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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4 stars - Metaphorosis Reviews
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, has returned to his duties after a brief spell of excitement. But it's not all pig-washing when a series of curious character's turn up at Caer Dallben to plan a secret mission to darkest Annuvin.
This second book in the Chronicles of Prydain follows closely on the trail of its predecessor, The Book of Three. The writing is light, humorous, and instructive, in the sense that there are plenty of lessons here for young readers - primarily about pride. It's in no way heavy-handed, however. In fact, it's a fun adventure story that puts some surprisingly heavy decisions on the table.
Alexander drew on Welsh mythology for his Prydain, and many of the figures are at least faintly familiar from those and other legends - for example, a trio of wise women who weave, take turns being each persona, etc. Young readers are less likely to be familiar with the source material, and in any case, Alexander does a nice job turning it to his purpose.
Less successful is the pacing. Alexander rushes into the story, and ends it nearly as quickly. The characters, for all their difficult decisions, are not terribly deep. Nonetheless, the story succeeds at its main goal - as a friendly but exciting adventure that encourages its readers not just to choose the path of right, but to consider why and how it is right.
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, has returned to his duties after a brief spell of excitement. But it's not all pig-washing when a series of curious character's turn up at Caer Dallben to plan a secret mission to darkest Annuvin.
This second book in the Chronicles of Prydain follows closely on the trail of its predecessor, The Book of Three. The writing is light, humorous, and instructive, in the sense that there are plenty of lessons here for young readers - primarily about pride. It's in no way heavy-handed, however. In fact, it's a fun adventure story that puts some surprisingly heavy decisions on the table.
Alexander drew on Welsh mythology for his Prydain, and many of the figures are at least faintly familiar from those and other legends - for example, a trio of wise women who weave, take turns being each persona, etc. Young readers are less likely to be familiar with the source material, and in any case, Alexander does a nice job turning it to his purpose.
Less successful is the pacing. Alexander rushes into the story, and ends it nearly as quickly. The characters, for all their difficult decisions, are not terribly deep. Nonetheless, the story succeeds at its main goal - as a friendly but exciting adventure that encourages its readers not just to choose the path of right, but to consider why and how it is right.
Maybe 4.5? It was good enough that my son changed his mind about not reading anything but Harry Potter so I’m calling that a win…
Anyone have insight about the old Disney movie made from it? Worth watching or leave it in the past?
Anyone have insight about the old Disney movie made from it? Worth watching or leave it in the past?
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
loving the audiobooks bc i’m learning the correct pronounciation of these welsh words that i 100% pronounced incorrectly as a child. however. i can’t with his eilonwy voice😭 she sounds insane
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
This really picked up once the weirdo crones came into the picture
Better written and a much more well developed plot than the first book. Enjoyed this a lot and remembered why I fell in love with the series as a child. My daughter is reading the books too and it's been fun revisiting Prydain and discussing the story and characters with her. Looking forward to the next book.
Still good, but not quite as fun as the 1st book. More stressful as well, which the kids didn't always appreciate.
Plot was better, enchanters were cool, Taran still insufferable, Gurgi was mostly unnecessary, glad that .