Set in very early Christian times, Colman is a spellbinding fantasy of a faraway age, when the mystical and the commonplace walked hand in h...
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Apr 25, 2008
Juushika
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The sequel to Wise Child and Juniper, Colman follows the lives of these three characters as they flee from Wise Child’s childhood home to Juniper’s childhood home of Cornwall, only to find Juniper’s aunt has murdered her parents, the king and queen, and taken her brother, the prince, as a prisoner. Wise Child and Colman, with the help of the leper Cormac, must infiltrate the enemy stronghold, discover the prince’s affiliation, and find a way to rescue the prince and the kingdom by defeating Mero
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Jun 14, 2008
Lia
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The third book following Wise Child and Juniper. Furlong wrote it while she was dying of cancer. I think it was written as a distraction and was not intended for publication. The characters and ideas are weak to non-existant, and the plot is harried and unrewarding. It is not a good read and a bad ending to the first two books. I think it is more of a reflection on how hopeless she was feeling as her struggle with cancer was drawing to a close. This book was published posthumously.
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Aug 28, 2009
Ilana
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I give up. I'm sorry, but I can't read this book without forcing myself. I got to page 90 just barely. I loved both Wise Child and Juniper, but Colman is lacking everything that made the others so good. I feel as if Furlong was trying to make an adventure story when that just isn't what she writes well. The main character of this book is a young boy, where in the others they were young girls, and his character is bland and lifeless. He has no real opinions, no real reactions and it's as if we ar
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Mar 11, 2008
Madeleine
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This is the third in a series - read the first 2 as a kid and then noticed this the other day and decided to see if I like it (plus it's finals...which means reading YA lit is my procrastination tool of choice).
I don't like it near as well as the first 2, but it's nice to finally get the ending...I always felt like the second book was a really dumb way to "end" things!
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Aug 03, 2009
Ashley
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This book is a solid 4 star read. Although I really enjoyed this book, it is not as solid a read as the two books that come before it, Juniper and Wise Child. Both the other books could be read to stand alone. Although the story is obviously richer when you read both of them, they make sense apart, and stand alone wonderfully. Colman, however, does not. If you have not read Juniper and Wise Child, much of Colman would be lost to you. Although it could still be an enjoyable enough read on its own
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May 18, 2007
Taylor
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I love this series -- Juniper, Wise Child, and Colman -- but I love many of the books in this world that make herbalists, wise women, and dorans out to be ordinary people that can do special things. I want to be a doran when I grow up. This book could be excellently used with a young man who is in his coming-of-age process.
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Mar 26, 2008
Nicole
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I tried to read this, but it was so horribly written that I just couldn't get through it. It's such a disappointment in contrast to "wise child" and "juniper". I can't even believe it was written by the same person. Very weird.
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May 12, 2008
Caitlín
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I liked this book all right, but "liked it" is all. It did not amaze me or keep me eagerly reading like the first two, but it was nice to know what happened to Juniper, Wise Child, Colman, and Finbar.
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Jul 11, 2008
Thespian999
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I didn't think that I would like this book until the very end. This was the last book that Monica Furlong ever wrote. It's worth reading.
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Mar 13, 2008
Morag
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Not as good as the other 2 of it's series. I had to struggle through it. I did love getting the back story for the main characters.
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Dec 22, 2007
Emily
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my least favorite of the trilogy, but still good--only wish i had discovered these as a little girl making them all the more magical!
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Aug 16, 2010
Jennifer
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Monica Furlong's "Juniper" and "Wise Child" were two of my favorite books as a child, but somehow I missed that there was a third book, "Colman" -- until recently.
I finally got to read this companion piece this year, and while it was wonderful to revisit beloved characters, it felt very much like the third in a trilogy, mostly there to wrap up the first two books and to better set up the future of the characters. So while I loved it, I loved it on the m More...
I finally got to read this companion piece this year, and while it was wonderful to revisit beloved characters, it felt very much like the third in a trilogy, mostly there to wrap up the first two books and to better set up the future of the characters. So while I loved it, I loved it on the m More...
