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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Interesting twist on Celtic folklore. I'm not usually a fan of horse books, but was recommended this book by a colleague. Reading about Thisby and the races from two perspectives helped keep my attention and made the story flow quickly. I liked the character development and seeing them mature as people. It is definitely a book I'd recommend for my middle school students.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
no he podido terminarmelo porque duele demasiado saber que yo pensaba que reconocería el estilo de Maggie en cualquier parte y este libro lo habría podido escribir literalmente cualquier persona
además tampoco es que me emocionen los caballos si alguien me habla de caballos ahora mismo es posible que le bloquee
además tampoco es que me emocionen los caballos si alguien me habla de caballos ahora mismo es posible que le bloquee
10/10/10/10 just for the fall vibes alone
love living my best horse girl life vicariously through this book
love living my best horse girl life vicariously through this book
"- Jutro Wyścig Skorpiona będzie należał do nas, jakbyśmy byli królem i królową Skarmouth - szepcze Puck. - [...] Ja będę hodowała konie, a ty przyniesiesz mi chleb na kolację."
"Wyścig Śmierci" jest jak wino, im dłużej istnieje, tym lepszy się staje. Bo czytam tę książkę może czwarty, może piąty raz, i za każdym razem uderza mocniej. Klimatem. Historią. Bohaterami. Intrygami, których na pierwszy rzut oka nie widać.
Nie da się oderwać od listopadowego morza i krwiożerczych koni, odważnej Puck Connoly, splątanego Seana Keandricka, spracowanego Gabe'a, nieustraszonego Finna i ostatniego diabła na ziemii Mutta. Żyję historią wyspy Thisby i żyć będę, aż sama nie wyzionę ducha.
"Wyścig Śmierci" jest jak wino, im dłużej istnieje, tym lepszy się staje. Bo czytam tę książkę może czwarty, może piąty raz, i za każdym razem uderza mocniej. Klimatem. Historią. Bohaterami. Intrygami, których na pierwszy rzut oka nie widać.
Nie da się oderwać od listopadowego morza i krwiożerczych koni, odważnej Puck Connoly, splątanego Seana Keandricka, spracowanego Gabe'a, nieustraszonego Finna i ostatniego diabła na ziemii Mutta. Żyję historią wyspy Thisby i żyć będę, aż sama nie wyzionę ducha.
"- Jutro Wyścig Skorpiona będzie należał do nas, jakbyśmy byli królem i królową Skarmouth - szepcze Puck. - [...] Ja będę hodowała konie, a ty przyniesiesz mi chleb na kolację."
"Wyścig Śmierci" jest jak wino, im dłużej istnieje, tym lepszy się staje. Bo czytam tę książkę może czwarty, może piąty raz, i za każdym razem uderza mocniej. Klimatem. Historią. Bohaterami. Intrygami, których na pierwszy rzut oka nie widać.
Nie da się oderwać od listopadowego morza i krwiożerczych koni, odważnej Puck Connoly, splątanego Seana Keandricka, spracowanego Gabe'a, nieustraszonego Finna i ostatniego diabła na ziemii Mutta. Żyję historią wyspy Thisby i żyć będę, aż sama nie wyzionę ducha.
"Wyścig Śmierci" jest jak wino, im dłużej istnieje, tym lepszy się staje. Bo czytam tę książkę może czwarty, może piąty raz, i za każdym razem uderza mocniej. Klimatem. Historią. Bohaterami. Intrygami, których na pierwszy rzut oka nie widać.
Nie da się oderwać od listopadowego morza i krwiożerczych koni, odważnej Puck Connoly, splątanego Seana Keandricka, spracowanego Gabe'a, nieustraszonego Finna i ostatniego diabła na ziemii Mutta. Żyję historią wyspy Thisby i żyć będę, aż sama nie wyzionę ducha.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Review also found: http://stillwaitingforbookstocometrue.blogspot.com/2011/11/scorpio-races.html
I did not love this book from the start.
There are some books that you fall in love with from page one, that you love at the beginning and you love at the middle and you love at the end and it's all just a great circle of love.
But then there are some books that creep up on you, that work their magic on you so slowly that it's not until you're almost finished, or you've closed the book, that you realize, Hey. That was pretty fantastic.
