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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Piacevole.
Amante dell'anime, e del recente dorama live-action....mi sono propinata a leggere il libro. Palesemente vi sono delle differenze, ma li trovo tutti e tre molto piacevoli. Il libro ha una scrittura semplice e lineare. Molto interessante l'ambientazione giapponese e altrettanto curiosa la fantasia dell'autrice.
Amante dell'anime, e del recente dorama live-action....mi sono propinata a leggere il libro. Palesemente vi sono delle differenze, ma li trovo tutti e tre molto piacevoli. Il libro ha una scrittura semplice e lineare. Molto interessante l'ambientazione giapponese e altrettanto curiosa la fantasia dell'autrice.
LOVED LOVED LOVED this book! So excited to read book two!!
Este libro me lo encontre solo por suerte, estaba revisando la biblioteca pública y no se porque pero me llamó la atención. Y me encantó, la historia es sencilla pero con personajes carismáticos y una aventura muy entretenida. Me gusto mucho la trama y el ritmo de la historia, y definitivamente quiero seguir leyendo sobre Balsa.
Además quiero destacar el cariño enorme que le tengo a Balsa, Chagum, Tanda y Torogai. Y también tengo que decir que estaba horrorizada por el demonio, o sea… la descripción de esa criatura me hizo temblar.
Además quiero destacar el cariño enorme que le tengo a Balsa, Chagum, Tanda y Torogai. Y también tengo que decir que estaba horrorizada por el demonio, o sea… la descripción de esa criatura me hizo temblar.
Haruka Ayase
does this name sound familiar? maybe? I don’t think so!
Haruka Ayase is a popular Japanese actress
that I loved watching her playing the main character of my favorite book ( Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ) which makes me search if she got any other tv show that I would like to watch and then I found that she got a tvshow going on of three seasons which is the adaptation of this book. Basically, Haruka Ayase is the main reason why I read this book.
anyway so of all my 500 friends here on Goodreads not single of them has read this book and only one marked it as to-read which made me feel sad because I usually start read a book after checking my lovely friend's opinions! so it was a quite good experience, to be honest
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is my first Japanese fantasy story that I read and I must say this book was really good.
wow and Impressive that’s all I can say about it and I hope the second book doesn’t disappoint me
I don’t really know why I didn’t give it five stars maybe because of the weird character/places names 4.5/5
here are some excerpts from Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi :
“The tiniest thing can make a difference between life and death.”
“but once you learn to fight, you seem to attract enemies…. Sooner or later, those who master the art of combat must end up fighting.”
“If you want to save someone in the middle of a fight, you can only do it by hurting someone else. While saving one person, you earn yourself two or three enemies. After a while, it becomes impossible to figure out how many people you’ve really saved”
“Flowers can’t move, yet the insects come to them and spread their pollen. Trees can’t move either, but birds and animals eat their fruit and carry their seeds far and wide.”
“Sometimes a kind person who lived a good and peaceful life is killed by some good-for-nothing who spent his entire life sponging off his family. You won’t find any fairness in this world.”
does this name sound familiar? maybe? I don’t think so!
Haruka Ayase is a popular Japanese actress
that I loved watching her playing the main character of my favorite book ( Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro ) which makes me search if she got any other tv show that I would like to watch and then I found that she got a tvshow going on of three seasons which is the adaptation of this book. Basically, Haruka Ayase is the main reason why I read this book.
anyway so of all my 500 friends here on Goodreads not single of them has read this book and only one marked it as to-read which made me feel sad because I usually start read a book after checking my lovely friend's opinions! so it was a quite good experience, to be honest
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is my first Japanese fantasy story that I read and I must say this book was really good.
wow and Impressive that’s all I can say about it and I hope the second book doesn’t disappoint me
I don’t really know why I didn’t give it five stars maybe because of the weird character/places names 4.5/5
here are some excerpts from Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi :
“The tiniest thing can make a difference between life and death.”
“but once you learn to fight, you seem to attract enemies…. Sooner or later, those who master the art of combat must end up fighting.”
“If you want to save someone in the middle of a fight, you can only do it by hurting someone else. While saving one person, you earn yourself two or three enemies. After a while, it becomes impossible to figure out how many people you’ve really saved”
“Flowers can’t move, yet the insects come to them and spread their pollen. Trees can’t move either, but birds and animals eat their fruit and carry their seeds far and wide.”
