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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
No sé si 4 o 4,5.
He disfrutado muchísimo de esta lectura, aunque es cierto que al principio iba perdida con la mitología japonesa y la terminología. No he leído casi nada sobre Japón, menos todavía uno steampunk y me fascinó. Los personajes han sido entrañables, Buruu se ganó mi corazón y Yukiko ha sido una gran protagonista. Lo que tengo claro de esta lectura es que este autor sabe cómo entretenerme e incluso emocionarme y todas sus novelas las he disfrutado mucho. El final me ha dejado con el ansia viva de seguir leyendo y menos mal que me compré la trilogía entera en Navidad, porque no sé si habría sido capaz de esperar.
He disfrutado muchísimo de esta lectura, aunque es cierto que al principio iba perdida con la mitología japonesa y la terminología. No he leído casi nada sobre Japón, menos todavía uno steampunk y me fascinó. Los personajes han sido entrañables, Buruu se ganó mi corazón y Yukiko ha sido una gran protagonista. Lo que tengo claro de esta lectura es que este autor sabe cómo entretenerme e incluso emocionarme y todas sus novelas las he disfrutado mucho. El final me ha dejado con el ansia viva de seguir leyendo y menos mal que me compré la trilogía entera en Navidad, porque no sé si habría sido capaz de esperar.
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ARC from Netgalley received on July 16th 2012. YAY! Thank you Netgalley + publisher :D
WOW! This book had me amazed from beginning to end, and I want more and I want it now!!
ARC from Netgalley received on July 16th 2012. YAY! Thank you Netgalley + publisher :D
WOW! This book had me amazed from beginning to end, and I want more and I want it now!!
Es simplemente genial. Al principio me costó un poco ubicarme y eso pero una vez lo haces... Es cómo DIOOOS COMO NO ME LO HABÍA LEÍDO ANTES. Lo recomiendo 100% en serio.
No - just - No
I am sorry, but the motto of any family in Japan is NOT the same as the Army
"Be all you can Be" - Seriously - this is ridiculous
Also, one would not yell For Bushido - For Honor, as the word BUSHIDO is an acronym for seven words of the Samurai code, one of which is Honor -
Also - A griffin being called a thunder tiger is ridiculous as well, as there is no GRIFFIN in Japanese mythology -
This is BAD Japanese fan fiction, and nothing more - read a couple of anime books and watch a full series and a manga will NOT make you an expert on Dialog, mythology, or anything Japanese - also, every other page had LOTUS - lotus flies, lotus smoke, lotus flames -
Why do people enjoy this thing? Should we always praise an adult that writes like a child would?
I am sorry, but the motto of any family in Japan is NOT the same as the Army
"Be all you can Be" - Seriously - this is ridiculous
Also, one would not yell For Bushido - For Honor, as the word BUSHIDO is an acronym for seven words of the Samurai code, one of which is Honor -
Also - A griffin being called a thunder tiger is ridiculous as well, as there is no GRIFFIN in Japanese mythology -
This is BAD Japanese fan fiction, and nothing more - read a couple of anime books and watch a full series and a manga will NOT make you an expert on Dialog, mythology, or anything Japanese - also, every other page had LOTUS - lotus flies, lotus smoke, lotus flames -
Why do people enjoy this thing? Should we always praise an adult that writes like a child would?
Over the years I’ve tried to read this book a couple of times and I finally decided to read it.
I don’t know what caused the struggle, if it’s because it’s a debut, too much of native words, or the poetic license combined with a huge info dump for a big part of this book. But I had difficulty to keep on reading this book.
And it annoys me because it’s written by a favorite author of mine. I want to like it but I just couldn’t get into this story.
I don’t know what caused the struggle, if it’s because it’s a debut, too much of native words, or the poetic license combined with a huge info dump for a big part of this book. But I had difficulty to keep on reading this book.
And it annoys me because it’s written by a favorite author of mine. I want to like it but I just couldn’t get into this story.
2.5
Started off difficult to get into went into a very strong middle and then once out of the wildness it went just to decent. I really dont like fantasy palace courts where the men walk around with the world at thier feet while the women just wear heavy dresses and drink tea, memoaning thier lack of power when girls you really arent helping yourselfs and its just ran by this boring nasty tyrant, and the commenors cant see the truth that is staring them right in the face.
I liked the relationship between the animal and the girl while they are learning to trust one another while trekking thier way through the wild. I loved that part and it was over too soon. Its not the author, I love Nevernight by him but this is the type of ya book I am really sick of seeing.
Started off difficult to get into went into a very strong middle and then once out of the wildness it went just to decent. I really dont like fantasy palace courts where the men walk around with the world at thier feet while the women just wear heavy dresses and drink tea, memoaning thier lack of power when girls you really arent helping yourselfs and its just ran by this boring nasty tyrant, and the commenors cant see the truth that is staring them right in the face.
I liked the relationship between the animal and the girl while they are learning to trust one another while trekking thier way through the wild. I loved that part and it was over too soon. Its not the author, I love Nevernight by him but this is the type of ya book I am really sick of seeing.
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book has an interesting world (Japanese-inspired steampunk) and a great opening third. However, the story fell off around the middle, and my attention wavered. It ended pretty strongly, but I'm not convinced I need to read the rest of the trilogy. In addition, it's clear that Kristoff's prose isn't as strong as in his later books (the Illuminae trilogy and the Nevernight trilogy, both of which I highly enjoyed). This book isn't bad by any means, but it's mediocre enough that I feel no urge to jump directly into book 2.
Rating: 6/10
Rating: 6/10
Listened to the Audio book while, sometimes, reading the physical copy.