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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Dit is een van die boeken die mij is bijgebleven vanuit mijn jeugd. Ik weet niet wat het is, maar dit boek heeft altijd in mijn achterhoofd gezeten.
The language and myth alone make this a magically woven story to cherish! The way of confronting and challenging the very sad albeit human trait of fearing and shunning those who are different cinches it. This book is timeless, and should be on everyone's shelf!
This is the book I’m going to hand any little kid who feels like they don’t belong. I am so glad my coworker pressed this into my hands.
dark
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
Dreamy, beautiful. Hard to read dialogue. Loved that fantasy.
Beautiful. Haunting. You can almost hear the piping on the moor, as if from the corner of your eye. This book is intended for a younger audience, but I love it anyway - and I wish I'd come across it as a child, when I felt so odd and out of place all the time. A must-read for outsiders, loners, and those who are considered a bit odd by their peers.
Another stroll down nostalgia lane, I remember owning this book as a kid (thanks for always indulging me in Scholastic book orders and book fairs, mom and dad!) and being fascinated by Moql/Saaski's lack of belonging in either world, human or Folk. Re-reading as an adult, it's still a hard-hitting duality-- drawn starker by its relevance and parallels to today's society.
I love the world of the Folk and seeing Saaski's perception of her place in the world evolve. The characters were somewhat two-dimensional (especially Anwara and Yanno) but I did appreciate Old Bess and Tam. Overall, still charming, intriguing, and relatable-- just not quite as amazing as I remembered.
I love the world of the Folk and seeing Saaski's perception of her place in the world evolve. The characters were somewhat two-dimensional (especially Anwara and Yanno) but I did appreciate Old Bess and Tam. Overall, still charming, intriguing, and relatable-- just not quite as amazing as I remembered.
I didn't like it. It wasn't bad, just predictable. McGraw uses a dialect that seems perfectly real and uses it to reimagine the world. Maybe that's why this won an award.
Half Folk and half human, Saaski is forced to become a changeling and tries her best to find her place in the human world. She finally finds herownself along the way, of course.
A good story, well-enough told with some solid characters.
A good story, well-enough told with some solid characters.