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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Wow wow WOW! What an incredible book! Rae Carson is a great story teller, but I still wasn't expecting this from her. This is one of the most hard hitting novels I have ever read, a true work of historical fiction with the perfect amount of intrigue and fantasy to peak my excitement.
This book is set in the 1800s and brings you on a daring, perilous and breathtaking trip from one side of the USA to the other. We follow the main character of Lee who decides to embark on the most dangerous journey of her time - The Gold Trail of California. She isn't just travelling - she's fleeing.
We follow Lee's each and every step as she undertakes the journey of a lifetime. The road is exciting and dangerous, with robbery, Indians, sickness, death, secrets and combined with the breathtaking scenery and awe inspiring descriptions of a trans continent expedition this story will have you at the edge of your seat as you're transported body and mind to 1849.
I have never read a book like this before, and I only picked it up as I liked Carson's writing style in her previous trilogy. Honestly it was book to tie me over until the release of Bands of Mourning and Morning Star. I went into it knowing absolutely nothing and I am so glad I did. This book will be going into my Favourites.
I'm giving Walk on Earth a Stranger 8.5/10
This book is set in the 1800s and brings you on a daring, perilous and breathtaking trip from one side of the USA to the other. We follow the main character of Lee who decides to embark on the most dangerous journey of her time - The Gold Trail of California. She isn't just travelling - she's fleeing.
We follow Lee's each and every step as she undertakes the journey of a lifetime. The road is exciting and dangerous, with robbery, Indians, sickness, death, secrets and combined with the breathtaking scenery and awe inspiring descriptions of a trans continent expedition this story will have you at the edge of your seat as you're transported body and mind to 1849.
I have never read a book like this before, and I only picked it up as I liked Carson's writing style in her previous trilogy. Honestly it was book to tie me over until the release of Bands of Mourning and Morning Star. I went into it knowing absolutely nothing and I am so glad I did. This book will be going into my Favourites.
I'm giving Walk on Earth a Stranger 8.5/10
A historical look at the California Gold Rush of 1848 with just a little bit of fantasy mixed in. Lee has a gold sense, while other risk their lives to find gold, it sings to Lee and leads her straight to it. When her life in Tennessee is taken from her, the trek to California is her only option for survival. Read more of my review on Walk on Earth a Stranger at http://mrsthomas715.blogspot.com/2016/04/walk-on-earth-stranger.html
OMG!!! I found my new favorite author 🤣😵 This book was amazing! I just can't even put words that would make this review more excellent. I would give it 10 stars is it had that option.
I very much enjoyed this book! I love the bonding that happened over the journey to California. Loved the characters! Loved that it took place during the gold rush! A very good book and I look forward to the next one!
I loved every word of this book. It was gorgeously written, super intense, and Lee/Leah, like Elisa in Girl of Fire and Thorns, is an incredibly strong, believable heroine. I'm only sorry I read it so soon after its release...waiting for the sequel will be torture! Rae Carson is fast becoming one of my favorite authors - her world building and character development are amazing. Loved!!
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Many of you will determine that this is a book targeted to those in grades 6 through 9, and kick it to the curb. Your loss, my friend, cause this is a great book with a solid plot.
Imagine a world in which you could sense gold in the way that a dowser senses water. If your secret was well known, it would have potentially disastrous implications for you. You would be highly prized by the unscrupulous and the darling of every mining company anywhere.
Leeah (Lee) Westfall has been able to sense the presence of gold since she was little. She was instrumental in helping her parents find gold in a miniature gold rush in North Georgia that happened years prior to the famous California gold rush. Leeah’s parents knew about her abilities, and the family worked hard to suppress the secret for obvious reasons. But apparently their efforts weren’t enough. Somehow, Leeah’s unscrupulous uncle knew of her abilities, and as the gold rush in California is getting underway, he is responsible for shattering Leeah’s world completely.
Her part-Cherokee friend, Jefferson, the victim of an abusive home life, tells Lee that he’s going west to find gold, and he encourages her to come with him. She soon realizes that escaping her uncle is crucial, and she simultaneously realizes that traveling alone is much easier if she’s a boy. So teenage Leeah gathers herself tightly into one of her mother’s shawls, lowers her voice, cuts her hair, and transforms herself into Lee, the youthful gold seeker.
The book traces her journey across the planes in the company of several other characters, and you get a well-written firsthand glimpse into the life of a ‘49er. She witnesses cholera outbreaks and the empty hypocrisy of California-trail Christianity.
This is the first book in a trilogy, and I will definitely read the future books in this set. Carson writes well, and she does an excellent job at the end of the book of showing you where discrepancies in history and her narrative occur. The events and dialogue flow nicely, and it was impressive to see how Carson could create a character like Lee, allowing her to sense the existence of gold without being ruled by the ability. You can’t help but admire the fiercely independent young woman. Those who are concerned about such things should be aware that there are no sexual descriptions here and no profanity. There is some violence, and some characters meet the kind of death you might expect any group of travelers to experience en route to California in 1850. Despite its characterization as a middle-grade book, it has a great deal to offer readers of all ages.
Imagine a world in which you could sense gold in the way that a dowser senses water. If your secret was well known, it would have potentially disastrous implications for you. You would be highly prized by the unscrupulous and the darling of every mining company anywhere.
Leeah (Lee) Westfall has been able to sense the presence of gold since she was little. She was instrumental in helping her parents find gold in a miniature gold rush in North Georgia that happened years prior to the famous California gold rush. Leeah’s parents knew about her abilities, and the family worked hard to suppress the secret for obvious reasons. But apparently their efforts weren’t enough. Somehow, Leeah’s unscrupulous uncle knew of her abilities, and as the gold rush in California is getting underway, he is responsible for shattering Leeah’s world completely.
Her part-Cherokee friend, Jefferson, the victim of an abusive home life, tells Lee that he’s going west to find gold, and he encourages her to come with him. She soon realizes that escaping her uncle is crucial, and she simultaneously realizes that traveling alone is much easier if she’s a boy. So teenage Leeah gathers herself tightly into one of her mother’s shawls, lowers her voice, cuts her hair, and transforms herself into Lee, the youthful gold seeker.
The book traces her journey across the planes in the company of several other characters, and you get a well-written firsthand glimpse into the life of a ‘49er. She witnesses cholera outbreaks and the empty hypocrisy of California-trail Christianity.
This is the first book in a trilogy, and I will definitely read the future books in this set. Carson writes well, and she does an excellent job at the end of the book of showing you where discrepancies in history and her narrative occur. The events and dialogue flow nicely, and it was impressive to see how Carson could create a character like Lee, allowing her to sense the existence of gold without being ruled by the ability. You can’t help but admire the fiercely independent young woman. Those who are concerned about such things should be aware that there are no sexual descriptions here and no profanity. There is some violence, and some characters meet the kind of death you might expect any group of travelers to experience en route to California in 1850. Despite its characterization as a middle-grade book, it has a great deal to offer readers of all ages.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No