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The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

readandfun360's review against another edition

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5.0

Questo è stato uno di quei libri che non appena vedi, anche senza leggere e comprendere a pieno la trama sai che ti piacerà.
L’ho amato…. contiene al suo interno elementi fantasy e anche tantissimi elementi letterari.

Possiamo definirlo un fantasy fuori dal comune, con una trama davvero molto interessante, non tanto intricata, ma allo stesso tempo super efficace.
Quello che c’è di intricato, sono tutti i riferimenti letterari che vengono concentrati in queste 500 pagine, e che per gli amanti della letteratura sono davvero delle chicche.

I personaggi vengono caratterizzati perfettamente, e trattandosi per la maggior parte di personaggi presi da altre opere, queste vengono citate in modo da far conoscere il personaggio al 100%, e in modo da poterlo inserire all’interno del contesto del libro.
Ho incontrato personaggi come Dorian Gray, Scrooge, Dracula etc etc
Le descrizioni poi sono davvero poetiche, liriche, molto belle da leggere e da immaginare.

Bello anche il tema centrale del libro, che è quello del rapporto fraterno, che parte in modo negativo per poi evolversi nel corso delle varie pagine.
E’ stato capace di emozionarmi, e solo alla fine avrei preferito un piccolo dettaglio che non c’è stato, ma questo è proprio un mio pensiero.

Penso che sia un bellissimo libro, e per questo mi sento di consigliarlo a tutti.

mthorley23's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 stars. Such a creative, engaging book! Whimsical in some ways and a tear jerker in others. Loved it!

racang's review against another edition

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5.0

Delightful - great read for anyone who loves books about books :)

blathering's review against another edition

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4.0

Slow to start but ultimately very enjoyable

wesleyboy's review against another edition

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4.0

Really great read, but I wish it ended after the final climactic battle. The last chapter feels a little unnecessary somehow.

bibliobrittish's review

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4.0

Literary analysis and fantastical fiction? And it works? Why yes, yes indeed.

tiashe's review against another edition

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4.0

rachelsschulte's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is for major lit nerds, and I loved how it not only had the characters from books but specific literary interpretations of these characters. The thought and specificity that went into this was amazing.

But, the book itself was so busy explaining the rules of its world that it left little time to allow the reader to immerse themselves in its world. And the main characters were not engaging. Plus, about 150 pages too long. A clever book, but exhausting to read.

kazza27's review against another edition

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5.0

Thank you to Tracy at Compulsive Readers for my invitation to the tour and for my copy of the book.

I can not put into words how much this book beckoned to me when I read the blurb. Book characters leaving the pages and coming to life sounded too good to be true.

The book gets off to a dramatic start with Rob being called by his brother Charley who needs him to come over to his house immediately to help sort a crisis. Rob has promised his parents that he will always look after his younger brother who is extremely gifted.

What Rob encounters next shocks and leads him into a world he never thought existed.

I found this book to all engrossing and I could not put it down, it is non stop action from the outset. I loved the sibling relationship between the brothers and Rob is so straight laced it is funny at times at situation he finds himself in. It is also moving and really tense.

I am not going to give very much away but the story gave me a huge smile on face as characters that I have loved in stories over the years popped up in this adventure.

It is total escapism with action, danger, twists and unexpected surprises around every corner, some that will leave the reader aghast. It is clever and unique and I really loved it.

I know that will be recommending this book a lot this year is it amazing !

broncoannee's review against another edition

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4.0

I only read some Dickens in grade school, maybe junior high, which I think is too young to care/understand unless you want to read it. And I don’t think I’ll go back now and read it because I do hold a bit of a grudge against it. But how cool would it be to take a college course where you read the books that are most a part of this book and then this book? Like a meta book club.