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Cronache del Mondo Emerso #1
Nihal della terra del vento
Nihal è davvero strana, nel Mondo Emerso sembra non esserci nessuno come lei: grandi occhi viola, orecchie appuntite, capelli blu. È stata cresciuta da un armaiolo e vive in una delle tante città-torri della Terra del Vento, giocando a combattere insieme a un gruppo di amici che l'ha eletta capo per la sua forza e agilità. Ma tutto cambia all'improvviso quando la Terra del Vento viene attaccata dal Tiranno, il despota che già ha conquistato cinque delle otto Terre che compongono il Mondo Emerso. A nulla vale la resistenza dell'esercito dei popoli liberi, né i maghi che cercano di proteggere le città con incantesimi. A Nihal rimane solo una scelta: diventare un vero guerriero e difendere gli innocenti che rischiano di cadere sotto il potere del Tiranno.
386 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Licia Troisi
76 books1,325 followersLicia Troisi was born in Ostia, a little place by the sea near Rome. She’s been passionate about writing since her childhood. She took classical studies at high school and studied astrophysics in the university. She started to write her first trilogy, Cronache del Mondo Emerso (Chronicles from the Emerged World), at the age of 21.
She got married in 2007 and is currently a PhD student in Rome. Music, movies and comics are among her interests.
She got married in 2007 and is currently a PhD student in Rome. Music, movies and comics are among her interests.
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January 20, 2024
Non so neanche da dove cominciare a commentare questo libro.
parliamo di nihal.
Potevo passarle il fatto di essere l'unica mezzelfa rimasta, anche se già un po' la cosa puzzava, ma poi è bellissima (come ci viene ricordato più e più volte) ha un impatto Mary suoso su tutti.
C'è chi la odia, ovviamente solo perché è invidioso delle sue ottime qualità (di sicuro non del suo ottimo carattere, dato che non ho mai trovato in nessuno libro un personaggio tanto lagnoso, viziato e rompiscatole come Nihal) perché la ragazza non è solo bella da far paura ma è anche: forte come un uomo, abile con ogni tipo di arma (soprattutto quelle che non ha mai visto in vita sua), invidiata dalle donne e contesa dagli uomini.
Fa sempre e solo quello che vuole ma questo non importa a nessuno perché tanto viene sempre perdonata. Non si può portare la spada dell'Accademia? e che importanza ha? basta minacciare chi ti chiede di dargli la spada e che mai potrà succedere? Ovviamente quella persona non è un guerriero più forte ed esperto di una sedicenne, quindi non potrà fare altro che farsela sotto ed allontanarsi con la coda tra le gambe.
Va da sé che minacciare un superiore non ti farebbe mai espellere dall'Accademia! come va da sé che prendere e andare per i fatti propri per una settimana senza avvertire non comporta nessuna punizione. E' davvero strano che l'autrice abbia passato 100 pagine a ripetere come tutti odino la povera Nihal e non aspettino altro che una buona occasione per cacciarla.. queste due occasioni non le deve avere notate nessuno allora, chissà come mai.
Come ogni Mary Sue che si rispetti Nihal è melodrammatica. Si perché nonostante sia viziata da tutti non fa altro che piangersi addosso e dire quanto è infelice, sola e trattata male.
Sola? Sennar stravede per lei e mentre lei gioca al soldatino con il drago lui va a trovarla, la consiglia e ascolta la sua pura pallosità. Fen, che per lei non prova niente e sembra non voler notare come Nihal gli sbavi dietro (il classico amore puro immagino, il fatto che Fen venga descritto come "bello da accecare" è ininfluente immagino.. soprattutto perché lei si è innamorata di lui senza che lui abbia aperto bocca... come sei profonda Nihal!) comunque è uno dei migliori cavalieri che ci sono e si abbassa a farle ovviamente da maestro.
Mi piacerebbe analizzare anche gli altri personaggi ma la verità è che altri personaggi non ce ne sono. Quei pochi che la Troisi ha inventato e descritto nel libro oltre a Nihal esistono solo in funzione della sua protagonista, ed il loro scopo è solo quello di girarle attorno quindi neanche li si nota.
Il modo di scrivere della Troisi poi fa venire la pelle d'oca, ma davvero chi ha pubblicato una cosa simile? se apro una fanfiction a caso su internet sono sicura che è scritta meglio di questa roba!
«Ti piace la solitudine.»
Non era una domanda.
Nihal si voltò.
«Andiamo a mangiare, forza.»
Nihal lo seguì senza dire nulla.
Buongiorno Tolkien! E questo sarebbe Fantasy? Qualche esempio che mi ha permesso di dare a questo libro un secco 1/5.
Altre citazioni per giudicare la mediocrità di questo lavoro:
«Ido voleva bene a Nihal, conosceva le sue potenzialità e ne ammirava la tenacia. Ma aveva capito cosa la muoveva: rabbia, voglia di vendetta, disprezzo per se stessa. E non poteva permettere che distruggesse la propria vita. Era troppo forte, troppo bella e decisa per buttarsi via.
Così non le dava tregua.»
«Vederla battersi con Ido, la cui abilità era nota a tutti, divenne uno spettacolo imperdibile. Perché Nihal era agile, era brava, ma soprattutto era bella. »
«Non si poteva dire che rispondesse ai canoni tipici della bellezza, ma tutta la sua figura emanava fascino. Sotto le lunghe ciglia i suoi occhi viola avevano uno sguardo fiero. Era sottile come un giunco, ma aveva anche curve sinuose. Il modo in cui si muoveva in combattimento incantava chi la guardava. E poi, eccezion fatta per il suo maestro, che era l'unico con cui parlasse, era fredda come il ghiaccio.»
Quindi.. è forte come un uomo, ma agile (..pronto? Licia ma hai idea di quello che scrivi non è vero?) , è sottile ma formosa..? se non sapessi che la scrittrice è una donna avrei scommesso che era un uomo che le donne non le ha neanche mai viste di striscio.
«Lei non era come gli altri.
Non era una ragazza.
Non era neppure un semplice guerriero.
Era un'arma nelle mani dei morti.»
E qui possiamo anche chiudere con una grassa risata (non so come ho fatto a finire questo libro, davvero).
Consigliato solo a chi ama le fanfiction pessime e bimbominchiose.
parliamo di nihal.
Potevo passarle il fatto di essere l'unica mezzelfa rimasta, anche se già un po' la cosa puzzava, ma poi è bellissima (come ci viene ricordato più e più volte) ha un impatto Mary suoso su tutti.
C'è chi la odia, ovviamente solo perché è invidioso delle sue ottime qualità (di sicuro non del suo ottimo carattere, dato che non ho mai trovato in nessuno libro un personaggio tanto lagnoso, viziato e rompiscatole come Nihal) perché la ragazza non è solo bella da far paura ma è anche: forte come un uomo, abile con ogni tipo di arma (soprattutto quelle che non ha mai visto in vita sua), invidiata dalle donne e contesa dagli uomini.
Fa sempre e solo quello che vuole ma questo non importa a nessuno perché tanto viene sempre perdonata. Non si può portare la spada dell'Accademia? e che importanza ha? basta minacciare chi ti chiede di dargli la spada e che mai potrà succedere? Ovviamente quella persona non è un guerriero più forte ed esperto di una sedicenne, quindi non potrà fare altro che farsela sotto ed allontanarsi con la coda tra le gambe.
Va da sé che minacciare un superiore non ti farebbe mai espellere dall'Accademia! come va da sé che prendere e andare per i fatti propri per una settimana senza avvertire non comporta nessuna punizione. E' davvero strano che l'autrice abbia passato 100 pagine a ripetere come tutti odino la povera Nihal e non aspettino altro che una buona occasione per cacciarla.. queste due occasioni non le deve avere notate nessuno allora, chissà come mai.
Come ogni Mary Sue che si rispetti Nihal è melodrammatica. Si perché nonostante sia viziata da tutti non fa altro che piangersi addosso e dire quanto è infelice, sola e trattata male.
Sola? Sennar stravede per lei e mentre lei gioca al soldatino con il drago lui va a trovarla, la consiglia e ascolta la sua pura pallosità. Fen, che per lei non prova niente e sembra non voler notare come Nihal gli sbavi dietro (il classico amore puro immagino, il fatto che Fen venga descritto come "bello da accecare" è ininfluente immagino.. soprattutto perché lei si è innamorata di lui senza che lui abbia aperto bocca... come sei profonda Nihal!) comunque è uno dei migliori cavalieri che ci sono e si abbassa a farle ovviamente da maestro.
Mi piacerebbe analizzare anche gli altri personaggi ma la verità è che altri personaggi non ce ne sono. Quei pochi che la Troisi ha inventato e descritto nel libro oltre a Nihal esistono solo in funzione della sua protagonista, ed il loro scopo è solo quello di girarle attorno quindi neanche li si nota.
Il modo di scrivere della Troisi poi fa venire la pelle d'oca, ma davvero chi ha pubblicato una cosa simile? se apro una fanfiction a caso su internet sono sicura che è scritta meglio di questa roba!
«Ti piace la solitudine.»
Non era una domanda.
Nihal si voltò.
«Andiamo a mangiare, forza.»
Nihal lo seguì senza dire nulla.
Buongiorno Tolkien! E questo sarebbe Fantasy? Qualche esempio che mi ha permesso di dare a questo libro un secco 1/5.
Altre citazioni per giudicare la mediocrità di questo lavoro:
«Ido voleva bene a Nihal, conosceva le sue potenzialità e ne ammirava la tenacia. Ma aveva capito cosa la muoveva: rabbia, voglia di vendetta, disprezzo per se stessa. E non poteva permettere che distruggesse la propria vita. Era troppo forte, troppo bella e decisa per buttarsi via.
Così non le dava tregua.»
«Vederla battersi con Ido, la cui abilità era nota a tutti, divenne uno spettacolo imperdibile. Perché Nihal era agile, era brava, ma soprattutto era bella. »
«Non si poteva dire che rispondesse ai canoni tipici della bellezza, ma tutta la sua figura emanava fascino. Sotto le lunghe ciglia i suoi occhi viola avevano uno sguardo fiero. Era sottile come un giunco, ma aveva anche curve sinuose. Il modo in cui si muoveva in combattimento incantava chi la guardava. E poi, eccezion fatta per il suo maestro, che era l'unico con cui parlasse, era fredda come il ghiaccio.»
Quindi.. è forte come un uomo, ma agile (..pronto? Licia ma hai idea di quello che scrivi non è vero?) , è sottile ma formosa..? se non sapessi che la scrittrice è una donna avrei scommesso che era un uomo che le donne non le ha neanche mai viste di striscio.
«Lei non era come gli altri.
Non era una ragazza.
Non era neppure un semplice guerriero.
Era un'arma nelle mani dei morti.»