This was one of those books.
At the beginning, I was not wild about it. Sure, Maggie's writing was as gorgeous as ever, but I wasn't quite connecting with the characters and there were so many names being flung about it and I just didn't get it.
But the characters, like the book as a whole, grew on me. And not just the humans. The horses, too. By the end of this book, I was completely, entirely in love with Sean, Finn, Dove, Dori, George Holly, Peg Gratton, and even Puck, with her fiery temper. I never grew to like Gabe because I still feel like he's a terrible person for what he's doing, but I didn't hate him, because despite it all, I understood him. I loathed Mutt Malvern, as I was supposed to, and then there were the characters who I didn't love or hate, because they weren't lovable or hatable, they were just them, and that was all they needed to be for this story. They were lovely and complex, coarse and simple, all entirely different people united by the thread that is Thisbe and horses.
And that's really what it comes down to: the horses. Maggie Stiefvater wrote a book about an island of savage, carnivorous horses that come from the sea, and she made it beautiful.
The magic of the horses is so wild and gorgeous and real, and it is woven through every word of this book. The capaill uisce are vicious, untamed creatures that would as soon bite your arm off as let you ride them, but you can't hate them for it, because it is what they are, what the ocean made them. If you're thinking practically, you might read this book and wonder how on earth the people of Thisbe manage to live and love and fear these horses as they do, but I get it. Because of Sean and Corr, I get it. I really do.
The plot of this book is rather slow, and despite the title, the race itself doesn't start till about page 370-something. But that never really mattered to me. I don't think it could've been plotted any other way. I don't think anything else could've led to an ending that perfect and beautiful.
This is a 5 stars, ladies and gentleman.
I did not love this book from the start.
There are some books that you fall in love with from page one, that you love at the beginning and you love at the middle and you love at the end and it's all just a great circle of love.
But then there are some books that creep up on you, that work their magic on you so slowly that it's not until you're almost finished, or you've closed the book, that you realize, Hey. That was pretty fantastic.
This was one of those books.
At the beginning, I was not wild about it. Sure, Maggie's writing was as gorgeous as ever, but I wasn't quite connecting with the characters and there were so many names being flung about it and I just didn't get it.
But the characters, like the book as a whole, grew on me. And not just the humans. The horses, too. By the end of this book, I was completely, entirely in love with Sean, Finn, Dove, Dori, George Holly, Peg Gratton, and even Puck, with her fiery temper. I never grew to like Gabe because I still feel like he's a terrible person for what he's doing, but I didn't hate him, because despite it all, I understood him. I loathed Mutt Malvern, as I was supposed to, and then there were the characters who I didn't love or hate, because they weren't lovable or hatable, they were just them, and that was all they needed to be for this story. They were lovely and complex, coarse and simple, all entirely different people united by the thread that is Thisbe and horses.
And that's really what it comes down to: the horses. Maggie Stiefvater wrote a book about an island of savage, carnivorous horses that come from the sea, and she made it beautiful.
The magic of the horses is so wild and gorgeous and real, and it is woven through every word of this book. The capaill uisce are vicious, untamed creatures that would as soon bite your arm off as let you ride them, but you can't hate them for it, because it is what they are, what the ocean made them. If you're thinking practically, you might read this book and wonder how on earth the people of Thisbe manage to live and love and fear these horses as they do, but I get it. Because of Sean and Corr, I get it. I really do.
The plot of this book is rather slow, and despite the title, the race itself doesn't start till about page 370-something. But that never really mattered to me. I don't think it could've been plotted any other way. I don't think anything else could've led to an ending that perfect and beautiful.
This is a 5 stars, ladies and gentleman.
Mais uma vez tive contato com a obra dá Maggie Stiefvater por áudio livro. Com a Saga dos Corvos tinha sido uma experiência fantástica do começo ao fim. Mas em Corrida de Escorpião eu tive alguns problemas com o começo.
Não sei como seria a experiência para a pessoa que está lendo, mas a voz da Puck é feita de um jeito meio irritante. Quando ela está na cabeça dela, comentando do passado ou do cenário, tudo bem. Mas toda vez que ela reproduzia um diálogo a voz virava um falsete horrível, e junto com as atitudes dela isso passa a impressão de uma personalidade muito desagradável. E como no fim do livro a Maggie Stiefvater fala que os personagens tem exatamente as vozes que ela imaginou, dá a entender que foi proposital.
