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I did a combination of reading aloud and listening to the excellent multi-cast recording on audible with my children. The Inquisitor's tale is delightfully written, has excellent characters, a pretty good plot, and a nice humane, tolerant, pluralist message. It is not so spine tingling thrilling that I would recommend it for an adult, but would highly recommend it to children age 8-12, and something that is pretty fun for adults too.
The story, set in 13th century France, begins with three children and a dog facing the King of France and all of his knights going to war against three children and a dog. It then goes back in time and is told through multiple personages that all happen to be in the same inn including a butcher, a jongleur, a nun, a chronicler--each with a different personality and style. I thought it would have more unreliable narrators and fragmented stories but in fact, other than the style, it was a pretty linear progression. Eventually we get up to the opening prologue and follow the children forward in their battle and beyond.
Oddly The Inquisitor's Tale is almost entirely lacking in the dark humor of Adam Gidwitz's previous books, instead going for a well-intentioned almost politically correct story about a poor girl, a jew and a person of color--all standing up against the bigotry and intolerance of the State.
The story, set in 13th century France, begins with three children and a dog facing the King of France and all of his knights going to war against three children and a dog. It then goes back in time and is told through multiple personages that all happen to be in the same inn including a butcher, a jongleur, a nun, a chronicler--each with a different personality and style. I thought it would have more unreliable narrators and fragmented stories but in fact, other than the style, it was a pretty linear progression. Eventually we get up to the opening prologue and follow the children forward in their battle and beyond.
Oddly The Inquisitor's Tale is almost entirely lacking in the dark humor of Adam Gidwitz's previous books, instead going for a well-intentioned almost politically correct story about a poor girl, a jew and a person of color--all standing up against the bigotry and intolerance of the State.