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Full review: http://www.tenaciousreader.com/2013/1...
Pretty much, not sure why I gave this book 2 whole stars. It's a gigantic info dump, a character that acts and is treated like a child much younger than I think he was actually supposed to be. It's message is as subtle as a billy club to the face. The concept was the only thing about this book that worked for me. ...more
Pretty much, not sure why I gave this book 2 whole stars. It's a gigantic info dump, a character that acts and is treated like a child much younger than I think he was actually supposed to be. It's message is as subtle as a billy club to the face. The concept was the only thing about this book that worked for me. ...more
I enjoyed it for what it was, which is a YA novel. The story was a tad predictable at times, but it has a fresh, new feel to it. Cornish has an amazing attention to detail in this book, reminiscent of Tolkien. He has maps both of the entire world, known as the Half-Continent, and a zoomed in map of the area covered in Book 1. There is a HUGE index in the back, detailing how to pronounce certain names and general information about all things even remotely discussed in Foundling. To top it off, Co
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Rarely does a novel spark my imagination with such ferocity. Foundling seemed a cross between Oliver Twist and Harry Potter. The characters in this children's fantasy were interesting, distinctive in voice, nuanced, and mostly grey.
In fact, the lack of absolutes, the freedom from good and evil dogma, enriched the world and made it more believable. True, there were some characters with which one would not care to have tea, but the “monsters” turned out to be not necessarily more evil than the hum ...more
In fact, the lack of absolutes, the freedom from good and evil dogma, enriched the world and made it more believable. True, there were some characters with which one would not care to have tea, but the “monsters” turned out to be not necessarily more evil than the hum ...more
I'm very interested to see where this series goes. It's a cool world with complex, believable characters.
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See my updates for the full rundown, but I can't be bothered to slog through this book any more. Rossamund is a side note in what really should be a setting source book.
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There a fascinating world between these pages, but I read for character, and I just never felt a connection with Rossamund.
Jan 27, 2011
Wenj
marked it as want-to-read
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Clare
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Apr 18, 2013
Doug
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Apr 26, 2013
Lh
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May 27, 2013
Ejaz
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May 30, 2013
Beth Johnson
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Jun 07, 2013
Thomas
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