if you like fantasy. She told me that she loves fantasy books. She asked if she could read it when I finished, I told her yes that I was almost done with it. I will keep you posted as to what she thinks of it. view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by trishramirez
This morning I had an appointment downtown and I hate the traffic and all of the one way streets. So I decided to take the bus instead of driving. I was sitting there (naturally I took my copy of Shadowmarch, since I am almost finished reading it) and this man approached me and said "that's a pretty big book, it smust be good if you take it with you". I kind of giggled and told him that it was a very good book and went on to explain some of the story line to him. I told him where he could buy a copy if he were that interested. He did seem really interested. view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by fantasycreator
I went to Dalton book store as they were having an after Christmas sale, and me and my kids read alot of books. Anyway I asked if they had tTewd williams Shadowmarch and the manager said they have it on back order and it will be here at the store on WQednesday and she had me sign for 2 books , so I can give one to reach of my daughters. Thanks for everything readers at bzz. you guys are very hard working and I thank you for everything..keep up the good work! view more & comment
Dec 30, 2004
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BzzReport by JesseBC
On December 6, I offered the second Shadowmarch preview on a book relay (this is what I did with the first as well). I offered it on an "anything goes" relay and it was accepted December 15. You can view the relay here: http://bookrelay.com/relay.php?id=717 Now the bzz will move on to Tucson. I will keep you posted if the person reading it has any feedback on the book. Especially if they start bugging me to let them read the whole book :-) view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by trishramirez
My husband had a few friends over for drinks and to watch sports on TV. I thought this is the best time to spread around my previews of shodawmarch to his friends. Shawn was interested right away and said he likes books like this. Allen also seemed interested but admitted that he had never read books like this kind before. My husband helped me by telling them both that he read my previews and really liked them. view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by trishramirez
My friend Debra came over this morning and we were talking about what's new in our lives. She was telling me about a new book that she had gotten for Christmas. I took the oppertunity to tell her about Shadowmarch. She doesn't like "those kinds of books". But I told her about the story a little bit and she seemed a little more interested than she was at at least a little more open minded about fantasy books.I told her she could read my preview if she wanted to and she took it with her when she left so hopefully she read it and will tell me what she thougt. view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by babci
I was looking fo a copy of The next installment of the Shadowmarch Trilogy. A person was in my way when I asked him to move I mentioned the authors name and what book I was looking for. He said he had read another complete series and it took him a year. I told him it took me four days to finish the book because it was so interesting. He picked the book up off of the shelf and walked away. view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by blacksnake
Having been reminded by your e-mail that this campaign was about to end, I decided to discuss the book with some collegues while on break. I opened the discussion by asking Susan what she had been reading lately. She had been reading a book from Stephen King's Dark Tower series. This seemed like a great opportunity as she is obvioulsy willing to read a series or trilogy, from a similar genre. I told her about Shadowmarch, and she was very interested, saying that she would check it out this weekend while at the mall. The other two co-workers did not really join in the conversation much, I don't think these guys are big readers, but they did pay attention and seem interested. view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by oj1958
This past Thanksgiving I told my neice about Shadowmarch. She was interested in reading it and I told her I'd let her borrow it when I was finished. I gave her the book about 3 weeks ago and she just called to tell me she finished it! She said she really enjoyed it and can't wait for the next one! I agree with her! It is a great story! She said she was going to tell her teacher at school about it. She thinks it would be a good book for the class to read and discuss. view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by Willows
One of the girls I work with was talking about what to get her son for his birthday. Being it's so close to Christmas he is hard to buy for. I suggested she get him the Shadowmarch book. He really loves the Harry Potter books, so I figure this book will be right up his alley. I told her I would bring in the 3 excerpts for her to take a look at the next day. Tuesday I brought them into work and she looked them over and thought that the book would be a great gift for him. She was going to stop by Barns and Noble after work to see if they had it. view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by DIXIED123
I had invited some friends in after the holidays, and left the book, Shadowmarch, sitting on the coffee table where it could be seen. One friend asked if it had been a Christmas gift. That gave me the opportunity to discuss the book and the storyline. My friends seemed very interested in the book, and one asked where to purchase-she thought her son would really like it! view more & comment
Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by chrissie2222
We had a group of friends over for our after Christmas "feast". My husband, myself and our son-in-law received the Tad Williams Shadowmarch book as Christmas gifts.
We had all started reading it on the night before.
Our friends saw the book among our presents and asked what it was like.
We explained what a great book and author it is and that we are all excited about reading more of it. It is a real "page turner" and a book you hate to put down.
Some of our friends read parts of the book and were impressed. They say that they will use some of their gift exchange money to buy the book, as they know that they will enjpy it as much as we are!
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Dec 29, 2004
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BzzReport by Dreamyst1
went to barnes and noble last week just to browse around and happen to see a couple of people looking at,yes you guessed it,Shadowmarch so deceided to strike up a conversation to see if they read any other books by Tad,they didn't so I continued to tell them that Tad Williams is a master storyteller, and Shadowmarch will not disappoint you at all and if they did not wanted to buy the book now they could read the first five chapters at www.shadowmarch.com, the place where the interactive serial that spawned this book had its home.
