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    <body><![CDATA[My main complaint about Runemarks was the complexity. The narrative was far too extensive and unfocused. I don’t know much about Norse mythology, so I found myself frequently frustrated with the intricate and complicated Norse histories. I usually prefer being eased into a new world where I’m gi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31677205">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved the movie <em>Chocolat</em> and I read a bit of <em>Jigs and Reels</em>, but nothing has hooked me on Joanne Harris as much as this! She started it as a story for her daughter, years later it is a fantastic tale of magic and adventure for all ages. The mythology is Norse, a nice break from the Greek gods if y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22953481">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent fantasy esp. if you enjoy mythology.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Imagine that Ragnarok happened, Asgard fell, and in the aftermath the survivors stumbled blindly forward to build a new world on the ashes of the old.  Imagine, also, that the ancient runes have power for those that are born marked with them.  Five hundred years after the end, much of the world is d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43645225">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fair-to-middling fantasy. It's nice to see a book based on Norse mythology, but it would've been nicer if the book had been better. Joanne Harris is British, and the tone is extremely British, which is odd with the Norse gods running around--as were the occasional anachronisms in the way the charact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67400939">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow!  Another top-flight fantasy by an excellent writer.  In an alternate world that bears some resemblance to Britain and is grounded in a rich vein of Norse mythology, fourteen-year-old Maddy Smith discovers that the rune mark on her hand not only gives her magical powers but binds her to a family...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57292921">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book isn't usually my area of interest, but I figured I shoudl read it since a lot of the students here seem to like that kind of stuff. <br/><br/>I like the idea of a book involving Norse Gods, but I felt like Runemarks was way too long! It is too much of an adventure story to appeal to most...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11879953">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked Runemarks it was a nice change of pace and if you love anything to do with mythology especially Norse mythology then you will defnitely love this book.<br/><br/>I am a huge fan of mythology and while I like Norse mythology I didn't really know much about it and I felt that Runemarks w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80511348">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[AWESOME! I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS BOOK, DO YOU HEAR ME? AWESOME! &quot;Runemarks&quot; is based on Norse Mythology, and the witty and surprisingly colorful cast of characters includes many Norse Gods (including Loki the Trickster, Odin the All-Father, and Thor the Thunderer), several hilarious goblin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60643618">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ridiculously complex and somewhat hard to follow.  Our heroine Maddy begins the story being clever and feisty, but ultimately becomes little more than a spectator at the end of the world.  The gaggle of secondary characters gets confusing, and the rising pantheism vs. monotheism theme could alienate...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54442367">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not a huge fan of the young adult fantasy genre, but I read &quot;Runemarks&quot; because of it's connection to Norse mythology (I'm 1/2 Norwegian) and I was blown away by Joanne Harris' ability to tell an epic story of good versus evil with such wit and dedication to crafting such amazing and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50696778">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Over-Expository &amp; Lacking In the Excitement Department</strong><br/><br/>What I liked the most in <em>Runemarks</em> - saving it from sad one-starhood - was the mythology Harris has re-created dealing with the, uh, runemarks.  There's this whole symbolism and connection between the marks and the old (and new) Norse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75933652">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Finally done with this book! I feel like it took me years to finish it. <br/><br/>This book started out really promising, and I was really into it. A little over half way through, I stopped being interested for several days. And then I went back and finished the ending of it quickly because it got...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76155887">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was glad to see this favorite of mine finally released in paperback.Runemarks is an epic fantasy for young readers featuring characters from Norse mythology. Centuries ago, there was a great battle that remade the world and vanquished the old gods. The balance between Chaos and Order is now threat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74452235">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Maddy Smith is a misfit in a community, nay, a world where imagination, magic, and dreaming are heavily discouraged and dangerous to have.  What sets her apart from the crowd? Well it might have something to do with that funny little runemark on her hand. That remnant of the old days, from the days ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65455162">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book seemed like a confrontation wherein Norse mythology meets Dante's Inferno, with a loveable 14 year old girl who faces the task of saving the &quot;Nine Worlds&quot; from inevitable, prophesied catastrophe.  I thoroughly enjoyed the first third of the book, found the middle third a bit unco...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75971374">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[O my gosh I love this book!  If you are at all obsessed with Norse mythology (like me), or just want a fun fantasy adventure (like me), you will LOVE this story (like me!)!!<br/>This story follows the the adventures of Maddy as she finds that the Norse Gods aren't quite as dead as the stories of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76752133">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are a few reasons I would suggest this book to someone. <br/><br/>1 -- If you like Joanne Harris. I have not enjoyed one of hers as much since FIVE QUARTERS OF THE ORANGE. This is every bit as wonderful, but set in a YA novel.<br/><br/>2 -- If you like to read good books. It is as simple a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80808557">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I realized that Joanne Harris was the same Harris as Chocolat and Five Quarters of the Orange, I put this book down.  I liked both of those novels, but I’m a little tired of adult authors writing YA.  In quite a few cases, I have found the books boring and insultingly dumbed down.  Then I saw...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61085091">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed being pulled through the worlds of the Aesir and Vanir. I read many of the reviews before I decided to write mine, to see if there was much I could add.<br/>I can see how many readers may have had a hard time connecting with the main character, Maddy. She is dropped out of the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47606252">more...</a>]]></body>
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