E qui possiamo anche chiudere con una grassa risata (non so come ho fatto a finire questo libro, davvero).
Consigliato solo a chi ama le fanfiction pessime e bimbominchiose.
May 12, 2019
La rilettura dell'intera saga mi ha portata alla conclusione che questi siano alcuni dei libri peggiori che io abbia mai letto.
E chi mi segue da un po' sa che di merda ne ho letta parecchia.
La recensione si sta rivelando lunga e difficile da scrivere. Ma arriverà.
OH SE ARRIVERÀ
E chi mi segue da un po' sa che di merda ne ho letta parecchia.
La recensione si sta rivelando lunga e difficile da scrivere. Ma arriverà.
OH SE ARRIVERÀ
September 10, 2017
Mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso, non è il capolavoro dell’anno, ma avevo letto di critiche su critiche, più accuse di plagio per l’autrice. Posso dire che, senza alcun pregiudizio, questo primo capitolo mi è piaciuto e l’ho letto abbastanza velocemente. Si lascia leggere e hai voglia di continuare, la protagonista ti istiga all’omicidio e il suo interesse amoroso è no sense, ma comunque sa attirarti. Mi sono affezionata e leggerò il seguito, quindi non me la sento di dar più di tre stelle, ma nemmeno di darne due, quindi come esito: tre stelle, lettura piacevole!
December 31, 2014
This book is originally an Italian novel that has been translated to German and is being released next week in English.
Nihal is a young girl who wants to be a warrior. She’s raised by her father, an armorer who has always let her run wild. She’s a gifted swordsman and has some magic ability. When her town is raided by the Tyrant’s forces, Nihal leaves in defense of the Land of the Wind.
My problems with this book are many, so be warned.
First and foremost, Nihal is a highly capable fighter with great technique and anticipates her opponents well. She’s somehow managed to gain this ability not through rigorous training regiments and practice, but by running amok with village kids and occasionally (but not very frequently) sparring with her father. This was perhaps one of the most bothersome parts of the book. She’s an extraordinary fighter who bests seasoned cadets and mercenaries without any real battle training. This was ridiculously hard to buy.
Her relationship with magic is almost worse. Nihal leaves for her aunt’s home (An aunt she knows nothing about even though she’s less than a day’s walk away and her aunt and father speak frequently). There, Nihal must undergo a test before she can be trained in magic. She’s to go out into the woods alone and commune with nature. Nihal is terrified of the woods and, so, the challenge is supposed to be difficult. But at no point is Nihal ever alone. Her fellow student spends time comforting her and then wood sprites come and hang out. The wood sprites aren’t actually her communing with nature. They’re there to reassure Nihal that nothing is going to harm her in the woods. They then show her how to commune with nature. Yet another ability that Nihal does not need to work towards or fight for.
The only saving grace there is that Nihal is not a great magician. She only bothers to learn healing spells and some attack spells for battle.
Nihal’s relationship with her father was another point of contention. Nihal is thirteen and lives in a world where women are expected to stay home and care for domestic tasks. I can understand a father indulging the dreams of a young daughter and his only child. However, Nihal’s father doesn’t have any problem with her traipsing about in the woods with an older boy. He also doesn’t worry about her running around alone when there are enemy troops about who are known for terrorizing civilians and taking their women.
In a world where women are largely relegated to the home, it surprised me that Nihal’s father would have no concern for his daughter’s well-being or reputation. Let’s face the cold hard facts: Nihal would not be marriageable material and it’s mostly because he’s being permissive. On top of that, he’s risking her safety. He only expresses concern when he decides that he’s feeling lonely. This made absolutely no sense to me.
On the plus side, when Nihal does become a cadet in training to be a knight (after a series of battles to prove herself in which exhaustion and fatigue are not a factor for Nihal), she does get her pride smacked around by her individual trainer. He’s not going to settle for purposeless fighters and has some fairly decent lessons for Nihal to learn. Not that she really gives him the light of day.
Nihal is a young girl who wants to be a warrior. She’s raised by her father, an armorer who has always let her run wild. She’s a gifted swordsman and has some magic ability. When her town is raided by the Tyrant’s forces, Nihal leaves in defense of the Land of the Wind.
My problems with this book are many, so be warned.
First and foremost, Nihal is a highly capable fighter with great technique and anticipates her opponents well. She’s somehow managed to gain this ability not through rigorous training regiments and practice, but by running amok with village kids and occasionally (but not very frequently) sparring with her father. This was perhaps one of the most bothersome parts of the book. She’s an extraordinary fighter who bests seasoned cadets and mercenaries without any real battle training. This was ridiculously hard to buy.
Her relationship with magic is almost worse. Nihal leaves for her aunt’s home (An aunt she knows nothing about even though she’s less than a day’s walk away and her aunt and father speak frequently). There, Nihal must undergo a test before she can be trained in magic. She’s to go out into the woods alone and commune with nature. Nihal is terrified of the woods and, so, the challenge is supposed to be difficult. But at no point is Nihal ever alone. Her fellow student spends time comforting her and then wood sprites come and hang out. The wood sprites aren’t actually her communing with nature. They’re there to reassure Nihal that nothing is going to harm her in the woods. They then show her how to commune with nature. Yet another ability that Nihal does not need to work towards or fight for.
The only saving grace there is that Nihal is not a great magician. She only bothers to learn healing spells and some attack spells for battle.
Nihal’s relationship with her father was another point of contention. Nihal is thirteen and lives in a world where women are expected to stay home and care for domestic tasks. I can understand a father indulging the dreams of a young daughter and his only child. However, Nihal’s father doesn’t have any problem with her traipsing about in the woods with an older boy. He also doesn’t worry about her running around alone when there are enemy troops about who are known for terrorizing civilians and taking their women.
In a world where women are largely relegated to the home, it surprised me that Nihal’s father would have no concern for his daughter’s well-being or reputation. Let’s face the cold hard facts: Nihal would not be marriageable material and it’s mostly because he’s being permissive. On top of that, he’s risking her safety. He only expresses concern when he decides that he’s feeling lonely. This made absolutely no sense to me.
On the plus side, when Nihal does become a cadet in training to be a knight (after a series of battles to prove herself in which exhaustion and fatigue are not a factor for Nihal), she does get her pride smacked around by her individual trainer. He’s not going to settle for purposeless fighters and has some fairly decent lessons for Nihal to learn. Not that she really gives him the light of day.
August 6, 2016
Thanks to Netgalley and Open Road Intergrated Media for allowing me to read this.
Nihal of the Land of the Wind was originally written in Italian and published and Italy. This makes for a very interesting problem while reviewing, especially when it comes to critiques since it's not just the original author's writing, but also how well the translator was able to mimic the style of the author in another language. Sometimes the prose ends up becoming stilted and unnatural in the new language and it's no fault of the original story.
On the other hand, the style of writing may be different in the original country as well, it might just now translate well at all and there's nothing anyone can do about that.
I thought, when I started this book, that that was the main issue I was facing. The prose was indeed stilted and dialogue often felt unnatural, but I soon realized that I had many issues with the story itself.
Now, before I say anything else, I did finish this book. I almost shut it many times, but I felt obligated to finish it and give my review.
My main problems all revolve around the main character, Nihal. Pretty much for the entire book Nihal acted like a spoiled seven year old. Of course it didn't feel like the other characters handled her very well either (seriously that first fight with Senner? That was totally unfair to her, he used magic in a fight and everyone knew that was implicitedly not the point, but everyone told her it was her own fault, including her father, what?).
The biggest example of this is the... romance? of the story. Basically she decides at a young age that she's in love with the love of her aunt's life and after discovering that he and her aunt are in love, decides to WAIT FOR HIM TO FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH THE AUNT WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF HER SO HE CAN FALL IN LOVE WITH NIHAL INSTEAD. Who acts like that?
Her behavior becomes more and more abhorrent as the book continues. I have never had such a hard time trying to connect with a character as I did with Nihal. She was utterly cruel to everyone who took an interest in her.
On top of her attitude is the fact that she is written as a God-Character. I guess I could say she's a Mary Sue instead, but her traits aren't quite right in my opinion and instead she fits into that mold for role play characters where the character can do absolutely anything and always wins.
Somehow Nihal is the strongest fighter ever, despite not having any official training for the longest time and then when she does it's like once a month for a couple of years. She defeats ten warriors in a row who have all had serious weapons training. She's oh so talented and can overcome anything that's her way.
There is also an issue with the writing being contradictory with itself. Within one page Fen is described as being very predictable with his moves and then it goes on to say how enjoyable the fight was because Fen was unpredictable. Another time Nihal wakes up sees it's raining and the day is ruined and terrible, then a few pages later Nihal is looking at the rain outside and waxing about how much she loves it because it cleans the world.
Okay. I do have some praise now.
I really like the world that has been created here for the most part. I like the idea of the Tyrant and the different kingdoms, and I like their names. I like that there is an Overworld and an Underworld, I want to learn more about this.
I also enjoy Senner. Except for a bit in the very beginning where he pretty much makes a fool out of Nihal for selfish reasons, I liked him as a character and as a point of view. If the writing improves I'd be able to keep reading the series if he was the main character instead of Nihal.
I.. can't say that do recommend this book to many people. I understand that it was pretty popular in Italy? Maybe it's much better written in the Italian version. Maybe for younger crowds who haven't read hundreds of Young Adult books like I have won't notice the faults that I did? The problem is that as it is now I wouldn't have even made it past the first few chapters reading it for free on fictionpress or some other online site.
Nihal of the Land of the Wind was originally written in Italian and published and Italy. This makes for a very interesting problem while reviewing, especially when it comes to critiques since it's not just the original author's writing, but also how well the translator was able to mimic the style of the author in another language. Sometimes the prose ends up becoming stilted and unnatural in the new language and it's no fault of the original story.
On the other hand, the style of writing may be different in the original country as well, it might just now translate well at all and there's nothing anyone can do about that.
I thought, when I started this book, that that was the main issue I was facing. The prose was indeed stilted and dialogue often felt unnatural, but I soon realized that I had many issues with the story itself.
Now, before I say anything else, I did finish this book. I almost shut it many times, but I felt obligated to finish it and give my review.
My main problems all revolve around the main character, Nihal. Pretty much for the entire book Nihal acted like a spoiled seven year old. Of course it didn't feel like the other characters handled her very well either (seriously that first fight with Senner? That was totally unfair to her, he used magic in a fight and everyone knew that was implicitedly not the point, but everyone told her it was her own fault, including her father, what?).
The biggest example of this is the... romance? of the story. Basically she decides at a young age that she's in love with the love of her aunt's life and after discovering that he and her aunt are in love, decides to WAIT FOR HIM TO FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH THE AUNT WHO HAS TAKEN CARE OF HER SO HE CAN FALL IN LOVE WITH NIHAL INSTEAD. Who acts like that?
