false 633446 15 Maddy Smith, who bears the mysterious mark of a rune on her hand, learns that she is destined to join the gods of Norse mythology and play a role in the fate of the world. 619740 2 8 2007 Runemarks total:568|5:112|4:188|3:170|2:70|1:28| 568 1990 1167 186 3 3 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 14:32:39 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 20:41:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 20:35:06 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 17:55:57 -0700 2008 Chocolat and I read a bit of Jigs and Reels, 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...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Dec 21 08:29:51 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 08:30:25 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 19 18:38:20 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 18:38:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:28:57 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:56:45 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 15:50:21 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:04:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 09:34:20 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 09:34:27 -0800 2008
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...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jun 22 10:05:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 10:13:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 21:03:32 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 21:09:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 28 06:31:59 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 06:37:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 15:22:17 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 02:06:43 -0800 2009 Over-Expository & Lacking In the Excitement Department

What I liked the most in Runemarks - 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...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 16:10:51 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:26:12 -0800 2009
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...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 13 19:03:04 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:06:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 15:32:13 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 13:37:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 21:31:48 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 10:59:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 17:37:26 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 19:10:10 -0800 2009 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...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 12:13:44 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 14:28:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 11:38:41 -0800 2009 Mon May 25 19:26:13 -0700 2009 I can see how many readers may have had a hard time connecting with the main character, Maddy. She is dropped out of the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 15:47:45 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 15:52:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 13 10:14:09 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 09 20:27:36 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=633446