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October 2018 - Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
By Sarah · 5 posts · 28 views
last updated Nov 01, 2018 08:22AM
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Ei ehkä mun pala kakkua mutta kolme tähteä kuitenkin koska kerronta oli selkeää ja taitavaa, joskus tämän tyylisissä kirjoissa on niin paljon kaikkea ihmeellistä joka vaikuttaa sekavalta että on vaikea seurata tarinan kulkua mutta tässä sitä oli jokseenkin helppo seurata ja kerronta oli myös kaunista. Toisaalta tarina oli kyllä lievästi sanottuna ainakin paikoitellen kovin tylsää ja ajatukset lähtivät kulkemaan muita latuja. Ihan ok lukukokemuksena vaikka ei mitään maata mullistavaa itselle. Kai
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I'm really sad I never read this earlier! A wonderful coming of age fantasy story that doesn't fall into the normal trappings/cliches of sword and sorcery fantasy. While the book was meant for younger audiences than myself, I still found it worth reading and being able to reflect back on my own life and the mistakes I made when I was younger.
I enjoyed the sort of mythic storytelling of the book, rather than the standard narrative style that fantasy books take. I feel that it helps highlight the ...more
I enjoyed the sort of mythic storytelling of the book, rather than the standard narrative style that fantasy books take. I feel that it helps highlight the ...more
Update on reread: Still found it nicely written and am honestly less bothered by the female characters this time around, but I just didn't connect to the story as much so bumping it down to 3 stars.
I was torn between 3 and 4 stars for a very long time. I finally decided that a 3.5 rounds up, so there. Anyway, the story was great, I really liked it, and the universe seems interesting as well, it definitely got me invested enough to go on to the second book in the series.
But it has that one fanta ...more
I was torn between 3 and 4 stars for a very long time. I finally decided that a 3.5 rounds up, so there. Anyway, the story was great, I really liked it, and the universe seems interesting as well, it definitely got me invested enough to go on to the second book in the series.
But it has that one fanta ...more
I picked up this book at Powell’s because it was a classic of the genre I’d never read. In the middle of an Eragon re-read at the time, I noticed le Guin’s name in the acknowledgments and became interested to explore her works.
I am so glad I finally stopped sleeping on Earthsea. This is such a well-written fantasy. I wasn’t even 1/3 through before I started wanting to re-read just to pick apart how she unspools her world-building, how she paces Ged’s adventures, how her prose is so simple yet i ...more
I am so glad I finally stopped sleeping on Earthsea. This is such a well-written fantasy. I wasn’t even 1/3 through before I started wanting to re-read just to pick apart how she unspools her world-building, how she paces Ged’s adventures, how her prose is so simple yet i ...more
I read this as a child and loved it. I still love it.
Ged aka Sparrowhawk is from Gont and he has the ability to be a wizard.
Ged aka Sparrowhawk is from Gont and he has the ability to be a wizard.
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