Her behavior becomes more and more abhorrent as the book continues. I have never had such a hard time trying to connect with a character as I did with Nihal. She was utterly cruel to everyone who took an interest in her.
On top of her attitude is the fact that she is written as a God-Character. I guess I could say she's a Mary Sue instead, but her traits aren't quite right in my opinion and instead she fits into that mold for role play characters where the character can do absolutely anything and always wins.
Somehow Nihal is the strongest fighter ever, despite not having any official training for the longest time and then when she does it's like once a month for a couple of years. She defeats ten warriors in a row who have all had serious weapons training. She's oh so talented and can overcome anything that's her way.
There is also an issue with the writing being contradictory with itself. Within one page Fen is described as being very predictable with his moves and then it goes on to say how enjoyable the fight was because Fen was unpredictable. Another time Nihal wakes up sees it's raining and the day is ruined and terrible, then a few pages later Nihal is looking at the rain outside and waxing about how much she loves it because it cleans the world.
Okay. I do have some praise now.
I really like the world that has been created here for the most part. I like the idea of the Tyrant and the different kingdoms, and I like their names. I like that there is an Overworld and an Underworld, I want to learn more about this.
I also enjoy Senner. Except for a bit in the very beginning where he pretty much makes a fool out of Nihal for selfish reasons, I liked him as a character and as a point of view. If the writing improves I'd be able to keep reading the series if he was the main character instead of Nihal.
I.. can't say that do recommend this book to many people. I understand that it was pretty popular in Italy? Maybe it's much better written in the Italian version. Maybe for younger crowds who haven't read hundreds of Young Adult books like I have won't notice the faults that I did? The problem is that as it is now I wouldn't have even made it past the first few chapters reading it for free on fictionpress or some other online site.
March 28, 2023
avevo già provato con Ragazza Drago senza riuscire a finirlo, convinta che mi avessero passato un ebook fallato, pensavo che fosse stato tradotto in inglese in modo amatoriale e poi riconvertito in italiano con google, ipotesi fantasiosa ma non impossibile nell'ambito della pirateria "casalinga"...invece devo rassegnarmi all'idea che la Mondandori ha davvero pubblicato sta roba!!
va detto che l'autrice aveva 20anni quando ha scritto questa trilogia
il peggio è (maledetta me) che leggerò anche i prossimi
va detto che l'autrice aveva 20anni quando ha scritto questa trilogia
il peggio è (maledetta me) che leggerò anche i prossimi
July 26, 2021
Dunque commentare questo libro è per me faticoso.
Avevo lì tutte e tre le trilogie del mondo emerso da un bel po’ di tempo ma non riuscivo mai a decidermi a iniziare a leggerle proprio perché ne avevo sentito tanto parlare, sia bene che male, nel secondo caso soprattutto da chi legge fantasy a un livello serio.
Poi ho deciso, per costringermi ad affrontarli, di inserire la prima serie, Le cronache, di cui questo è il primo volume, in una challenge, e neanche a farlo apposta, dopo un mese dall’inizio ho scoperto un gruppo di lettura, e come potevo non cogliere al volo l’occasione? E così eccomi qui!
Nihal è una ragazzina particolare, un po’ maschiaccio, che vive col padre Livon, armaiolo, nella Terra del vento. È particolare perché ha gli occhi viola e i capelli blu e delle strane orecchie a punta, ma anche perché gioca sempre solo con i maschi e il suo più grande sogno è quello di diventare una guerriera.
Quando però il padre la costringe ad allontanarsi da casa perché scopre che è importante imparare la magia, fa la conoscenza di Soana, la zia maga, e di Sennar il suo apprendista, con cui aveva avuto un incontro-scontro, e comincia a capire di non conoscere poi molto della vita e che il mondo va oltre il confine della sua città e che, ad opera del crudele e spietato Tiranno, imperversa la guerra vera che non è quella dei suoi giochi.
Innanzitutto ho trovato Nihal veramente impossibile, un continuo e persistente fastidio senza termine.
Io ora posso capire che sia appena entrata nell’adolescenza quando tutto ha inizio però cavolo stiamo parlando di una persona testarda più che mai, ostinata all’inverosimile, che non dà ascolto a niente e nessuno, giammai!, e che non si ferma mai e dico mai, nemmeno una sola volta a riflettere prima di agire. Fa tutto di testa sua, tutto ciò che le salta in mente, senza curarsi di chi le sta intorno, di chi le vuole bene, mettendo tutti costantemente in pericolo, dei pericoli che corre lei stessa e della sua incolumità, degli ordini che le vengono dati, nulla! Agisce solo in base a ciò che vuole e alla sua pancia.
E poi: sia col drago, che con Livon, che con Ido, quando qualcuno le fa notare questa cosa, si offende e si arrabbia! Ma voglio dire cavolo, dopo le prime dieci volte che combini casini e guai, soprattutto portando rovina agli altri, ma vorrai fermarti a riflettere? E dopo che hai sbagliato per la centesima volta, vorrai fermarti a chiedere scusa o quantomeno stare zitta e pentirti in silenzio?
Io non lo so, sono davvero senza parole. Poche protagoniste dei libri che ho letto nella mia vita finora mi sono state così intollerabili.
Ma c’è un ma.
Nonostante questo aspetto, ho adorato questo libro.
Mi sono mancate un po’ le descrizioni che tanto amo, che da dopo la foresta di Soana, sono praticamente inesistenti, e le vicende degne di nota sono in fondo ben poche, relative soprattutto al fatto che Nihal voglia diventare un guerriero a tutti i costi (che poi è quanto di più lontano esista dal mondo militare e meno male che almeno finalmente qualcuno, cioè Ido, glielo fa notare!).
Ma sono i personaggi a fare salire il mio gradimento.
Sì certo tutti gli altri personaggi a parte Nihal🙄
Intanto Livon è meraviglioso, anche se forse un po’ troppo tollerante per gestire una tale scapestrata.
Soana uguale ma con in più lo spessore di una donna, e anche maga poi, e spero che possa trovare un po’ più spazio nei volumi seguenti.
Ma Sennar è davvero il migliore di tutti. Nonostante sia un ragazzino ancora anche lui, è decisamente più pacato ed assennato di Nihal. La sua storia, piena di sofferenza, lo ha sicuramente formato facendolo diventare quel che è, e non capisco come possa essere innamorato di una ragazzina del genere, perché anche se lui non lo ammette chiaramente, i fatti parlano chiaro.
Ido è uno gnomo e, come chi mi conosce saprà, parte già avvantaggiato per questo, perché io adoro gli gnomi e le loro abitudini e i loro modi di fare, dall’atteggiamento burbero, al fumare la pipa, al bere la birra, ma anche e soprattutto per avere un cuore grande immenso che riescono a conciliare con l’essere dei combattenti perfetti e, in questo caso, anche un ottimo insegnante. È infatti l’unico che riesce a placare un minimo la ragazza e a tenerle testa.
E poi ci sono i folletti, mio Dio che amori stupendi! Phen è il loro capo dal cuore grande ed è davvero tenerissimo, in costante contatto con la natura che è loro amica, e che le guerre gli stanno portando via.
E Oarf, non solo già per il semplice fatto di essere un drago sarebbe perfetto, ma con l’essere così tormentato, sofferente e disilluso, ha fatto breccia nel mio cuore ed ho versato qualche lacrima quando Nihal si avvicina a lui e riesce a sentire le sue emozioni.
Avrei dato non so cosa per poterlo abbracciare e consolarlo e farlo smettere di soffrire e fa morire anche quando si lancia al volo, mal sopportando anche lui l’invadenza della ragazza.
Risulta chiaro che, come mi è stato detto, questo primo volume sia un po’ preparatorio alle vicende dei volumi seguenti, e adesso sono curiosa di quel che succederà, soprattutto in riferimento al misterioso Mondo sommerso e alla missione di Sennar.
Avevo lì tutte e tre le trilogie del mondo emerso da un bel po’ di tempo ma non riuscivo mai a decidermi a iniziare a leggerle proprio perché ne avevo sentito tanto parlare, sia bene che male, nel secondo caso soprattutto da chi legge fantasy a un livello serio.
Poi ho deciso, per costringermi ad affrontarli, di inserire la prima serie, Le cronache, di cui questo è il primo volume, in una challenge, e neanche a farlo apposta, dopo un mese dall’inizio ho scoperto un gruppo di lettura, e come potevo non cogliere al volo l’occasione? E così eccomi qui!
Nihal è una ragazzina particolare, un po’ maschiaccio, che vive col padre Livon, armaiolo, nella Terra del vento. È particolare perché ha gli occhi viola e i capelli blu e delle strane orecchie a punta, ma anche perché gioca sempre solo con i maschi e il suo più grande sogno è quello di diventare una guerriera.
Quando però il padre la costringe ad allontanarsi da casa perché scopre che è importante imparare la magia, fa la conoscenza di Soana, la zia maga, e di Sennar il suo apprendista, con cui aveva avuto un incontro-scontro, e comincia a capire di non conoscere poi molto della vita e che il mondo va oltre il confine della sua città e che, ad opera del crudele e spietato Tiranno, imperversa la guerra vera che non è quella dei suoi giochi.
Innanzitutto ho trovato Nihal veramente impossibile, un continuo e persistente fastidio senza termine.
Io ora posso capire che sia appena entrata nell’adolescenza quando tutto ha inizio però cavolo stiamo parlando di una persona testarda più che mai, ostinata all’inverosimile, che non dà ascolto a niente e nessuno, giammai!, e che non si ferma mai e dico mai, nemmeno una sola volta a riflettere prima di agire. Fa tutto di testa sua, tutto ciò che le salta in mente, senza curarsi di chi le sta intorno, di chi le vuole bene, mettendo tutti costantemente in pericolo, dei pericoli che corre lei stessa e della sua incolumità, degli ordini che le vengono dati, nulla! Agisce solo in base a ciò che vuole e alla sua pancia.
E poi: sia col drago, che con Livon, che con Ido, quando qualcuno le fa notare questa cosa, si offende e si arrabbia! Ma voglio dire cavolo, dopo le prime dieci volte che combini casini e guai, soprattutto portando rovina agli altri, ma vorrai fermarti a riflettere? E dopo che hai sbagliato per la centesima volta, vorrai fermarti a chiedere scusa o quantomeno stare zitta e pentirti in silenzio?
Io non lo so, sono davvero senza parole. Poche protagoniste dei libri che ho letto nella mia vita finora mi sono state così intollerabili.
Ma c’è un ma.
Nonostante questo aspetto, ho adorato questo libro.
Mi sono mancate un po’ le descrizioni che tanto amo, che da dopo la foresta di Soana, sono praticamente inesistenti, e le vicende degne di nota sono in fondo ben poche, relative soprattutto al fatto che Nihal voglia diventare un guerriero a tutti i costi (che poi è quanto di più lontano esista dal mondo militare e meno male che almeno finalmente qualcuno, cioè Ido, glielo fa notare!).
