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A review by doomi
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
4.0
This book should really be made into a movie. Although I incline that reading is way better than watching movies, since it gives your brain a great deal of work, the movie would be a real treat. Aside that, this book is truly a brain starter. Every chapter has you imagining all kinds of things, from airships to tropical forests and never before heard animals.
The story... Well, the story is a little more than typical sea voyage plot, everything goes well, then pirates appear, crash landing and so on. The real good thing about this particular book is its setting. The world is roughly the same as ours, in terms of geography and living things. Roughly. That's mostly where the resemblance ends. The rest is a more or less fantasy world. Airships all over, no planes, and what's more dazzling, there's an even more weightless gas than hydrogen. The only thing in don't like about that gas is the name. Hydrium... It sounds like it has any resemblance to water, though it most probably doesn't. The rest is as it should be. Airships going through the sky, crew running aboard, and a vast amount of space where to unfurl the mind's sails.
Descriptions are dazzling. If your mind works, you'll get a true movie out of this book. Even more than a movie, cause the mind works way better than a screen and some lights. Imagination is the only thing needed so that this book is a delight. The characters are well developed, the story keeps you on waiting another incredible thing to happen and the bad guys don't make you feel sick of how cheesy they are. I've met books where they did, honestly.
For those who love this kind of thing, the airships and the flying part, I'd recommend one little piece of work, called Last Exile. Maybe not in the liking of people for it's an animated story, but to those who will go through it, I promise a true delight. Here's a little teaser, so you'd know what to expect.
If you're into anime, you're sure to like this one.
The story... Well, the story is a little more than typical sea voyage plot, everything goes well, then pirates appear, crash landing and so on. The real good thing about this particular book is its setting. The world is roughly the same as ours, in terms of geography and living things. Roughly. That's mostly where the resemblance ends. The rest is a more or less fantasy world. Airships all over, no planes, and what's more dazzling, there's an even more weightless gas than hydrogen. The only thing in don't like about that gas is the name. Hydrium... It sounds like it has any resemblance to water, though it most probably doesn't. The rest is as it should be. Airships going through the sky, crew running aboard, and a vast amount of space where to unfurl the mind's sails.
Descriptions are dazzling. If your mind works, you'll get a true movie out of this book. Even more than a movie, cause the mind works way better than a screen and some lights. Imagination is the only thing needed so that this book is a delight. The characters are well developed, the story keeps you on waiting another incredible thing to happen and the bad guys don't make you feel sick of how cheesy they are. I've met books where they did, honestly.
For those who love this kind of thing, the airships and the flying part, I'd recommend one little piece of work, called Last Exile. Maybe not in the liking of people for it's an animated story, but to those who will go through it, I promise a true delight. Here's a little teaser, so you'd know what to expect.
If you're into anime, you're sure to like this one.