“Sometimes a kind person who lived a good and peaceful life is killed by some good-for-nothing who spent his entire life sponging off his family. You won’t find any fairness in this world.”
adventurous
I was absolutely loving Moribito (and burned through it!) up until winter begins. From that point on, it becomes a waiting game but one without any of the tension necessary to make a compelling story over time. Even imagining myself as a young reader, or any of the young readers I know now, I do not think that this novel would be a well-loved one by children or adults, though it had the potential.
Moribito's central cast of characters--Balsa, Chagum, Tanda, and Torogai--are all very loving and accepting of each other's faults and shortcomings, which is, yes, very sweet and heartwarming. There's nothing wrong with that; not every story needs to be filled with woe, but they do need substance. What was a story of mystery, political drama, action, and then some rapidly dissolves into a story of strictly the and then some: solely centered around the idea of family and overcoming misconceptions of the Other, or outsider (but mostly just the four named characters above, while every side character is quickly forgotten).
No new problems arise. There is no resistance or friction between any characters. The "bad guys" are swayed to the side of "good" (in a matter of chapters and far before winter begins). The side plots are expressed but un-explored (including the spirit world, a place essential to the splot, though the future books likely delve into this realm). Really, everything just goes according to plan.
The end of the novel does not wrap up entirely like a traditional story, as the romantic love interests do not kiss and marry (simply because it's the end of the novel as it does in so many other books and films), but they stay true to the personal convictions that they have held for many years. I support that rare decision, though I'm willing to bet the other books will satisfy and complete this setup.
Reading Moribito, I instantly imagined that it would make for a great film--I see it's already been transformed into an anime, so no surprise. But it doesn't make for a great novel, even one for children. Just an okay novel. Maybe I'd recommend it for four or five-year-olds, but I'm a strong believer that the best books for young readers mimic the early origin years of children's literature, not simplified or reduced in depth.
Moribito's central cast of characters--Balsa, Chagum, Tanda, and Torogai--are all very loving and accepting of each other's faults and shortcomings, which is, yes, very sweet and heartwarming. There's nothing wrong with that; not every story needs to be filled with woe, but they do need substance. What was a story of mystery, political drama, action, and then some rapidly dissolves into a story of strictly the and then some: solely centered around the idea of family and overcoming misconceptions of the Other, or outsider (but mostly just the four named characters above, while every side character is quickly forgotten).
No new problems arise. There is no resistance or friction between any characters. The "bad guys" are swayed to the side of "good" (in a matter of chapters and far before winter begins). The side plots are expressed but un-explored (including the spirit world, a place essential to the splot, though the future books likely delve into this realm). Really, everything just goes according to plan.
The end of the novel does not wrap up entirely like a traditional story, as the romantic love interests do not kiss and marry (simply because it's the end of the novel as it does in so many other books and films), but they stay true to the personal convictions that they have held for many years. I support that rare decision, though I'm willing to bet the other books will satisfy and complete this setup.
Reading Moribito, I instantly imagined that it would make for a great film--I see it's already been transformed into an anime, so no surprise. But it doesn't make for a great novel, even one for children. Just an okay novel. Maybe I'd recommend it for four or five-year-olds, but I'm a strong believer that the best books for young readers mimic the early origin years of children's literature, not simplified or reduced in depth.
adventurous
Interesting story, and now that I know there's an anime (and a manga!) about the first story in this series (all stand-alone tales, thankfully), I'll check that out too.
I liked the characters, though there isn't much to go on about them. The story is short but manages to move slower than I expected, which is what knocked two stars off of my rating. Too much information was conveyed through long, tedious conversations meant to give the reader insight. It slowed things down a bit too much and was a bit annoying.
Anyway, I'd love to know more about the protagonist in the next book.
I liked the characters, though there isn't much to go on about them. The story is short but manages to move slower than I expected, which is what knocked two stars off of my rating. Too much information was conveyed through long, tedious conversations meant to give the reader insight. It slowed things down a bit too much and was a bit annoying.
Anyway, I'd love to know more about the protagonist in the next book.
Although I was slow about, I’m extremely glad I stuck with this book. It was captivating from the start but I had other books that I was keeping up with. I thought this book unfolded poetically, each chapter a new different view of a world. The characters were described well, the story flowed seamlessly. From the author’s world it was quite easy to imagine the fantasy world they created and in that same way be pulled in. The change of pace from peaceful to action also crept up on you in the best way. There’s also a rare and raw display of emotions in this book and it just grips your heart. I am excited to continue the series.