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Hereditary rule, little gods, and the power of the printed word in a world very much like early 18th century England, only not. But this is really the story of a fatherless girl and her Horrible Goose as they spy, steal, and blackmail their way through a world still recovering from, or possibly on the edge of, civil war.
I got a bit bogged down in the middle where there were too many guys (gender specific) that I didn't care about having problems that I also didn't care about, but Hardinge's wond ...more
I got a bit bogged down in the middle where there were too many guys (gender specific) that I didn't care about having problems that I also didn't care about, but Hardinge's wond ...more
Mosca is an orphan with nothing but a goose and literacy to her name. Desperate to escape her straitened life, she hitches her fortune to that of Eponymous Clent, a traveling conman with a gift of the gab. But no sooner have they arrived in the capital than Mosca acquires bits and pieces of dangerous knowledge, and must decide who to throw her lot in with: Clent, who may be a spy for the Stationers' Guild? the revolutionaries, who already hate her for betraying one of their own? or the lady, who
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This my third Frances Hardinge book and I think it's my least favorite (after A Face Like Glass and Cuckoo Song). It's not bad by any means, but the other two are so good.
Once again, she creates an excellent world. I am so far very impressed with how different the three universes are for the three books I've read. While this book does follow some conventional fantasy setting of "vaguely England in the 18th century," the setup with the guilds, the Beloved and the Birdcatchers give it an interesti ...more
Once again, she creates an excellent world. I am so far very impressed with how different the three universes are for the three books I've read. While this book does follow some conventional fantasy setting of "vaguely England in the 18th century," the setup with the guilds, the Beloved and the Birdcatchers give it an interesti ...more
It took awhile to take off which isn't so great for children's literature because kids are impatient. However, it was very well written, the world was unique and well realized, complete and the characters were interesting and fun. It had a deeper theme which was spelled out at the very end. I wouldn't read it with my students (they are too young), but I enjoyed it.
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This was a cute book but a little to confusing for me. It was an interesting premise in the fact that Mosca the main character is taught to read by her father at a time that it was considered inappropriate for girls to be able to read. It makes it seem like that fact is important and yet it never really evolves into anything. There are very few people who even find out that she can read. The story introduces new characters and situations that no one could understand unless you keep reading, and
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4.25
Here's an early Y-A spy-adventure novel in an 18th-ish century setting that is also quite funny. ...more
Here's an early Y-A spy-adventure novel in an 18th-ish century setting that is also quite funny. ...more
Dec 08, 2007
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