I wsa in a hurry so I didn't stay around long enough to see if they actually bought the book or checked out teh website first but they did thank me for the feedback view more & comment
Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by vieprivee
I have so much BZZ left for Tad Williams' Shadowmarch that I bet I don't get it all written up and submitted by the end of the month, but I will try. I have SO ENJOYED this book and have purchased two extra copies to pass around, have also suggested Shadowmarch for a gift for so many people to give to others for the holiday. The BZZ I am about to describe I think is better than all I have previously mentioned and reported.
My dear friend and her family have been at the hospital with her grandmother since December 17th. The poor woman is 100% cognizant even though she is 96 years old but her body is just worn out and she is slowly dying, in a lot of pain too. What a horrible way to go and what a horrible thing for family members to see happening as well. The whole thing is so very sad and I will NEVER understand why a good person has to suffer, especially at the end.
I went to visit my friend and her grandmother on December 22nd and I left one of my three copies of Shadowmarch at the hospital. I talked to my friends grandmother and she said that it helps to be read to, takes her mind off the pain, so I left the book. The family members are taking turns sitting at her side so that she wil not die alone and when she feels like it they read to her from Shadowmarch. The book is now half read and my friend said that everyone is enjoying reading the book for themselves as well as to Grandma(and Great Grandma too!). It has been a wonderful thing for her to lie there and close her eyes and immerse herself in the rich fantasy world. I AM SO GLAD I brought the book and I AM SO GLAD it gives the family and the grandmother a bit of comfort during this awful time.
I am not sure what kind of BZZ to call this except for comforting BZZ. BUT Tad Williams' Shadowmarch has surely done a good deed by just BEING there at the hospital with this family!
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Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by Jori19f
Today at work, I spoke with many people about their Christmas shopping. Many had children that were interested in Lord of the Rings. I then told them about this book and how I think their children would like it just as well as Lord of the Rings. Many showed interest and said they were going to go to the book store and try to find it. view more & comment
Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by puddin
I was eating and reading at the same time today at lunch. I would make sounds while reading it of surprise or amusement and my coworkers asked me "What is so interesting that you can't put that book down long enough to eat?" Well, I proceeded to tell them how good and interesting it was and they need to read it as well. It peaked their interest and asked me all about it. Needless to say, I didn't get much reading done for chatting about the book all the way through lunch. view more & comment
Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by dkhardy
I bought this book for a friend for Christmas. Vickie is an avid reader of mystery stories. I thought that she might enjoy this as a change, and I felt it made a great Christmas gift.
I can't say that I have received any feed back from her on this which is a little disappointing, but I will give her a little more time and see what comes of it. view more & comment
Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by suttondancer
while attending a bowling party for a friend of my son's (he is 18). I started reading some excerpts to his friends. They knew he had read the first book and were very interested in seeing how the rest of the story proceeded. One of them has shown a lot of interest and has advised that he will buy the first and second books with some of his Christmas money. view more & comment
Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by bondsir
My daughter's boyfriend is a fantasy LOVER. Lord of the Rings is one of his favorites, so I gave him the excerpts to read. He wanted to know immediately where he could get the book. He really loved the concept and said he would look for it in the stores.
My daughter was interested as a result of Sean's interest and is considering reading it as well. view more & comment
Dec 28, 2004
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BzzReport by ranny
first i let my husband look at the book and he started reading it and he said he would read it this week and next when he has vacation,he thought it looked different but interesting. My oldest brother whom lives alone and is a book worm,wants to read this book really bad,i let him read a little and he said i want it when you get done,i said it will be awhile but i will let him read it and my best friend looked at it and said can i read it when everyone gets finished and i said yes.my daughter read it and she said she had a lot of trouble with the strange names but it was a good book,she liked Briony and said the story itself was very good.We play cards in a card club and i had the book laying on the table,of course for all to see,and 2 of the people one guy one girl ask if they could look at it and where did i get it and if they could borrow it sometime when i am finished,i said yes but it will be awhile others have already asked,so i gave them the little booklets to read for now. I have read most of the book myself have some left yet,i find it interesting but not quite my kind of book.Just because it's not quite my style i still recommend it to others i know that will enjoy it.all for now view more & comment
Dec 27, 2004
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BzzReport by sheric0
My best riend and myself were discusing books that we have read recently. As she loves fantasy as much as I do, I told her about Shadowmarch. I totld her about the characters and how well they were developed. I also gave her a brief description of the plot. I knew from what I told her that she would want to read the book, which she did. She told me that she intended to buy the book with some of the money she received for Christmas. view more & comment
Dec 27, 2004
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BzzReport by JimmerC
One of my friends had got the book shadowmarch for their nephew after I had told them all about the book. She called me and told me that he just loved the book. He started to read it that night that he got the book, he was so excited about it. I was glad he likes it so far and my friend was very happy that I had told her about it. view more & comment