Feb 17, 2008
Austenite
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A pretty satisfying ending to the "Wise Child" series, though not quite as satisfying as the original.
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Feb 23, 2008
Danica
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liked it a lot...more exciting and better than Wise Child, i thought.
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Dec 10, 2007
Hippymomma
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my least favorite of the trilogy - but it does finish it off....
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Jun 11, 2010
Erin
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I read that Monica Furlong finished this book right before she died, so it missed out on a lot of re-writes and edits. It needed those re-writes and edits. The dialogue is not so hot, and the action is, well, it's action. I don't really want action in my Wise Child books. But still, it's nice to wrap up the story, and nice to see these characters again, even if they're not exactly as wonderful as they were in the other books.
May 11, 2009
Rhapsody
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Aug 05, 2011
Marissa
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A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy about Wise Child and Juniper, Colman gives us updates on many characters from the previous books and shows what happened with Juniper's family and kingdom. The one aspect I was disappointed about was that I would have liked to see, or at least hear of, would be what happened with Gamal and where Juniper's owl - whether it be Moon or a new friend - was. Otherwise, this was a very good culmination of what the trilogy has been building to, as it relates to t
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Jul 02, 2009
Darcy
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Still a great book, but written from the POV of the boy, which seemed to be a challenge to the authour. I think she really wanted to write it from Wise Child's, and it's like she has to keep reminding herself that she's Colman...Still, you can't read the first two without reading this one, and it's pretty great.
May 25, 2009
Angypants
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I loved Wise Child and it's always good to have a sequel. Colman is a bit of a hit and miss- it hits upon the world and characters of it's prequels, but I missed the narrative voice of Wild Child. That's my own failing I think, and not Furlong's. She thoughtfully changed our world's when she gave us these books.
Apr 07, 2010
Paige
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2 star book, extra star for finishing the trilogy. Colman's basically a non-character...just a sort of window through which the reader can see the rest of the story. Nowhere near as good as Wild Child or Juniper, sadly. I enjoy the Wise Child "universe" more than I thought I would, and I wish the final part of trilogy could have been better, but at least it's nice for there to be a sort of resolution to the story.
Feb 22, 2011
Jillian
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This is the sequel to Wise Child, told in the voice of her cousin Colman. It's a nice story, though not as peaceful and calming as the other book. When Wise Child is not the narrator she is pretty annoying.
Dec 17, 2009
Wealhtheow
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Published posthumously, this is the sequel to Wise Child. When Wise Child and Juniper are accused of witchcraft by their village, they escape with Finbar, Cormac and Colman and travel to Juniper’s homeland, where she lived first as a spoiled princess and then as an apprentice under Euny. Juniper’s previously happy country suffers under the rule of Meroot and the Grey Knight. Juniper and her friends join her countrymen in overthrowing the tyrannical rule. Unlike the first two books in the se
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Dec 29, 2011
Annaka
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There was a conclusion to the whole Wise Child/Juniper story! This was awesome to discover and a very enjoyable YA read.
Feb 04, 2012
J
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I came upon this series by accident. I thoroughly enjoyed it and wished there was more.
Jan 27, 2010
Jaime
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Not as good as the other two books. But I have to say that Monica Furlong is a wonderful author. She has well-rounded characters that are always exciting and mysterious. It was well worth the $25 I paid for this out of print book!!
Jan 27, 2010
Erica
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A disappointment. But apparently my copy is worth a little bit of money.
Apr 20, 2009
Allanna
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I can't believe that it's taken me this long to (1) find and (2) READ the final book in this trilogy.
I originally read the first book, Wise Child when I was in fifth grade. The second book, the prequel Juniper, I read a few years later ... by Jr. High. I was unaware for five years that Furlong had written a final book. More...
I originally read the first book, Wise Child when I was in fifth grade. The second book, the prequel Juniper, I read a few years later ... by Jr. High. I was unaware for five years that Furlong had written a final book. More...
