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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
I would never have believed you if you had said to me that Flycatcher could be an interesting lead.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Better engagement - storm is brewing.
adventurous
hopeful
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:
No
Volume 10 of Fables follows almost entirely the story of Ambrose, the former frog prince and janitor in Fabletown. It's a lovely story which benefits from the time spent on it, but I can't help feeling that I've missed an issue of the series because there seems to be unanswered questions. For example, why and how did Ambrose suddenly remember his family after centuries of forgetting them, or why did he suddenly turn back into a frog and how did he turn again into a human? What is the nature of the magic that he wields and how did he know how to wield it? There are lots of things I simply don't understand and I can't work out if I missed bits because of reading them too fast, or if there are important plot points that have not been explained in the story.
If you can get past these questions, the story itself is possibly the most coherent told so far. The creation of Haven within the Empire is a brilliant stroke and will have major implications when the war between Fabletown and the Empire finally begins
If you can get past these questions, the story itself is possibly the most coherent told so far. The creation of Haven within the Empire is a brilliant stroke and will have major implications when the war between Fabletown and the Empire finally begins
3,5
* Eu gostei bastante da história do FlyCatcher, eu muito original e imprevisível.
* Mas ao mesmo tempo parece que o resto das histórias ficaram paradas.
* Boy Blue e Rose Red: quando é que isto vai acontecer?
* Poder assistir ao crescimento dos filhos da Snow White é uma das coisas que mais tenho gostado nos últimos volumes, vê-los a evoluir para personagens distintas.
* Eu gostei bastante da história do FlyCatcher, eu muito original e imprevisível.
* Mas ao mesmo tempo parece que o resto das histórias ficaram paradas.
* Boy Blue e Rose Red: quando é que isto vai acontecer?
* Poder assistir ao crescimento dos filhos da Snow White é uma das coisas que mais tenho gostado nos últimos volumes, vê-los a evoluir para personagens distintas.
I love this series with all of my little heart. Bringing old fable and fairy-tale characters into a modern-day setting in our world, united by a threat to their Homelands, I think the series is utterly brilliant and creative. This particular volume focuses on a character who has previously been mostly in the background. Flycatcher, known to most of us as the Frog Prince, takes on a central role in this book and finds his strength to fulfill his destiny. Which is, essentially, being an undefeatable thorn in the side of the Adversary, who wastes a large number of troops trying to defeat Fly in his kingdom. A lot of his troops desert and join Fly's kingdom because he is a caring, forgiving, fair and kind ruler - like a drink of cool water after working for the Adversary. The whole story sets the stage for the coming war between the Adversary and the Fables we know and love...and also significantly weakens the Adversary's fighting force before the big battle to come. I think I liked this book even more than the others because it was so great to see Fly finally confront and resolve his issues from the past and become comfortable in himself.
Fly became a king! Such a wholesome experience! On to the next volume!
Well, I can't see Fables ever getting better than this. After all that death, grimness, and seemingly insurmountable odds this was wonderful. Poor Ambrose, whose story was deeply depressing, gets a brilliant story and his life takes a turn for the better and who doesn't want to read that? It's a wonderful story to read, and while it might seem a little ridiculous in parts in any other setting, here it's fitting because it does read rather like a fairy tale and I like to think that's the point.