Ma sono i personaggi a fare salire il mio gradimento.
Sì certo tutti gli altri personaggi a parte Nihal🙄
Intanto Livon è meraviglioso, anche se forse un po’ troppo tollerante per gestire una tale scapestrata.
Soana uguale ma con in più lo spessore di una donna, e anche maga poi, e spero che possa trovare un po’ più spazio nei volumi seguenti.
Ma Sennar è davvero il migliore di tutti. Nonostante sia un ragazzino ancora anche lui, è decisamente più pacato ed assennato di Nihal. La sua storia, piena di sofferenza, lo ha sicuramente formato facendolo diventare quel che è, e non capisco come possa essere innamorato di una ragazzina del genere, perché anche se lui non lo ammette chiaramente, i fatti parlano chiaro.
Ido è uno gnomo e, come chi mi conosce saprà, parte già avvantaggiato per questo, perché io adoro gli gnomi e le loro abitudini e i loro modi di fare, dall’atteggiamento burbero, al fumare la pipa, al bere la birra, ma anche e soprattutto per avere un cuore grande immenso che riescono a conciliare con l’essere dei combattenti perfetti e, in questo caso, anche un ottimo insegnante. È infatti l’unico che riesce a placare un minimo la ragazza e a tenerle testa.
E poi ci sono i folletti, mio Dio che amori stupendi! Phen è il loro capo dal cuore grande ed è davvero tenerissimo, in costante contatto con la natura che è loro amica, e che le guerre gli stanno portando via.
E Oarf, non solo già per il semplice fatto di essere un drago sarebbe perfetto, ma con l’essere così tormentato, sofferente e disilluso, ha fatto breccia nel mio cuore ed ho versato qualche lacrima quando Nihal si avvicina a lui e riesce a sentire le sue emozioni.
Avrei dato non so cosa per poterlo abbracciare e consolarlo e farlo smettere di soffrire e fa morire anche quando si lancia al volo, mal sopportando anche lui l’invadenza della ragazza.
Risulta chiaro che, come mi è stato detto, questo primo volume sia un po’ preparatorio alle vicende dei volumi seguenti, e adesso sono curiosa di quel che succederà, soprattutto in riferimento al misterioso Mondo sommerso e alla missione di Sennar.
September 25, 2011
I LOVED this series so much!!! I wish that they were in English so more people could read them! The characters were amazing, and I loved how they grew as the books went on. Such a fun read!
March 22, 2015
Proprio no.
Ne ho sentito parlare talmente tanto ( in bene ed in male ) da decidermi a leggerlo anche io. C'ho messo 4 mesi per finire un libro che lungo non è ( Ho preferito abbandonarlo per un pò e leggere altro da quanto era noioso ) e questo già di per sè vale come una specie di "valutazione".
Partendo dal fatto che il libro non offre niente di nuovo e originale, la trama è abbastanza banale ed in alcune scene anche noisetta, ma i punti che secondo me sono critici in questo libro sono i personaggi ( Nihal soprattutto ) e la scrittura.
I personaggi sono terribilmente stereotipati. Fen è il cavaliere senza macchia e senza paura, se avesse il drago bianco potrebbe davvero fare la parte del principe azzurro e come ogni personaggio che diventa l'attrazione sentimentale principale della protagonista, è così bello da accecare ogni essere umano con il suo fascino.
Nihal è una Mary Sue fatta ed impacchettata, una perfetta Mary Sue come non se ne vedono molto spesso ( e per fortuna ). E' bellissima, l'ultima dei mezzelfi, forte, agile, invidiatissima da tutti, non le manca davvero niente! Viene descritta come splendida più volte, e queste scene non hanno nessun rilievo nè niente a che vedere con la narrazione, si specchia e pensa " accidenti quanto sono bella" oppure si gira e si vede riflessa in uno stagno e pensa " ho gli occhi più belli di tutti, ma mica l'avevo mai notato" il lettore invece lo nota eccome, visto che Licia Troisi ce lo ricorda ogni dieci pagine! Cito solo due o tre pezzi, tanto basta aprire il libro e pezzi come questi ci sono ogni dieci pagine:
"Era troppo forte, troppo bella e decisa per buttarsi via"
" Con le donne della base non andava meglio: la invidiavano per il succes-so che riscuoteva tra gli uomini, perché era forte, perché combatteva come un maschio "
"Iniziò a essere considerata da tutti la preda ideale. Giravano addirittura scommesse su chi l'avrebbe irretita per primo."
Insomma, come ogni Mary Sue che si rispetti è amata da tutti gli uomini che fanno a gara per averla e le donne la invidiano da morire!
I dialoghi nel libro sono osceni, in alcuni punti fanno veramente storcere il naso, li avesse scritti una ragazzina inesperta passerei sopra, ma questo libro è stato pubblicato! Esempio
«Domani cosa fai?»
«Vado al comando, Nihal.»
«Ah. Ancora?»
«Sì, Nihal.»
«Dopodomani?»
«Sono in un altro accampamento.»
«E quand'è che mi insegni a cavalcare?»
«Non lo so, Nihal.»
Insomma, un libro che avrei preferito non leggere affatto.
Ne ho sentito parlare talmente tanto ( in bene ed in male ) da decidermi a leggerlo anche io. C'ho messo 4 mesi per finire un libro che lungo non è ( Ho preferito abbandonarlo per un pò e leggere altro da quanto era noioso ) e questo già di per sè vale come una specie di "valutazione".
Partendo dal fatto che il libro non offre niente di nuovo e originale, la trama è abbastanza banale ed in alcune scene anche noisetta, ma i punti che secondo me sono critici in questo libro sono i personaggi ( Nihal soprattutto ) e la scrittura.
I personaggi sono terribilmente stereotipati. Fen è il cavaliere senza macchia e senza paura, se avesse il drago bianco potrebbe davvero fare la parte del principe azzurro e come ogni personaggio che diventa l'attrazione sentimentale principale della protagonista, è così bello da accecare ogni essere umano con il suo fascino.
Nihal è una Mary Sue fatta ed impacchettata, una perfetta Mary Sue come non se ne vedono molto spesso ( e per fortuna ). E' bellissima, l'ultima dei mezzelfi, forte, agile, invidiatissima da tutti, non le manca davvero niente! Viene descritta come splendida più volte, e queste scene non hanno nessun rilievo nè niente a che vedere con la narrazione, si specchia e pensa " accidenti quanto sono bella" oppure si gira e si vede riflessa in uno stagno e pensa " ho gli occhi più belli di tutti, ma mica l'avevo mai notato" il lettore invece lo nota eccome, visto che Licia Troisi ce lo ricorda ogni dieci pagine! Cito solo due o tre pezzi, tanto basta aprire il libro e pezzi come questi ci sono ogni dieci pagine:
"Era troppo forte, troppo bella e decisa per buttarsi via"
" Con le donne della base non andava meglio: la invidiavano per il succes-so che riscuoteva tra gli uomini, perché era forte, perché combatteva come un maschio "
"Iniziò a essere considerata da tutti la preda ideale. Giravano addirittura scommesse su chi l'avrebbe irretita per primo."
Insomma, come ogni Mary Sue che si rispetti è amata da tutti gli uomini che fanno a gara per averla e le donne la invidiano da morire!
I dialoghi nel libro sono osceni, in alcuni punti fanno veramente storcere il naso, li avesse scritti una ragazzina inesperta passerei sopra, ma questo libro è stato pubblicato! Esempio
«Domani cosa fai?»
«Vado al comando, Nihal.»
«Ah. Ancora?»
«Sì, Nihal.»
«Dopodomani?»
«Sono in un altro accampamento.»
«E quand'è che mi insegni a cavalcare?»
«Non lo so, Nihal.»
Insomma, un libro che avrei preferito non leggere affatto.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 24, 2014
This was a very middle of the road book for me. It held my attention but at no point was I ever intrigued. The main character is average(well apart from her godly fighting skills and beauty). I didn't really feel connected to her or the her world much when reading this.
The overall plot had promise but the pace was way too slow for me. This is not by any means a bad novel, but I would not recommend buying this. For me this is a solid library checkout. Hopefully this series gets better as it progresses but I'm not sure if I would check out the next book.
Note: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
May 11, 2015
Ευχάριστο και ευκολοδιάβαστο, τσουλάει ωραία. Θυμίζει κάτι από τα κλασικά ηρωικά βιβλία φαντασίας. Ειδικά ο κόσμος του αναδυόμενου κόσμου είναι παρόμοιος με την Μέση Γη, απλώς έχει κ δράκους σαν μπόνους. Ωραία ιστορία, σε μερικά σημεία βρήκα μια αφέλεια στην αφήγηση, που όμως δικαιολογείτε από μέρος μου σε παρθένο συγγραφέα.
3,5 αστεράκια
3,5 αστεράκια
April 11, 2021
Polecam!
Kooochom!
Czytajcie!
Może uda się namówić jakieś wydawnictwo do odświerzenia tytułu! ⭐️
Kooochom!
Czytajcie!
Może uda się namówić jakieś wydawnictwo do odświerzenia tytułu! ⭐️
May 28, 2014
Vague spoilers because I can't talk of this and not give anything away!
This was such a wonderful read.
I really loved this.
I love the world building in the story, it's like you're there within the story as you read. There isn't any purple prose, no over exaggeration of things like a character's actions or behavior. Everything was expertly done.
I really loved how the story was an coming of age story for Nihal, how as the story progressed she grew along with it. It was wonderful to read of her coming into herself, growing from a rambunctious child with big dreams to a grown woman with a great responsibility on her and a journey to be had. These characters were really wonderful, though I do wish Sennar was a bit more fleshed out, had a more noticeable presence since he grows from a bit of a brat and such a snake in the grass to Nihal's greatest friend and most trusted companion.
One of the best scenes was the opening scene, and rightfully so as it instantly grabs the reader's attention.
And oh when she began to crush on Fen. It was so sweet.
The first time she began to see someone as a man and not a companion or a friend or parent, and it was so sweet to read. Nihal, soana, and Sennar travel for Sennar's inauguration to become a full-fledged sorcerer and they meet up with Fen the dragon knight and his dragon. Upon seeing Fen all these strange feelings bloom in Nihal and it nearly knocks her off her feet. It certainly left her tongue tied! As sweet as it was to read it, it was just as bittersweet to read her to realize that Soana, her aunt and the sorceress, held Fen's heart. This is the first time Nihal's felt romantic feelings for someone, and I love that it was handled exactly right.
Nihal is very stubborn, very pig headed. As she grew older and more trained, won more battles, she began to get a sense of invisibility, hell she never needed armor, that it was just her and her mission and others were wrong to try to sway her or get in her way, even her superiors. That's a thing she has to reign in, that her way isn't nearly the right way, especially with the dragons later on.
