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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
C'était une lecture époustouflante. ❄️
Pourquoi devrions-nous chasser les vieux esprits de la maison ?
Inspiré des contes et du folklore russe, cette aventure fantastique est époustouflante.
Un premier tome palpitant et à l'écriture aussi poétique que cruelle, qui nous emmène au nord glacial de la Moscovie. Ici, se disputent Dieux anciens et Dieu unique. Un espace où seule la mort, le gel et les tchiorti font la loi, au détriment des vies humaines. Vassia, jeune fille de seigneur doté du don de double vue, se retrouve au cœur des contes de son enfance. Entre ce qu'elle voit, ce que le Père de l'Eglise rapporte, ce que les vieilles traditions content, parviendra-t-elle à faire éclore sa magie ou la rudeur slave aura-t-elle raison d'elle ?
Pourquoi devrions-nous chasser les vieux esprits de la maison ?
Inspiré des contes et du folklore russe, cette aventure fantastique est époustouflante.
Un premier tome palpitant et à l'écriture aussi poétique que cruelle, qui nous emmène au nord glacial de la Moscovie. Ici, se disputent Dieux anciens et Dieu unique. Un espace où seule la mort, le gel et les tchiorti font la loi, au détriment des vies humaines. Vassia, jeune fille de seigneur doté du don de double vue, se retrouve au cœur des contes de son enfance. Entre ce qu'elle voit, ce que le Père de l'Eglise rapporte, ce que les vieilles traditions content, parviendra-t-elle à faire éclore sa magie ou la rudeur slave aura-t-elle raison d'elle ?
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
This was one of those interesting, then uncomfortably unenjoyable, then reflectively and theoretically appreciated in retrospect books for me. It gets too creepy for me in the last 2 hour mark and I was slowed in finishing because I could only read it in the day. I was annoyed that it came across as a book about veiled evil with no redeeming qualities. Nonetheless, when it was all read and done (pun intended) I gave it three stars for the interweaving of history and Russian folklore, because -truth be told-the writing was decent, storytelling compelling, and a more clear theme of a cultural interpretation of good vs. evil emerged towards the end. I inherently dislike any kind of media or entertainment that tries to subversively and manipulatively persuade me to champion what is good over what is bad. Initially it seemed gratuitously creepy with the good looking bad and ignorant and the bad looking good and heroic. However, as I continued reading I accepted the fact that this was based on and stayed pretty true to Russian folklore and wasn’t trying to sell or promote a specific philosophy (a la His Dark Materials which I wrestle with because they’re so well written and intriguing) so much as portraying the one possessed by a group of people at a certain place in time. There was reason within their collective cultural experiences that their hopes had the majority of the people considering and participating in bad practices as good and viewing good practices as bad and ignorant. This was teased out even more in seeing those traditionally championed revealed to be influenced by evil and those attacked and ostracized as wicked actually being the heroes. Indeed, I feel there are deeper elements and whispers of the truths I believe and hold reflected even in that dark and distorted experience of reality. So, I appreciate being exposed to and stepping into a story that has been retold with such dark subject matter because this enlightened me to how the hopes, dreams, and fears of that group of people (both in the story and culture through folklore) were shaped to better understand them now and contrast and even compare their beliefs to my own. I love a book that causes me to think more deeply and to see beyond the surface of what’s on the pages and this book did just that even having me delve further into Russian folklore and the history and current day experiences of the Tatars. Unfortunately, I don’t personally like anything that gets so spooky or creepy that I can only read/watch in the day so.....there’s that.
I really had no interest in starting this book but I gave it a go for bookclub and actually I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't desperate to read it at night but the story flowed nicely and once I learnt who was who I enjoyed getting to know the characters.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
To me it had a little bit of a slow start, but once I got going (about 20% into the book) I could hardly put it down. But that could have to do with time to sit and focus on just the book as well
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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