O Sean tinha uma voz ok, mas é difícil se conectar com o personagem caladão: você entende que ele ama cavalos, e o mar... e eu não me interesso particularmente por nenhuma dessas coisas.
Então até uns 30% do livro eu estava "torcendo pra eles só porque são os mocinhos". Mas daí as coisas começam a mudar. Alguns personagens acabam servindo como catalisadores para a Puck e o Sean, forçando eles a encarar o que realmente está em jogo e o que eles estão dispostos a sacrificar. Eles também começam a interagir mais, e as interações deles são muito boas.
Não é um livro de ficar querendo continuações e conteúdo extra, mas é um livro que vai conquistando aos poucos e no final você está envolvido (eu literalmente gritava e dançava na rua enquanto ouvia os últimos 15%) e termina se sentindo satisfeito.
Outra coisa que eu acho interessante é a variedade de antagonistas. Tem personagens que você quer socar no começo e perdoa no final, tem personagens que você quer socar até o final, mas tem um tiquinho de pena, porque qual é o sentido de ser ruim se isso nem te faz se sentir melhor? E tem o que você olha e diz "você recebeu exatamente o que merecia, talvez até um pouco menos".
Aliás, todos os personagens são muito bons, depois que a Puck para de olhar para o mundo através das lentes da irritação e auto comiseração. (Se TODO MUNDO na sua vida é irritante, o problema geralmente está na sua atitude)
Não sei como seria a experiência para a pessoa que está lendo, mas a voz da Puck é feita de um jeito meio irritante. Quando ela está na cabeça dela, comentando do passado ou do cenário, tudo bem. Mas toda vez que ela reproduzia um diálogo a voz virava um falsete horrível, e junto com as atitudes dela isso passa a impressão de uma personalidade muito desagradável. E como no fim do livro a Maggie Stiefvater fala que os personagens tem exatamente as vozes que ela imaginou, dá a entender que foi proposital.
O Sean tinha uma voz ok, mas é difícil se conectar com o personagem caladão: você entende que ele ama cavalos, e o mar... e eu não me interesso particularmente por nenhuma dessas coisas.
Então até uns 30% do livro eu estava "torcendo pra eles só porque são os mocinhos". Mas daí as coisas começam a mudar. Alguns personagens acabam servindo como catalisadores para a Puck e o Sean, forçando eles a encarar o que realmente está em jogo e o que eles estão dispostos a sacrificar. Eles também começam a interagir mais, e as interações deles são muito boas.
Não é um livro de ficar querendo continuações e conteúdo extra, mas é um livro que vai conquistando aos poucos e no final você está envolvido (eu literalmente gritava e dançava na rua enquanto ouvia os últimos 15%) e termina se sentindo satisfeito.
Outra coisa que eu acho interessante é a variedade de antagonistas. Tem personagens que você quer socar no começo e perdoa no final, tem personagens que você quer socar até o final, mas tem um tiquinho de pena, porque qual é o sentido de ser ruim se isso nem te faz se sentir melhor? E tem o que você olha e diz "você recebeu exatamente o que merecia, talvez até um pouco menos".
Aliás, todos os personagens são muito bons, depois que a Puck para de olhar para o mundo através das lentes da irritação e auto comiseração. (Se TODO MUNDO na sua vida é irritante, o problema geralmente está na sua atitude)
Every November it is almost guaranteed that someone will die preparing for or participating in the Scorpio Races. For these races are not standard horse races, they instead involve deadly water horses. Sean Kendrick knows all about the risks, having lost his father to the races as a child; he is also the current reigning champion. Puck Connelly knows almost nothing about the races when she signs up. They are both looking for something that they just might find in each other.
While I couldn't get into Stiefvater's previous books I really enjoyed this one. The world building, character developments, and writing are excellent. A couple of minor plot points are left undeveloped, but otherwise the story wraps up neatly.
While I couldn't get into Stiefvater's previous books I really enjoyed this one. The world building, character developments, and writing are excellent. A couple of minor plot points are left undeveloped, but otherwise the story wraps up neatly.