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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
so creative and well written!!!!!
i was overwhelmed!!!!
i was overwhelmed!!!!
adventurous
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“O little one, My little one, Come with me, Your life is done. Forget the future, Forget the past. Life is over: Breathe your last.”
Abarat by Clive Barker is the first book of the Abarat. This is a huge place where every Island is a different hour of the day. In the boring town of Chickentown, USA, Candy Quackenbush is dealing with a personal struggle as to where her future may lead and with an uncanny encounter with a character called John Mischief, she finds herself in the The Sea Of Izabella.
This book is pure magic and wonder. From the first line to the last you are taken to a place that one can’t comprehend exists and with Candy’s help you get to experience the incredible worlds within this Island. Being a re-read, I still felt that same excitement and desperate need to discover the good as well as the dangers within this place.
Candy Quackenbush is our protagonist and her character is a teenager who feels a pull to this strange place and quickly feels at home. She is very inquisitive, naive yet fierce. The villain in this story who I do believe I have fallen in love with is the Prince of Midnight, Christoper Carrion. He oozes evil and in true Barker fashion his acts are described in a morbid way and his agenda with Candy is of a malignant nature.
Barker once again has created worlds within worlds with a huge cast of phenomenal characters. The layout of Abarat alone is beautiful. In his unique way he’s used once again incredible imagery, his unique method of writing brings this story to life, how he can make something so disgusting sound and visually look stunning is my favourite thing about him. In this volume there are several occasions where Barker has included illustrations and I found myself staring at them not wanting to move on because of how perfectly they fit in with the story.
A work of pure fantasy and darkness, if you haven’t already and fancy a trip to Abarat through the Sea Of Izabella I would highly recommend it.
Abarat by Clive Barker is the first book of the Abarat. This is a huge place where every Island is a different hour of the day. In the boring town of Chickentown, USA, Candy Quackenbush is dealing with a personal struggle as to where her future may lead and with an uncanny encounter with a character called John Mischief, she finds herself in the The Sea Of Izabella.
This book is pure magic and wonder. From the first line to the last you are taken to a place that one can’t comprehend exists and with Candy’s help you get to experience the incredible worlds within this Island. Being a re-read, I still felt that same excitement and desperate need to discover the good as well as the dangers within this place.
Candy Quackenbush is our protagonist and her character is a teenager who feels a pull to this strange place and quickly feels at home. She is very inquisitive, naive yet fierce. The villain in this story who I do believe I have fallen in love with is the Prince of Midnight, Christoper Carrion. He oozes evil and in true Barker fashion his acts are described in a morbid way and his agenda with Candy is of a malignant nature.
Barker once again has created worlds within worlds with a huge cast of phenomenal characters. The layout of Abarat alone is beautiful. In his unique way he’s used once again incredible imagery, his unique method of writing brings this story to life, how he can make something so disgusting sound and visually look stunning is my favourite thing about him. In this volume there are several occasions where Barker has included illustrations and I found myself staring at them not wanting to move on because of how perfectly they fit in with the story.
A work of pure fantasy and darkness, if you haven’t already and fancy a trip to Abarat through the Sea Of Izabella I would highly recommend it.
adventurous
mysterious
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It wasnt exactly gripping me, but thats not really a fault of the book, its meant for a much younger audience. I gave it a try because I found the idea of how it was created (a series of paintings that Clive Barker than wove a story around) to be interesting. Its very tightly written but follows a kind of traditional YA bildungsroman structure. It just wasnt for me.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced