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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
Da kommen wieder pure Kindheitserinnerungen auf. Eine fantastische Welt voller Gefahren und Kreaturen, so kurzweilig, dass man kaum bemerkt wie weit man schon gelesen hat. Wunderschön illustriert und spannend geschrieben, nicht nur für Jugendliche geeignet!
An excellent fantasy novel and introduction to the horrors of The Edge. One of my absolute favorites from when I was a kid. I read it again not too long ago and fell in love with the series once more because even over a decade later, it holds up so well. I can't praise it enough, amazing series!
Ugh, don't bother. It seemed really promising, but I did not like it at all. The main character, Twig, was really whiny, annoying, and demanding, and the other characters weren't around enough for me to be interested in them. The illustrations were light-hearted, but the adventures and characters were sometimes really disturbing--they just didn't go together. It's a shame.
Absolutely adored this series growing up and this book is IMO the best of the series. Subject matters are unusually dark for children's fiction but not disturbingly so.
I forgot how amazing these books were. The worldbuilding is fantastic, helped in large part by Chris Riddel's illustrations! There's not a single Tolkienian race in these books, yet all the creatures were extremely memorable and not one-trick pony's.
The story in this first entry was not the strongest thing-more of a series of unconnected fairy tales than anything. However, the MC, Twig has a pretty substantial arc, and each adventure is satisfyingly self-contained-- perfect for bedtime stories.
I loved these books as a kid and will be rereading them over the next few months to hopefully introduce new readers to the wonderful world of the edge.
The story in this first entry was not the strongest thing-more of a series of unconnected fairy tales than anything. However, the MC, Twig has a pretty substantial arc, and each adventure is satisfyingly self-contained-- perfect for bedtime stories.
I loved these books as a kid and will be rereading them over the next few months to hopefully introduce new readers to the wonderful world of the edge.
PERFECT introduction to the world of this series! I loved learning every new thing about it and it didn't feel too much at any point, which is very rare. Somehow managed to read it all in 3 days despite having no attention span.
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would (got it second hand and thought it might be a bit young for me). A really quick, simple read but I quite like learning about new worlds and their inhabitants. Wouldn't mind finding the next one.
This was a different sort of tale and I still haven't decided whether I like it or not. Twig is an orphan raised by wood trolls. The catch: he doesn't know he's not a wood troll until he's a preteen and is told he has to find his own kind to live with (the sky pirates--humans). Along the way he meets the terrible inhabitants of the deep woods. The end is hokey and predictable, but the book was pretty adventurous in itself.
This book was not what i expected. From the fanatical devotion of many children in the library to this series I think I expected a lot more adventure and swords and battles.
The story of Twig, a small creature raised by Woodelves, cautious creatures who never stray from their paths in the Deepwoods. Twig leaves his adopted home for fear of being captured by Sky Pirates and setting out in the world immediately leaves the path and must brave all the horrors and struggles of the deepwoods. Finding new friends, facing down enemies, the story jumps along, from one encounter to the next.
Overall, I found the jumps to be a bit abrupt, the passage of time quite unclear, and Twig's feelings about the people he encountered quite confusing and changing. The highlight of this book though are the illustrations.
Chris Riddell's odd but endearing creatures bring the story to life in a way the words don't, and think that the author and illustrator work well together, one fleshing out the ideas of the other.
It took awhile to get into,but as the book progressed the story got sturdier and I will give the next book a shot.
The story of Twig, a small creature raised by Woodelves, cautious creatures who never stray from their paths in the Deepwoods. Twig leaves his adopted home for fear of being captured by Sky Pirates and setting out in the world immediately leaves the path and must brave all the horrors and struggles of the deepwoods. Finding new friends, facing down enemies, the story jumps along, from one encounter to the next.
Overall, I found the jumps to be a bit abrupt, the passage of time quite unclear, and Twig's feelings about the people he encountered quite confusing and changing. The highlight of this book though are the illustrations.
Chris Riddell's odd but endearing creatures bring the story to life in a way the words don't, and think that the author and illustrator work well together, one fleshing out the ideas of the other.
It took awhile to get into,but as the book progressed the story got sturdier and I will give the next book a shot.
Yuck. I did NOT like this book. It actually creeped me out.
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