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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun entry in the series but felt very similar in theme and events to the first.
3.5
This is a lot of people's favorite Chrestomanci novel but I personally liked [b:Charmed Life|244572|Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)|Diana Wynne Jones|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1396706429s/244572.jpg|6594671] better. Maybe because adult Christopher Chant has fully honed his bone dry sarcasm and fabulous dress sense in a way that would be strange for child Christopher to have done. But I absolutely recommend reading this one as the second in the series after Charmed Life, because these books are in conversation with each other.
It's still so incredibly English, full of irony and wry humor. And as per usual Diana Wynne Jones says some very pointed things about adulthood and human nature through the eyes of a very put upon young boy. I do wish she was still alive and writing because I miss her very much.
This is a lot of people's favorite Chrestomanci novel but I personally liked [b:Charmed Life|244572|Charmed Life (Chrestomanci, #1)|Diana Wynne Jones|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1396706429s/244572.jpg|6594671] better. Maybe because adult Christopher Chant has fully honed his bone dry sarcasm and fabulous dress sense in a way that would be strange for child Christopher to have done. But I absolutely recommend reading this one as the second in the series after Charmed Life, because these books are in conversation with each other.
It's still so incredibly English, full of irony and wry humor. And as per usual Diana Wynne Jones says some very pointed things about adulthood and human nature through the eyes of a very put upon young boy. I do wish she was still alive and writing because I miss her very much.
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Diana Wynne Jones is damn good at writing unique children, and the difficulty adults have connecting with them. This made me feel seen as a child and thoughtful as an adult. Christopher's viewpoint is often painful to read but also quite realistic. I love the temple cats and Millie.
Diana Wynne Jones is damn good at writing unique children, and the difficulty adults have connecting with them. This made me feel seen as a child and thoughtful as an adult. Christopher's viewpoint is often painful to read but also quite realistic. I love the temple cats and Millie.
This series is like a sherpa blanket and mug of tea and lapcat on a gloomy November day
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Christopher would just like to play cricket thank you very much. Preferably at the school with all his friends. And not be learning useless magical theory in a stuffy old castle filled with too-busy adults. He does have some cool dreams though, and practical magic is fun.
He wasn't kidding either when in the Charmed Life he said he was rather careless with his lives - we get to know how he looses them now. (Yikes!) It was fun to know more of the current Chrestomanci's backstory, even if it took me way too long to work out who the Living Goddess of Asheth was.
He wasn't kidding either when in the Charmed Life he said he was rather careless with his lives - we get to know how he looses them now. (Yikes!) It was fun to know more of the current Chrestomanci's backstory, even if it took me way too long to work out who the Living Goddess of Asheth was.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great fun! I think I like this best of the Chrestomanci books I've read so far.
Meraviglioso!
La storia del piccolo Christopher Chant, che nei sogni viaggia tra i mondi e ovviamente scatena casini più grandi di lui XD
La storia del piccolo Christopher Chant, che nei sogni viaggia tra i mondi e ovviamente scatena casini più grandi di lui XD