October 2016*Sabriel*Discussion thread.

[Brenda ╰☆╮]

Discuss Sabriel here, but hide spoilers.

[Femmy]

I've finished reading it and rated it two stars. I couldn't really relate to the characters and found the plot too simple. I like what happened to the villain in the end, though. (view spoiler)[Turned into a cat! (hide spoiler)] Haha. That was unique.

[Shaun]

Just finished - already started on the 2nd-Always a good sign!

Good characterization, tho slightly unfocused worldbuilding. Though the idea of a (roughly) early 19th century world with one walled off wild magic area is a great one. Easy read, very enjoyable

[Tnkw01]

3.5 stars better than 3 so it gets a 4. Really like this book. Perfect Halloween read with Zombie like creatures, ghosts and other creepy things. It was much more different then I thought it would be. over all I would recommend this one.

[Shaun]

2nd ones even better so far.....

[Margret]

I love this series for it's simplicity, plus even though it has a dark theme its not depressing or heavy. Without trying to spoil it, my favorite aspect of it is the relationships with the animals. There were some sentimental tears in the last book (Abhorsen)

[Lara]

I generally listen to the audio for this. Tim Curry's narration is brilliant and really adds to the story. Given that Sabriel left the Old Kingdom as a child, it is fitting that the world building is not a complete as some other series. She only knows a little and learns as she goes. As the series progresses the world is developed further.

[Били]

Rated it 2 stars. I'm not gonna say it was difficult for me to relate to the characters because I don't think there is anything to relate to. I hated the main character and found her flat and boring. The cat's jokes never made me laugh, I didn't even smile, and at one point I found myself worried that I am simply not getting the humour. The world was... well, it just was - I couldn't perceive it as a real place and no matter how much I tried I could never transport myself there.

The themes that the novel explores were great, though. Loss, responsibilities, sacrifice and destiny were deeply explored. The symbolism and the author's prose were also impressive.

[Lára]

Read this one couple of years ago and really liked it, although, I had an impression the writer had an amazing idea but wasn't really fit to write.

I´ve read a translation so I gave some extra credits to the book. Must be better in original.

[Javier]

I finally managed to finish it. I must say it was a bit hard to get through the book. The story seems to be a good one, but as Били already pointed out, the characters have nothing I could call enojyable. Not any one of them (maybe the father abhorsen a little, but he seems to be quite a second one). I still think it is a story more for YA, than adult.
Other than that, I could finish it, and I don't think the author made a bad job on writing. I think writing style is not bad at all. It's just the story and character doesn't fit to me!

[Ed]

Really enjoyed this, enough that I finished the first 4 books in the series. Book 4 was a total surprise in the angle that Garth Nix took on it. Never read anything that explored a world in that angle.

I love how the world-building keeps developing from book to book and that it develops as part of the plot, rather than hitting you over the head with obvious this-is-world-building-pay-attention, and lots of description. That's what I consider one of the biggest flaws of Song of Ice and Fire. Too much time spent on world building.

I also like how a dark topic is handled in a light way. Very enjoyable.

[Joshua]

I finished it awhile back. I thought the thread was closed so, that is why I have not responded.

I enjoyed the book. I rated it 3 stars. I think that there could have been a lot more character development. I all so did not care for the ending. I knew it was going to end way to quickly as I approached it and it did.

I plan to read the other books but it may be a while to before I get to them.