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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Books with a school setting make me nervous. Well written, May try again
Mosca Mye and her goose Saracen are certainly an odd couple of heros, but charming ones none the less. The underlying story is a good one with lots of twists and turns that satisfy as well as suprise.
This book receives only three stars, however, for several reasons. First, the author is a little too enamored of simile and comparison. There are some really great similes in this book but also some humongous clankers. Many of the comparison's the author makes just don't fit or make sense. There is also a tendency to focus on minutia too much and over-description. Perhaps because of those tendencies, the book is a lot longer than it should be and it begins to lose a bit of the enchantment after awhile. I like a good long book, when the story warrants it, I don't feel that was the case here and there were clear areas that could and should have been trimmed.
This book receives only three stars, however, for several reasons. First, the author is a little too enamored of simile and comparison. There are some really great similes in this book but also some humongous clankers. Many of the comparison's the author makes just don't fit or make sense. There is also a tendency to focus on minutia too much and over-description. Perhaps because of those tendencies, the book is a lot longer than it should be and it begins to lose a bit of the enchantment after awhile. I like a good long book, when the story warrants it, I don't feel that was the case here and there were clear areas that could and should have been trimmed.
I *love* this book! The story was clever, the characters were endearing, the world was well-thought. I found the themes of the tale to be welcome and, as Colin would say, quite friendly. Overall, this book is very much recommended. A fun adventure!
Great characters, good writing, enjoyable story. Got a little preachy near the end, but other than that, I really, really liked it. //lame non-detailed review because I'm lame and don't have the time to write a decent one srry
Brilliant book featuring homocidal geese, smart-mouthed twelve-year olds, anarchy, atheism, slow-moving floating tea houses, and the likable likes of singularily hilarious word-weilder Eponymous Clent, whom among other things spoke one of my favorite quotes ever:
"You, sir, are a romantic, and I'm afraid the condition is incurable."
-Eponymous Clent
"You, sir, are a romantic, and I'm afraid the condition is incurable."
-Eponymous Clent
It was okay. The story was alright, so was the twists and everything, but it felt more like a book for younger kids than me. Maybe that was it. I can't really tell why the book was fine and not exciting to me, cause it was in some parts.