Her love of Fen, while forever unrequited, really does get in the way of her developing relationship with Sennar. That what ever hopes, dreams, and fantasies she had for a future with Fen greatly clouded her judgement and put a wedge between her and Sennar. And while I felt bad that she lost her first love, I feel more bad for Sennar and his developing relationship with Nihal because it's not fair on him that Nihal acted the way she did towards him later on, so distant and standoffish. It doesn't seem like she realizes the great responsibilities that they both had and how they had to grow up and do them, that the responsibilities would take them away from each other. The way she prioritize makes her very self centered and makes her push away people who care for her and means well. She expresses how she feels that everyone is against her when they're just trying to help her and it was very hard to take in, how she was breaking these relationships and then feeling like it's their fault not hers, especially since it was drawing near the end of the book.
In the end it greatly reminded me of Jaon of Arc only of course Nihal isn't a schizophrenic. Nihal still has a lot to go through, still has a war to fight, peace to win, tyranny to end, she still has much to learn about her still, still has to come into herself, and (most important to me) relationships to reconcile (PLEASE have her make up with Sennar in the second one!). It was an amazing read, a book I would love to have on my shelf, and I demand that I be the first to have the sequel.
January 17, 2016
Το περίμενα με πραγματική λαχτάρα, γιατί ήλπιζα ότι θα το διάβαζα στα ιταλικά. Γενικά δεν είναι μόνο οι Έλληνες αλλά κι άλλες εθνικότητες συγγραφέων του φανταστικού που θα ήθελα να διαβάσω και οι Ιταλοί ήταν η πρώτη μου διερευνητική προσπάθεια.
Ευτυχώς, ω, ευτυχώς που δεν έδωσα ένα σκασμό λεφτά για να μου το φέρουν από το e-bay τότε. Γιατί το βιβλίο που διάβασα είναι κάτω του μετρίου.
Το ίδιο το βιβλίο σαν αντικείμενο, η ελληνική έκδοση δηλαδή, είναι απ’ έξω ένα μπιζού: Σκληρό εξώφυλλο, ντυμένο με χαρτί, εξαιρετικό artwork και πολύ προσεγμένο. Όταν όμως φτάνουμε στο δια ταύτα…
Καταρχήν, το βιβλίο δεν έχει περάσει από επιμέλεια. Δε μπορώ να δεχτώ ότι παρά που το έχει επιμεληθεί κάποιος, λείπουν καμιά εικοσαριά τελείες (!), υπάρχουν τόσα κι άλλα τόσα τυπογραφικά και ορθογραφικά και σε μια από τις πρώτες σελίδες (συγκεκριμένα στη σελίδα 26), λείπει μια ολόκληρη λέξη. Όλα αυτά με έκαναν να νιώσω δυσφορία.
Το ίδιο το κείμενο είναι αρκετά βατό, απλό, χωρίς σκαμπανεβάσματα στην ποιότητα της γραφής, η οποία είναι σε ικανοποιητικό επίπεδο. Υστερεί όμως σημαντικά στην αληθοφάνειά του, στη λογική και στην πλοκή.
Πέρα από το ότι μιλάμε για ένα καθαρά τολκινικό υπόβαθρο πλοκής (ο Τύρρανος που κατασκευάζει τα άσχημα φαμμίν, για να κατακτήσει όλον τον υπόλοιπο κόσμο) που φτάνεις να χαμογελάς συγκαταβατικά, το μεγάλο πρόβλημα του βιβλίου είναι το ότι (και δεν το πιστεύω ότι το λέω αυτό) η συγγραφέας γράφει «γυναικεία». Και εξηγούμαι πριν με κάψετε στην πυρά: Οι γυναίκες συγγραφείς του φανταστικού που έχω γνωρίσει, μπορούν και ρεγουλάρουν το γυναικείο τρόπο γραφής τους επιλέγοντας θέματα τα οποία κατέχουν. Όταν κάτι δεν το κατέχεις, δε μπορείς να συνειδητοποιήσεις την πραγματικότητά του και τη λογική του, καταντάς γραφική.
Και ακόμα κι εγώ, που δεν έχω και πολλά πάρε-δώσε με τη λογική του επικού φάνταζι, ενοχλήθηκα από τον αφελέστατο τρόπο με τον οποίο η Τροΐζι προσεγγίζει το θέμα του πολέμου και του στρατού. Ακόμα κι εγώ αναρωτήθηκα αν τα τόσα που κάνει η πρωταγωνίστρια Νιάλ, ενώ είναι Ιππότης και στρατιώτης εκλεκτός κλπκλπκλπ, δεν θα της είχαν εξασφαλίσει μια αργή και επώδυνη εκτέλεση για παραδειγματισμό. Συν το ότι η ανεξαρτησία της είναι τόσο έντονα σκιαγραφημένη που καταντάει αντί για ηρωίδα με την οποία συμπάσχεις, μια εκνευριστική καρικατούρα παλιόπαιδου που κάνει ότι του καπνίσει. Κι ακολουθούν βεβαίως-βεβαίως όλοι οι υπόλοιποι χαρακτήρες, οι οποίοι όταν κάνει μια βλακεία, τη μαλώνουν αλλά τη συγχωρούν αμέσως, μέχρι να κάνει την επόμενη βλακεία, στην οποία θα τη μαλώσουν και θα τη συγχωρήσουν αμέσως και πάει λέγοντας.
Γενικά έχω παρατηρήσει πως όταν περιμένω να διαβάσω με λαχτάρα ένα βιβλίο πάντα απογοητεύομαι. Γιατί καλέ μου κύριε; Ε;
Ευτυχώς, ω, ευτυχώς που δεν έδωσα ένα σκασμό λεφτά για να μου το φέρουν από το e-bay τότε. Γιατί το βιβλίο που διάβασα είναι κάτω του μετρίου.
Το ίδιο το βιβλίο σαν αντικείμενο, η ελληνική έκδοση δηλαδή, είναι απ’ έξω ένα μπιζού: Σκληρό εξώφυλλο, ντυμένο με χαρτί, εξαιρετικό artwork και πολύ προσεγμένο. Όταν όμως φτάνουμε στο δια ταύτα…
Καταρχήν, το βιβλίο δεν έχει περάσει από επιμέλεια. Δε μπορώ να δεχτώ ότι παρά που το έχει επιμεληθεί κάποιος, λείπουν καμιά εικοσαριά τελείες (!), υπάρχουν τόσα κι άλλα τόσα τυπογραφικά και ορθογραφικά και σε μια από τις πρώτες σελίδες (συγκεκριμένα στη σελίδα 26), λείπει μια ολόκληρη λέξη. Όλα αυτά με έκαναν να νιώσω δυσφορία.
Το ίδιο το κείμενο είναι αρκετά βατό, απλό, χωρίς σκαμπανεβάσματα στην ποιότητα της γραφής, η οποία είναι σε ικανοποιητικό επίπεδο. Υστερεί όμως σημαντικά στην αληθοφάνειά του, στη λογική και στην πλοκή.
Πέρα από το ότι μιλάμε για ένα καθαρά τολκινικό υπόβαθρο πλοκής (ο Τύρρανος που κατασκευάζει τα άσχημα φαμμίν, για να κατακτήσει όλον τον υπόλοιπο κόσμο) που φτάνεις να χαμογελάς συγκαταβατικά, το μεγάλο πρόβλημα του βιβλίου είναι το ότι (και δεν το πιστεύω ότι το λέω αυτό) η συγγραφέας γράφει «γυναικεία». Και εξηγούμαι πριν με κάψετε στην πυρά: Οι γυναίκες συγγραφείς του φανταστικού που έχω γνωρίσει, μπορούν και ρεγουλάρουν το γυναικείο τρόπο γραφής τους επιλέγοντας θέματα τα οποία κατέχουν. Όταν κάτι δεν το κατέχεις, δε μπορείς να συνειδητοποιήσεις την πραγματικότητά του και τη λογική του, καταντάς γραφική.
Και ακόμα κι εγώ, που δεν έχω και πολλά πάρε-δώσε με τη λογική του επικού φάνταζι, ενοχλήθηκα από τον αφελέστατο τρόπο με τον οποίο η Τροΐζι προσεγγίζει το θέμα του πολέμου και του στρατού. Ακόμα κι εγώ αναρωτήθηκα αν τα τόσα που κάνει η πρωταγωνίστρια Νιάλ, ενώ είναι Ιππότης και στρατιώτης εκλεκτός κλπκλπκλπ, δεν θα της είχαν εξασφαλίσει μια αργή και επώδυνη εκτέλεση για παραδειγματισμό. Συν το ότι η ανεξαρτησία της είναι τόσο έντονα σκιαγραφημένη που καταντάει αντί για ηρωίδα με την οποία συμπάσχεις, μια εκνευριστική καρικατούρα παλιόπαιδου που κάνει ότι του καπνίσει. Κι ακολουθούν βεβαίως-βεβαίως όλοι οι υπόλοιποι χαρακτήρες, οι οποίοι όταν κάνει μια βλακεία, τη μαλώνουν αλλά τη συγχωρούν αμέσως, μέχρι να κάνει την επόμενη βλακεία, στην οποία θα τη μαλώσουν και θα τη συγχωρήσουν αμέσως και πάει λέγοντας.
Γενικά έχω παρατηρήσει πως όταν περιμένω να διαβάσω με λαχτάρα ένα βιβλίο πάντα απογοητεύομαι. Γιατί καλέ μου κύριε; Ε;
June 2, 2020
sometimes... books u loved in childhood... should stay in childhood...
May 8, 2011
Credo che mi limiterò a commentare l'intera triologia dato che questo libro, a mio avviso, sembra più una sorta di grande epilogo del romanzo vero e proprio. </p><p>Troisi scrive bene, lo stile un po' troppo semplice per i miei gusti, ma affascinante, diretto e carico di emozioni. <br />Mi sono avvicinata a questa triologia un po' guardiga. Molti ne parlavano male, altri in modo beffardo altri in tono reverenziale.<br />Come capire realmente cosa ne pensassero i lettori?<br />Impossibile.</p><p>Posso dire che ad oggi ho alle spalle una buona infarinatura di fantasy sia italiano che straniero e dobbiamo ammettere che noi, in italia, non abbiamo molti 'pezzi forti' e quei pochi non sappiamo apprezzarli veramente.</p><p>Licia Troisi sa scrivere, ha un suo stile, che può piacere o non piacere ma sa senza dubbio come coinvolgere il lettore e come catturarlo fino alla fine del romanzo. <br />Non è scontato (almeno per il momento...), non è noioso e non è ''assurdo''.</p><p>Certo, abbiamo una mezzelfo che piccola e minuta sa destreggiarsi e combattere come e meglio di un uomo. E' vero.<br />Ed allora?<br />Non ci siamo visti propinare anche vampiri che si bevevano cervi, orsi o puma?<br />Non si siamo visti propinare amori impossibili fra umani e licantropi sullo sfondo di un improbabile new york ormai arresa all'esistenza di tali creature fantastiche?<br />Dopo tutto possiamo ammettere che, volendo, la natura stessa della protagonista (mezzelfo) potrebbe essere una spiegazione plausibile della sua cosiddetta forza innaturale, o no? </p><p>Certo, sinceramente parlando non ci troviamo ai livelli dei Grandi del fantasy (una Marion Zimmer Bradley ad esempio) ma non mi sento di snaturare questa scrittrice.</p><p>Ho letto molto, molto di peggio e per di più provenire dal tanto decantato oltreoceano.<br />Scrittrici del calibro di L.J.Smith che, con tutta la sua bravura che nessuno vuole negargli dato che leggo i suoi romanzi, vengono esaltate come 'grandi scrittrici' beh... non riesco proprio a paragonare saghe come 'I diari del Vampiro' con la triologia della Troisi.</p><p>Ripeto, ora prenderò in mano il secondo ed alla fine della triologia vedremo se dovrò ricredermi ma per il momento mi sento colpita molto positivamente da questo romanzo.
