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A little bit before she got to her dad’s house, a distance was described as being a “football field away” and they instantly took me out the book because I’m like isn’t this supposed to be a fantasy world? Why would they know what this American (or Earth specific, soccer)sport is??
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
I found this book because of a quote in someone's signature on the Boards. I don't remember who it was. But anyway. It sounded kinda interesting, but I think I was a little young for it at the time. (That was before the Silmarillion and LotR got me. Now I can take anything fantasy throws at me.) Plus, you know . . . Garth Nix is a pretty awesome name. And I like the name Nix. For obvious reasons (or . . . perhaps not obvious reasons, but I like it).
Anyway, I got around to reading it because it popped out at me on the library shelf while I was trying to remember the name of the book I wanted to read. (Goodreads is helpful for that, but I didn't have access to Goodreads at the moment, so I had to rely on my unreliable memory.)
But enough about how I found it. On to the book!
I really liked the intricate worldbuilding.
It struck me about halfway through that hey, this is a /zombie/ book. But these are not cartoon Plants-Versus-Zombies creatures or Minecraft's vaguely green zombies who wear purple pants (like the Hulk). These are honest-to-goodness zombehs. Scary. Rotting. Malevolent. Kind of stupid, but not slow. I present to you the new zombie.
This style of writing reminds me of my friend Mortimer's story. Gate of Seagulls, I believe. Mortimer reinvented the vampire. Garth Nix reinvented the zombie.
I enjoyed the Gates of Death, which reminded me of the Circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno.
The bells were awesome, and the Paperwings were just plain cool.
Mogget was amazingly witty, and I liked how the cats had totally different personalities while they were bound versus when they were free. (At least, I'm pretty sure about Rogir-cat, but I can't be sure.)
Sure, Sabriel had very little time to learn any of that, because her father, Emeritus I think his name was, visited her only at the dark of the moon and twice a year in person. That's what, 14 times a year. I feel like she was a little too experienced.
But Sabriel was awesome. Her name is just great. Sabriel. Feminine yet, er, saber, you know.
Anyway, I got around to reading it because it popped out at me on the library shelf while I was trying to remember the name of the book I wanted to read. (Goodreads is helpful for that, but I didn't have access to Goodreads at the moment, so I had to rely on my unreliable memory.)
But enough about how I found it. On to the book!
I really liked the intricate worldbuilding.
It struck me about halfway through that hey, this is a /zombie/ book. But these are not cartoon Plants-Versus-Zombies creatures or Minecraft's vaguely green zombies who wear purple pants (like the Hulk). These are honest-to-goodness zombehs. Scary. Rotting. Malevolent. Kind of stupid, but not slow. I present to you the new zombie.
This style of writing reminds me of my friend Mortimer's story. Gate of Seagulls, I believe. Mortimer reinvented the vampire. Garth Nix reinvented the zombie.
I enjoyed the Gates of Death, which reminded me of the Circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno.
The bells were awesome, and the Paperwings were just plain cool.
Mogget was amazingly witty, and I liked how the cats had totally different personalities while they were bound versus when they were free. (At least, I'm pretty sure about Rogir-cat, but I can't be sure.)
Sure, Sabriel had very little time to learn any of that, because her father, Emeritus I think his name was, visited her only at the dark of the moon and twice a year in person. That's what, 14 times a year. I feel like she was a little too experienced.
But Sabriel was awesome. Her name is just great. Sabriel. Feminine yet, er, saber, you know.
I will come back to this eventually, it's unfortunately a book that caught me while I was in a reading slump and I tried too hard with it. Sorry, Sabriel.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
This series is my favorite. Read by Tim curry?? Even better
It just wasn’t for me. I feel like at 40% I should’ve felt some kinda way about at least one aspect of the book, and I just…didn’t…