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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I don't think I was the right audience for this book. I enjoyed the themes of childhood and how they think about adults, how the water and magic were both dangerous and lifegiving depending, the thought that no one looks like they do on the inside, and how memory is only so effective. I just didn't find myself yearning to read it. The writing and literary devices were both good and added to the whimsy of it. I hope in the end both the main characters decide it WAS worth it!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fantastic, my first Gaiman book and I’ll be getting another. I was intrigued by American gods on HBO and sought out a little book to see if the writer was someone I wanted to read more of.
This book is going to my son (30) now as I think it speaks to the soul and the memories made at 6-7 and how we construct our childhood and friends real and imagined, monsters real and imagined.
“And did I pass?”
The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said “you don’t pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
A small part of my mind remembered an alternate pattern of events then lost it, as if I had woken from a comfortable sleep and looked around, pulled the bedclothes over me, and returned to my dream.
This book is going to my son (30) now as I think it speaks to the soul and the memories made at 6-7 and how we construct our childhood and friends real and imagined, monsters real and imagined.
“And did I pass?”
The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said “you don’t pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
A small part of my mind remembered an alternate pattern of events then lost it, as if I had woken from a comfortable sleep and looked around, pulled the bedclothes over me, and returned to my dream.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A wonderful little story. On the continuum of believability, this book rides the line between the two sides, just barely keeping on the believability side. I would’ve liked more elements that make it more compellingly believable. Because of that, I’d put it in my category of “cute” books. But I guess everything doesn’t need to be Blood Meridian to hit home. I will be thinking about and feeling this story for awhile.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A decent read. It’s very short and not at all what I expected it to be. Gaiman can definitely write strange cosmic concepts well but not much else about the book gripped me.