November 27, 2017
Nihal of the Wind by Licia Troisi
First book in the Chronicles of the Overworld Trilogy
4.5 stars
“Just as nature gives life to the creatures of this world, an armorer forges the blade from fire and iron.”
Whimsical Writing Scale: 4.25
“Over the past year, she had begun to feel her life would always be full of sadness, pain, nightmares, and doom. But now she did not want to die. She would not die. She would win back the happiness she had lot and make her life worth living again.”
Kick-Butt Heroine Scale: 5
Swoon Worthy Scale: 4
Villain Scale: 4
Character Scale: 4.5
“Death plays dice with every soldier’s destiny.”
Plotastic Scale: 4.75
Cover Thoughts: This cover is absolutely gorgeous. The painting of Nihal is striking and the detail is so beautiful.
Thank you, Netgalley and Open Road Media for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Reviews of Other Books in This Trilogy:
2. Sennar's Mission 4.5 stars
First book in the Chronicles of the Overworld Trilogy
4.5 stars
“Just as nature gives life to the creatures of this world, an armorer forges the blade from fire and iron.”
Nihal lives in the Land of the Wind, a section of the Overworld, but no one in the Overworld is like Nihal. She has violet eyes, pointed ears, and blue hair. When we meet her, she is a fierce fighter at the age of thirteen and loves to fight. She meets Sennar, a young wizard, who challenges her and causes Nihal to lose her focus. When he outsmarts her, she vows never to be friends with him, but as time goes on he becomes her best friend and most trusted ally. The Tyrant has risen and when war ravages all of the Overworld- leaving Nihal without a father- she must embark on a journey to become a soldier.
This novel has a lot of war in it. There are a lot of scenes with blood and bodies lining the ground. Races are destroyed and homes are burned to the ground. It’s very sad and I don’t think I’ve ever read a fantasy where the war breaks out within a first novel and becomes the catalyst for the heroine/hero’s story. The biggest reason you should want to read this novel is because DRAGONS. The soldiers fight on dragons and they are some of the fiercest and most wonderful creatures. I LOVE THEM. When one of them dies I cry because they are such wonderful souls. Sadly, they don’t talk, but their sassy personalities make it as if they are.
“We all have our destinies. For some people, it’s the same as what they want to do. For others, it isn’t. That’s life.”
The writing in this story is very beautiful. Troisi sets up beautiful scenery that feels as though you can see the Overworld. This novel is also strong in girl power. Nihal is a badass heroine and she really makes this story move. The story itself evolves very slowly, but it doesn’t snag and feel bogged down. The pacing can feel be quick in some areas and slow in others, but I feel like it really mirrors the tempo of war. Most wars are battle and then wait then battle and maybe another battle and then wait and wait some more. There is no constant fighting and I really liked seeing that.
Whimsical Writing Scale: 4.25
Nihal is a very endearing protagonist and she’s quite easy to like. When she’s introduced she is very young and naïve and her innocence makes her a charming a character. Nihal’s backstory is very touching. She doesn’t know where she comes from or who are people are, but she has her blacksmith father and his sorceress sister. When we find out her origins, it is a very emotional realization for Nihal and while it may be obvious to a fantasy reader who is familiar with , it’s a very important scene for Nihal and the woman that she becomes. Nihal is special, but she isn’t a snowflake. She’s unique in this world, but she fights and rises above all the challenges that knock her down. There are several times when she is knocked down and questions getting back, but her determination and her drive to avenge her people and her father makes her an admirable character.
Nihal is hard on herself because when she was little she treated war like a game and when war ravages her home, she feels an overwhelming guilt. This guilt is palpable and makes the story seem very real. The biggest negative about Nihal is that she is childish and brash, but this fits her age. In fantasy, children hardly act like children, but even while Nihal trains for war she exhibits childlike traits because she is still a child who has been forced to grow up to soon. I can appreciate this because so many are forced to grow up when they are not ready to grow up. Nihal becomes very cold. She becomes more of a sword than a person and it is so sad, but it’s a believable character arc.
“Over the past year, she had begun to feel her life would always be full of sadness, pain, nightmares, and doom. But now she did not want to die. She would not die. She would win back the happiness she had lot and make her life worth living again.”
Kick-Butt Heroine Scale: 5
Sennar is Nihal’s foe-to-friend and he doesn’t stay a foe for long. He’s sweet and caring. He’s a remarkable friend who loves Nihal and his actions are those of a true friend. I ship Nihal and Sennar so hard, but Nihal is blind to love and only see war and revenge. It’s kind of sad, but I ship it and I will continue to hope that they get together and make babies.
Swoon Worthy Scale: 4
The Villain- The Tyrant captures lands and destroys them in rapid pace. He has decimated not only lands, but wiped races of the face of the Overworld. He conquers and pillages. It’s heartbreaking and horrifying to see how much enjoyment he has in destroying this beautiful world to take power.
Villain Scale: 4
There are some wonderful characters in this novel. There are also a lot of characters, some are important and some are not, but they are all important to Nihal’s story. Laio, is a soldier who doesn’t want to be a soldier. He represents all those who are forced to fight in wars and he is such a sweetie pie. Ido is Nihal’s trainer and I love him. He brings wisdom and reason to Nihal’s training and he has some great lines. There are so many wonderful characters: Fen, Joana, and Soana are some of the few who really struck a chord in me.
Character Scale: 4.5
“Death plays dice with every soldier’s destiny.”
The ending to this novel is very solid and leaves room for a sequel, but it is not a cliffhanger. This is a nice trait for a fantasy story to have because it helps those who are scared of series not feel obligated to finish this trilogy. Although, I definitely think most who read this will want to read the sequel, Sennar’s Mission. Overall, I recommend this to fantasy readers, new and old, as well as anyone looking to read outside of the U.S. This is a translated Italian novel and it really shows how different fantasy is in different parts of the world and I love seeing the differences and similarities.
Plotastic Scale: 4.75
Cover Thoughts: This cover is absolutely gorgeous. The painting of Nihal is striking and the detail is so beautiful.
Thank you, Netgalley and Open Road Media for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Reviews of Other Books in This Trilogy:
2. Sennar's Mission 4.5 stars
August 29, 2015
May contain spoilers! Read at your own risk!
If you're wondering what's wrong with me and why am I doing reviews for books I've already read, I'll inform you that I've read a lot of books that I have very strong opinions of and that I haven't written a review for, maybe because I wasn't in the mood at the time or did not know what to write.
Now that I have more experience in these kinds of things I can go back to the books I've read earlier this year (2014) or in the past years and give at least a few of my subjective opinions about them.
First we start with Nihal of The Wind Lands (at least that's how I call it, the title of the edition is really long and it was in Romanian so *middlefinger* that).
The first thing I've noticed when entering this book was the main character Nihal, she's 13 and she doesn't act like a 13 year olf girl, because she wants to be an accomplished swordwielder and whatnot (you also have to kill when you have a sword in your hand, didn't you know, sweetheart?) and she's abnoxious. She is presented as a typical Mary Sue, so much better than the other boys of her age and maybe a bit older, until she is taken on by a boy, a mage (wizard, warlock, I dunno how it's translated in English), that teaches her a thing or two about humility. That is Sennar and I have to say that I liked him.
Long story short, things happen to her like every other chosen on plot, her hometown is attacked and her father(figure) is killed and she goes off the only living relative she has who can also train her the art of magic wielding to get revenge on the Evil Overlord - don't ask me his name because I eliminated it out of my brain a long time ago. After her training she gets to visit and Academy to become a sword fighter - gee where have ai hear that before >.< *coughnameofthewindcough* and she has a crush on a Dragon Rider who dies. (The character is around 16 or 17 at the time, I think)
Ok, so I have a few gripes about this book - not series I will not be continuing it, gave up on it at page 164 out of 290:
1. Nihal is unbelievebly annoying and entitled brat and everytime I read about her getting her ass kicked I grinned :D
2. The concept of her race is stupid. In TV Tropes they are called "People of Hair Color" as in people that cannot be distinguished an individual from another and that all have the same traits (tanner skin, long blue hair and pointed ears - oh and they are called Half-Elves) < I've said it once and I'll say it again: "How can EVERYBODY be a half-elf, for God's sake!"
3. The story is really cliched, it's mostly a cardboard cutout of Eragon, that was itself a cardboard cutout of Lord of the Rings, and that's not really saying much >.<
4. The characters are uninteresting, the setting had me confused most of the time, even with the bloody map and some names sounded really silly :/
Let's Rate This - 3.8 / 10
Setting and Atmosphere - 4
Plot - 4
Main Characters - 5
Secondary Characters - 4
Antagonists - 2
Writing - 3
Enjoyability - 5
I will not go in depth about its faults but I quit it when Nihal lost her Dragon Rider crush to the grasp of death and she was moping. I felt like it was really sappy and overall an uninteresting story. I wasted 4 days with it and I was not happy about it >.<
My other reviews :D
If you're wondering what's wrong with me and why am I doing reviews for books I've already read, I'll inform you that I've read a lot of books that I have very strong opinions of and that I haven't written a review for, maybe because I wasn't in the mood at the time or did not know what to write.
Now that I have more experience in these kinds of things I can go back to the books I've read earlier this year (2014) or in the past years and give at least a few of my subjective opinions about them.
First we start with Nihal of The Wind Lands (at least that's how I call it, the title of the edition is really long and it was in Romanian so *middlefinger* that).
