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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
J SKELTON - fantasy, history, divorce
Divorce takes 12 year old Blake to Oxford with his mom, where he discovers a book with great power. Although it initially appears to be blank, he realizes it allows him, and only him, to read it. Now Blake must save his sister from those who want the book, but would abuse its power. The story takes us from present day to the story of the creation of the book in the 1450s.
Divorce takes 12 year old Blake to Oxford with his mom, where he discovers a book with great power. Although it initially appears to be blank, he realizes it allows him, and only him, to read it. Now Blake must save his sister from those who want the book, but would abuse its power. The story takes us from present day to the story of the creation of the book in the 1450s.
Had the potential to be a really good story.
Chapters go between the story of Endymion Spring, who is an apprentice to Gutenburg who ends up with some special paper that can unlock a vast amount of knowledge, and Blake, a modern day boy who stumbles across a mysterious blank book with the name "Endymion Spring" on the cover. Evil people want the paper and book in both time periods.
Why the book/paper is so important is still a mystery to me.
Chapters go between the story of Endymion Spring, who is an apprentice to Gutenburg who ends up with some special paper that can unlock a vast amount of knowledge, and Blake, a modern day boy who stumbles across a mysterious blank book with the name "Endymion Spring" on the cover. Evil people want the paper and book in both time periods.
Why the book/paper is so important is still a mystery to me.
Entertaining book, although it started off a bit slow. It is a children's book, and also written as one. It was quite shallow, and events just happened randomly and without explanation, which made me think: 'huh? how did that happen? how is it possible?' more than once, and these parts annoyed me. There are children's and young adult books that are much more tailored to adults as well, and I missed that while reading Endymion Spring.
This was an odd but enjoyable little book. It was published in the mid-aughts and very much reminded me of the middle grade from my childhood, which was very nostalgic.
I wish there had been more time spent in the historical timeline. We really only got the bare minimum and I felt like the whole book would have been stronger if the history had been fully developed. As it was, the magic was a little half baked and some of the world building was underdeveloped. What we did get from the past felt kind of skimmed through, with relationships forming out of seemingly nowhere. It was frustrating because it could have been a lot stronger.
The writing was lovely and the characters were all nice to read about. I liked how developed their family relationships were and that was definitely what carried the book for me. It was a very fun quick read.
I'd highly recommend this if you like children's literature- especially of the magical book about books variety. It's not really my thing, but I could see this getting a lot of love from the right audience.
I wish there had been more time spent in the historical timeline. We really only got the bare minimum and I felt like the whole book would have been stronger if the history had been fully developed. As it was, the magic was a little half baked and some of the world building was underdeveloped. What we did get from the past felt kind of skimmed through, with relationships forming out of seemingly nowhere. It was frustrating because it could have been a lot stronger.
The writing was lovely and the characters were all nice to read about. I liked how developed their family relationships were and that was definitely what carried the book for me. It was a very fun quick read.
I'd highly recommend this if you like children's literature- especially of the magical book about books variety. It's not really my thing, but I could see this getting a lot of love from the right audience.
I quite enjoyed reading Endymion Spring. It follows two storylines: one in the past in Mainz, Germany and the other in the present in St. Jerome’s College, Oxford. The past storyline reveals that Endymion Spring is a young apprentice to Johann Gutenberg. The present storyline reveals that Endymion Spring is “the most legendary, sought-after books in the world and could be incredibly dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands.”
Why is the book so dangerous? What secrets does it hold? Why did it choose to reveal its secrets to a young boy? What is the Last Book? If you were intrigued by the preceding questions, then you will enjoy this book.
I found the author’s acknowledgement section quite interesting. Among the given references, he mentions that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is developing an actual “Last Book.” I was intrigued. What is an actual “Last Book?” Check out the following link to learn more: http://www.nytimes.com/library/arts/040898book.html#1
Why is the book so dangerous? What secrets does it hold? Why did it choose to reveal its secrets to a young boy? What is the Last Book? If you were intrigued by the preceding questions, then you will enjoy this book.
I found the author’s acknowledgement section quite interesting. Among the given references, he mentions that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is developing an actual “Last Book.” I was intrigued. What is an actual “Last Book?” Check out the following link to learn more: http://www.nytimes.com/library/arts/040898book.html#1
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Liked
*Historical magical realism
*Magical book
*Siblings
*Learned some interesting tidbits about the Guttenberg Bible
*Fast paced unique story
Disliked
*No strong connection to the characters
*Didn't really feel like the story ended satisfyingly
*Historical magical realism
*Magical book
*Siblings
*Learned some interesting tidbits about the Guttenberg Bible
*Fast paced unique story
Disliked
*No strong connection to the characters
*Didn't really feel like the story ended satisfyingly