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Snow White and the Seven Samurai (Hardcover)

by Tom Holt (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (2 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857238982
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857238983
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 744,722 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
It makes perfect sense that Snow White should live with seven samurai, once you've got the hang of Tom Holt's latest twisted fantasy comedy. Youngsters from our real world hack into fairyland's Mirrors(TM) operating system--which naturally runs on the wicked queen's magic mirror--and crash it so disastrously that all the stories get tangled. A spaghetti-western Dwarf With No Name (actually he's Dumpy) is hired to save three little pigs from the big bad wolf by recruiting a Magnificent Seven Dwarves' defence team, starting with Rumpelstiltskin and Tom Thumb but going downhill from there. Meanwhile, Fang the wolf has problems with Frog Prince transformations, Snow White learns from her own mirror that she has excellent wicked-queen potential and Baron Frankenstein's latest unholy creation proves to be Pinocchio. We also meet three colour-blind mice, the Beast fleeing in terror from Beauty, an elf who insists she's an "Indigenous Fairylander" and the Grimm Brothers--unconvincingly claiming that they're mere independent observers. After which, things become really complicated and silly, as Storyland is further fragmented by various mirror-users' efforts to gain control, until it seems quite reasonable that one little pig should find himself saying, "I am not a number. I am a free pig." Splendidly deranged entertainment, with quips galore. Holt's in good form. --David Langford

MAIL ON SUNDAY
`Frantically wacky and wilfully confusing . . . gratifyingly clever and very amusing'

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2.0 out of 5 stars Yet another disappointer from Tom Holt., 3 Jan 2001
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Sigh. Tom Holt used to put out such wonderful fantasy novels... This book starts with a decent premise - the classic fairy tales get scrambled - but goes down hill so rapidly that both my husband and I had to force ourselves to finish the book. The characters for the most part are just boring, and it is almost impossible to dredge up any real interest in their adventures, if the narration can be so termed. The ending isn't just contrived, it is absurd without being at all fun. Oh, what I would give for another Tom Holt book even half as good as Flying Dutch or Grailblazers or Expecting Someone Taller!
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3.0 out of 5 stars OK, 21 May 2004
I wasn't that keen on this book. I liked all of the other Tom Holt books but this was a bit of a let down. The ideas are brilliant but its a bit busy and you forget whats happening in each story. Still worth a read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hit and Miss, 2 Jul 2001
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For me Holt seems to show pieces of promising brilliance and then, often, fails to pull it off. This one, though, twisting fairy tales, inside out and back again manages on the whole to be a reasonbly entertaining read. Not classic Holt, but knocks on the door... Running DOS!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as good as I expected...
When I bought this book I must admit I had high expectations. I've read comic fantasy before, and had always enjoyed it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Snow White Which one
Very humorous and witty book. If you've ever seen or read the 10th kingdom this book is just as funny. An excellent twist on the fairy tale market
Published on 16 Oct 2000

2.0 out of 5 stars Tom Holt tries too hard
I bought this book in an airport expecting a Terry Pratchet brand of humour - unfortunately Mr. Holt is not quite there. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A seriously funny read!
This is the book I realised I've been waiting for. I'm glad that Tom Holt has finally discovered that Snow White was up to no good, which is what most of us have suspected for... Read more
Published on 30 Jul 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely magnificent!
This book is a brillant take off of the Windows Operating system - it is hilarously funny - you just have to read it!
Published on 13 Jul 2000

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