The first thing I've noticed when entering this book was the main character Nihal, she's 13 and she doesn't act like a 13 year olf girl, because she wants to be an accomplished swordwielder and whatnot (you also have to kill when you have a sword in your hand, didn't you know, sweetheart?) and she's abnoxious. She is presented as a typical Mary Sue, so much better than the other boys of her age and maybe a bit older, until she is taken on by a boy, a mage (wizard, warlock, I dunno how it's translated in English), that teaches her a thing or two about humility. That is Sennar and I have to say that I liked him.
Long story short, things happen to her like every other chosen on plot, her hometown is attacked and her father(figure) is killed and she goes off the only living relative she has who can also train her the art of magic wielding to get revenge on the Evil Overlord - don't ask me his name because I eliminated it out of my brain a long time ago. After her training she gets to visit and Academy to become a sword fighter - gee where have ai hear that before >.< *coughnameofthewindcough* and she has a crush on a Dragon Rider who dies. (The character is around 16 or 17 at the time, I think)
Ok, so I have a few gripes about this book - not series I will not be continuing it, gave up on it at page 164 out of 290:
1. Nihal is unbelievebly annoying and entitled brat and everytime I read about her getting her ass kicked I grinned :D
2. The concept of her race is stupid. In TV Tropes they are called "People of Hair Color" as in people that cannot be distinguished an individual from another and that all have the same traits (tanner skin, long blue hair and pointed ears - oh and they are called Half-Elves) < I've said it once and I'll say it again: "How can EVERYBODY be a half-elf, for God's sake!"
3. The story is really cliched, it's mostly a cardboard cutout of Eragon, that was itself a cardboard cutout of Lord of the Rings, and that's not really saying much >.<
4. The characters are uninteresting, the setting had me confused most of the time, even with the bloody map and some names sounded really silly :/
Let's Rate This - 3.8 / 10
Setting and Atmosphere - 4
Plot - 4
Main Characters - 5
Secondary Characters - 4
Antagonists - 2
Writing - 3
Enjoyability - 5
I will not go in depth about its faults but I quit it when Nihal lost her Dragon Rider crush to the grasp of death and she was moping. I felt like it was really sappy and overall an uninteresting story. I wasted 4 days with it and I was not happy about it >.<
My other reviews :D
February 12, 2016
NIHAL OF THE LAND OF THE WIND reminds me of other classic girl-in-a-man's-world stories. Her character starts out young and enthusiastic about becoming a warrior, but over time she is beset by challenges. She overcomes these hurdles one after another, but not without learning lessons that harden her.
The style of presentation is the most difficult part of this book to accept. Some of the dialog is awkward, and the writing is frequently stilted and flat. And worse, sometimes I couldn't tell what was happening. I'd go back and read and re-read a section with action and there was no clear presentation of the action. (Possibly to avoid describing violent deeds. Possibly because the publisher demanded a shorter book.)
Despite this I really enjoyed NIHAL OF THE LAND OF THE WIND. And remembering that this was a translation from the Italian, as well as the fact that this series was intended for Tween and Middle-graders helped me to glide over the problem areas.
The story in general reminded me of Tamora Pierce's ALANNA series, except that Troisi's plot is darker and Nihal is flawed, where Alanna measures up close to an ideal standard for human behavior. Both girls want more than anything to be a knight. And both girls meet one obstacle after another. But where Alanna's focus is on serving good, at this point in the story arc Nihal is confused, and she is more interested in seeing enemy dead mound up beneath her feet, than developing her own standards of behavior.
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If you are a Type-A reader where everything must be perfect, then you should probably avoid this series. The 'flat' story telling --like you find in children's fairytales-- and the sometimes awkward rendering of things into English is likely to drive you crazy.
However, if you want a different sort of grand epic tale with magic, dragons, knights, and human drama, you might very well want to pick up a copy. I ended up liking this story more than I expected. There's a good story here.
--review copy
The style of presentation is the most difficult part of this book to accept. Some of the dialog is awkward, and the writing is frequently stilted and flat. And worse, sometimes I couldn't tell what was happening. I'd go back and read and re-read a section with action and there was no clear presentation of the action. (Possibly to avoid describing violent deeds. Possibly because the publisher demanded a shorter book.)
Despite this I really enjoyed NIHAL OF THE LAND OF THE WIND. And remembering that this was a translation from the Italian, as well as the fact that this series was intended for Tween and Middle-graders helped me to glide over the problem areas.
The story in general reminded me of Tamora Pierce's ALANNA series, except that Troisi's plot is darker and Nihal is flawed, where Alanna measures up close to an ideal standard for human behavior. Both girls want more than anything to be a knight. And both girls meet one obstacle after another. But where Alanna's focus is on serving good, at this point in the story arc Nihal is confused, and she is more interested in seeing enemy dead mound up beneath her feet, than developing her own standards of behavior.
~
If you are a Type-A reader where everything must be perfect, then you should probably avoid this series. The 'flat' story telling --like you find in children's fairytales-- and the sometimes awkward rendering of things into English is likely to drive you crazy.
However, if you want a different sort of grand epic tale with magic, dragons, knights, and human drama, you might very well want to pick up a copy. I ended up liking this story more than I expected. There's a good story here.
--review copy
June 16, 2015
Fantasy d'esordio...
...e si sente! Nihal della Terra del Vento è un fantasy che ha come maggior pecca una semplicità eccessiva, che si traduce principalmente in una scarsa - o meglio semplicistica - caratterizzazione dei personaggi. La trama è fortemente classica, così come l'ambientazione, cosa che del resto accomuna direi il 90% della produzione fantasy.
Nihal nasce bene come bambina aspirante spadaccina che compie infinite scorribande a Salazar. L'evoluzione in ragazzina cocciuta perdutamente (ed inspiegabilmente) innamorata del Cavaliere del Drago Fen e successivamente *** spoiler *** in guerriera "spaccatutto" obnubilata dagli incubi dei suoi antenati e capace solo di egoismi e colpi di testa suicidi *** fine spoiler *** mi ha invece delusa.
In conclusione, se siete alla ricerca del nuovo capolavoro fantasy, direi che questa saga non fa per voi (anche se - lo sottolineo - questa recensione è del primo volume e basta). D'altra parte è un libro che si legge facilmente (la semplicità della Troisi si traduce anche - lato positivo - in una piacevole compattezza di trama) ed è ragionevolmente avvincente. Ci sono saghe stra-osannate che ho trovato molto meno carine e molto più stereotipate (un esempio a caso: la saga di Shannara).
...e si sente! Nihal della Terra del Vento è un fantasy che ha come maggior pecca una semplicità eccessiva, che si traduce principalmente in una scarsa - o meglio semplicistica - caratterizzazione dei personaggi. La trama è fortemente classica, così come l'ambientazione, cosa che del resto accomuna direi il 90% della produzione fantasy.
Nihal nasce bene come bambina aspirante spadaccina che compie infinite scorribande a Salazar. L'evoluzione in ragazzina cocciuta perdutamente (ed inspiegabilmente) innamorata del Cavaliere del Drago Fen e successivamente *** spoiler *** in guerriera "spaccatutto" obnubilata dagli incubi dei suoi antenati e capace solo di egoismi e colpi di testa suicidi *** fine spoiler *** mi ha invece delusa.
In conclusione, se siete alla ricerca del nuovo capolavoro fantasy, direi che questa saga non fa per voi (anche se - lo sottolineo - questa recensione è del primo volume e basta). D'altra parte è un libro che si legge facilmente (la semplicità della Troisi si traduce anche - lato positivo - in una piacevole compattezza di trama) ed è ragionevolmente avvincente. Ci sono saghe stra-osannate che ho trovato molto meno carine e molto più stereotipate (un esempio a caso: la saga di Shannara).
June 12, 2014
I want more! Hoping the rest of the series is translated soon.
Full review: http://casualreadersbookclub.blogspot...
*I received this copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review, and opinions are mine alone.
Full review: http://casualreadersbookclub.blogspot...
*I received this copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review, and opinions are mine alone.
June 26, 2025
sweet nostalgia
yeah the story is a bit naive and schematic, but god this was peak YA books times
i very much prefer mary sue characters than whateber is going on on booktok rn
yeah the story is a bit naive and schematic, but god this was peak YA books times
i very much prefer mary sue characters than whateber is going on on booktok rn
April 19, 2025
Ta książka ma niecałe 350 stron, a czułam się jakby miała z 1500. Pewnie to wina tego, że dawno nie czytałam stricte fantasy, ale liczyłam, że Pół-Elf i smoki załatwią większość spraw w tej historii, ale jednak okazało się, że bardzo rozminęłam się z prawdą.
Przede wszystkim, mamy ciekawy świat magiczny, który na razie nie został powalająco skonstruowany. Trochę opisany po łebkach, kilka wspomnianych krajów, jakiś świat Wynurzony i Zanurzony, Puszcza i stworzenia, które tam mieszkają. Wiemy też, że trwa wojna. I tyle. No, i jeszcze to, że Tyran jest zły, niewoli i zagarnia tereny.
Autorka zaś z niepojętym dla mnie zapamiętaniem i namiętnością pochyla się nad główną bohaterką i bynajmniej nie idzie jej to dobrze. Nihal poznajemy jako małą dziewczynkę, która chce zostać wojownikiem, rządzi chłopięcą grupą w swoim mieście, ma talent i ble, ble, ble. Nic ciekawego więcej nie przeczytacie. Powiedzmy, że przyglądamy się jej późno nastoletnim latom życia, gdzie usilnie nazywana jest "dziewczynką" i to nie zawsze z szyderczością. Dla mnie Nihal jest narwana, arogancka, infantylna i egoistyczna. Pod koniec książki, kiedy odwalał te swoje głupoty, mimo wyraźnego NIE RÓB TEGO (btw stranie to "kocham", jak bohaterka ma wyraźnie powiedziane NIE, ale i tak to olewa), głowa zaczęła mnie boleć od przewracania oczami. W kilku momentach, kiedy miałam nadzieję, że ta postać przejdzie przemianę, to stawała się jeszcze gorsza i jeszcze dziecinniejsza.
Jest to fantastyka bez wątku romantycznego, ponieważ nie zaliczam tutaj szczeniackiej miłości głównej bohaterki do dorosłego kolesia. To nawet mnie nie obrzydzało, ale trochę niepokoiło mnie to, że autorka uznała, że zero podstaw do budowy tego typu więzi będzie okey. I jasne, początkowo można zrzucić to na fascynację młodej dziewczynki, ale później to już w ogóle tego nie rozumiałam. Podobnie miałam z jej relacją z ojcem, ciotką, przyjacielem Sennarem i późniejszym w Akademii (który magicznym sposobem nagle zniknął z kart historii i główna bohaterka nie poświęciła mu nawet myśli).
Jeśli chodzi o smoki, to wygląda to trochę jak pierwowzór Fourth Wing, ale dość nieudany w tej kwestii. Chociaż nawiązywanie więzi Nihal ze smokiem było ciekawe, to jednak wszystko wyszło tak, żeby nasza biedna główna bohaterka zawsze miała pełno kłód pod nogami, ale jej waleczne serce i lekkomyślność zawsze będą na propsie.
I żeby nie było, ja starałam się ją polubić. W połowie książki poczułam nawet cień sympatii, który jednak szybko zniknął. Nihal jest, niestety, kwintesencją tego, czego nie lubię w "wybrańcach" i bohaterkach-wojowniczkach. W książce zabrakło również humoru i lekkości, wszystko jest szare, ponure i negatywne — jednak to są moje osobiste preferencje, więc to zależy kto, czego szuka w książkach.
Przede wszystkim, mamy ciekawy świat magiczny, który na razie nie został powalająco skonstruowany. Trochę opisany po łebkach, kilka wspomnianych krajów, jakiś świat Wynurzony i Zanurzony, Puszcza i stworzenia, które tam mieszkają. Wiemy też, że trwa wojna. I tyle. No, i jeszcze to, że Tyran jest zły, niewoli i zagarnia tereny.
Autorka zaś z niepojętym dla mnie zapamiętaniem i namiętnością pochyla się nad główną bohaterką i bynajmniej nie idzie jej to dobrze. Nihal poznajemy jako małą dziewczynkę, która chce zostać wojownikiem, rządzi chłopięcą grupą w swoim mieście, ma talent i ble, ble, ble. Nic ciekawego więcej nie przeczytacie. Powiedzmy, że przyglądamy się jej późno nastoletnim latom życia, gdzie usilnie nazywana jest "dziewczynką" i to nie zawsze z szyderczością. Dla mnie Nihal jest narwana, arogancka, infantylna i egoistyczna. Pod koniec książki, kiedy odwalał te swoje głupoty, mimo wyraźnego NIE RÓB TEGO (btw stranie to "kocham", jak bohaterka ma wyraźnie powiedziane NIE, ale i tak to olewa), głowa zaczęła mnie boleć od przewracania oczami. W kilku momentach, kiedy miałam nadzieję, że ta postać przejdzie przemianę, to stawała się jeszcze gorsza i jeszcze dziecinniejsza.
Jest to fantastyka bez wątku romantycznego, ponieważ nie zaliczam tutaj szczeniackiej miłości głównej bohaterki do dorosłego kolesia. To nawet mnie nie obrzydzało, ale trochę niepokoiło mnie to, że autorka uznała, że zero podstaw do budowy tego typu więzi będzie okey. I jasne, początkowo można zrzucić to na fascynację młodej dziewczynki, ale później to już w ogóle tego nie rozumiałam. Podobnie miałam z jej relacją z ojcem, ciotką, przyjacielem Sennarem i późniejszym w Akademii (który magicznym sposobem nagle zniknął z kart historii i główna bohaterka nie poświęciła mu nawet myśli).
Jeśli chodzi o smoki, to wygląda to trochę jak pierwowzór Fourth Wing, ale dość nieudany w tej kwestii. Chociaż nawiązywanie więzi Nihal ze smokiem było ciekawe, to jednak wszystko wyszło tak, żeby nasza biedna główna bohaterka zawsze miała pełno kłód pod nogami, ale jej waleczne serce i lekkomyślność zawsze będą na propsie.
I żeby nie było, ja starałam się ją polubić. W połowie książki poczułam nawet cień sympatii, który jednak szybko zniknął. Nihal jest, niestety, kwintesencją tego, czego nie lubię w "wybrańcach" i bohaterkach-wojowniczkach. W książce zabrakło również humoru i lekkości, wszystko jest szare, ponure i negatywne — jednak to są moje osobiste preferencje, więc to zależy kto, czego szuka w książkach.
March 17, 2024
Questa per me è stata una rilettura di un libro scritto in modo superficiale che presenta difetti numerosi e oggettivi. Tuttavia, è una lettura molto scorrevole che mi ha fatta emozionare, tornare ragazzina e mi ha permesso di immedesimarmi nuovamente in Nihal, la guerriera mezzelfo protagonista.
L'ambientazione highfantasy non brilla per l'originalità, ma è capace di appassionare il lettore nella sua fiabesca semplicità.
Il primo libro della trilogia è molto lineare e lascia curiosità per le vicende successive, soprattutto per quel che riguarda il destino di Sennar...
L'ambientazione highfantasy non brilla per l'originalità, ma è capace di appassionare il lettore nella sua fiabesca semplicità.
Il primo libro della trilogia è molto lineare e lascia curiosità per le vicende successive, soprattutto per quel che riguarda il destino di Sennar...
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March 26, 2024my new year's resolution was to dnf bad books. so I will.
May 21, 2014
Original Blog Post: http://www.multitaskingmommas.com/201...
I was really excited to read about Nihal. After all, a book about a girl that's described as an elf, dragons, righteous battles, magic - it's just full of stuff I like to lose myself in. It started out really strong: the first chapter is beautifully described and the terrors that Nihal and her friends caused throughout the village had me chuckling a time or two. But as the book wore on, I found I was looking for the end of each chapter and marking the start of the next one to read later - much later. Which is weird, for me. I devour books like this in a couple of hours and this particular one was taking me forever to slog through.
Don't know why but it made me remember Hana no Ko Lunlun, a Japanese anime series created in the eighties, translated in English as Lulu, The Flower Angel, an anime I watched as a child. There are differences, of course, but Lulu (sometimes translated as Lily) never fit in. She was boyish and frequently got into fights which caused a lot of trouble wherever she went. Like Nihal, she left her home at a young age to perfect her powers. The only time she felt normal was when she worked those powers. It's a common enough theme, but still...
Then there are also quite a few books that make their influences known, from the currently popular-again Lord of the Rings to the classic King Arthur and his knights' adventures. I won't name them all but a careful read-through will reveal certain threads of older fantasy classics. Let me just point out that this is a Young Adult novel and most of the target audience probably won't have read these dusty old books. But if this will get them interested enough to dig up the original classics, I'm all for it.
In all, I don't think I'd read this again or the rest of the series. Sennar is the only character I liked and believed in here but not enough to read another book by this author. Maybe.
Just a few last things: One, I'm reviewing an English translation from Italian. It's very possible there are a few things that were lost or just don't come out the same way from the original. Two, I know there are lots of other people that love her work and I also respect their views and opinions. Unfortunately, this author's work just didn't click with me.
I was really excited to read about Nihal. After all, a book about a girl that's described as an elf, dragons, righteous battles, magic - it's just full of stuff I like to lose myself in. It started out really strong: the first chapter is beautifully described and the terrors that Nihal and her friends caused throughout the village had me chuckling a time or two. But as the book wore on, I found I was looking for the end of each chapter and marking the start of the next one to read later - much later. Which is weird, for me. I devour books like this in a couple of hours and this particular one was taking me forever to slog through.
Don't know why but it made me remember Hana no Ko Lunlun, a Japanese anime series created in the eighties, translated in English as Lulu, The Flower Angel, an anime I watched as a child. There are differences, of course, but Lulu (sometimes translated as Lily) never fit in. She was boyish and frequently got into fights which caused a lot of trouble wherever she went. Like Nihal, she left her home at a young age to perfect her powers. The only time she felt normal was when she worked those powers. It's a common enough theme, but still...
Then there are also quite a few books that make their influences known, from the currently popular-again Lord of the Rings to the classic King Arthur and his knights' adventures. I won't name them all but a careful read-through will reveal certain threads of older fantasy classics. Let me just point out that this is a Young Adult novel and most of the target audience probably won't have read these dusty old books. But if this will get them interested enough to dig up the original classics, I'm all for it.
In all, I don't think I'd read this again or the rest of the series. Sennar is the only character I liked and believed in here but not enough to read another book by this author. Maybe.
Just a few last things: One, I'm reviewing an English translation from Italian. It's very possible there are a few things that were lost or just don't come out the same way from the original. Two, I know there are lots of other people that love her work and I also respect their views and opinions. Unfortunately, this author's work just didn't click with me.
December 4, 2024
Avevo sinceramente paura di questa rilettura ma al contempo ne sentivo la necessità... Ed è con la gioia nel cuore che posso tirare un respiro di sollievo: questo libro mi è piaciuto! Nonostante siano passati tanti anni e nel mentre io abbia letto centinaia di libri, fantasy e non.
In tutta onestà non capisco l'odio e l'accanimento della gente verso questa saga o la Troisi in generale. Certo il libro è tutt'altro che perfetto e porta sulle spalle il peso dei suoi 20 anni e soprattutto dell'esordio della sua autrice, ma andiamo. La storia funziona, è accattivante e ha dalla sua dei personaggi davvero interessanti (Ido e Oarf miei prefe in assoluto). Non vedo l'ora di andare avanti a leggere.
In tutta onestà non capisco l'odio e l'accanimento della gente verso questa saga o la Troisi in generale. Certo il libro è tutt'altro che perfetto e porta sulle spalle il peso dei suoi 20 anni e soprattutto dell'esordio della sua autrice, ma andiamo. La storia funziona, è accattivante e ha dalla sua dei personaggi davvero interessanti (Ido e Oarf miei prefe in assoluto). Non vedo l'ora di andare avanti a leggere.
February 10, 2016
dies ist ein reread für mich.
Es ist schon ewigkeiten her dass ich dieses Buch bzw. die Trilogie zum ersten Mal gelesen habe und ich genieße es wirklich jetzt wieder in diese Welt einzutauchen. Ich fühle mich einfach immer noch so daheim und vertraut mit den Charakteren als hätte ich es erst vor 2 WOchen das letzte mal gelesen und nich vor 8 Jahren.
Die Charaktere und ihre Geschichte ziehen mich immer noch so sehr in ihren Bann und ich freue mich schon sehr darauf auch bald Teil 2 und 3 erneut lesen zu können :)
Es ist schon ewigkeiten her dass ich dieses Buch bzw. die Trilogie zum ersten Mal gelesen habe und ich genieße es wirklich jetzt wieder in diese Welt einzutauchen. Ich fühle mich einfach immer noch so daheim und vertraut mit den Charakteren als hätte ich es erst vor 2 WOchen das letzte mal gelesen und nich vor 8 Jahren.
Die Charaktere und ihre Geschichte ziehen mich immer noch so sehr in ihren Bann und ich freue mich schon sehr darauf auch bald Teil 2 und 3 erneut lesen zu können :)
November 20, 2014
I really enjoyed this fantasy novel, it is a beginning of a series with I would love to continue reading.
Amazon UK Link
Amazon UK Link
August 7, 2020
Reread und ich liebe es immer noch ❤
Die komplette Welt, seine Protagonistin, der Schreibstil. Absolut magisch und für mich mittlerweile ein Klassiker unter den High Fantasy Romanen
Die komplette Welt, seine Protagonistin, der Schreibstil. Absolut magisch und für mich mittlerweile ein Klassiker unter den High Fantasy Romanen
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