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A review by antimony
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz
adventurous
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
in 1242 france, the king is gearing up for war -- war against three children and their dog. jeanne is a peasant who has visions of the future, william is a monk with incredible strength, and jacob is a jewish boy who can heal any wound. and gwenforte is a greyhound who was resurrected :) and they are determined to save countless holy books from being burned.
this is told through multiple people telling the narrator the stories of these kids and it has the most wonderful margin illustrations i am so so so obsessed with these illustrations i could stare at them forever. i love illuminated manuscripts i love illustrated books and it works out perfectly. and i ADORE how gwenforte is draw shes so silly looking. she almost has borzoi vibes in some of the drawings (like the one at the end) and she is delightfully pointy. this book was mostly good but sometimes i was not so focused on it or connected to it unfortunately :(
this is told through multiple people telling the narrator the stories of these kids and it has the most wonderful margin illustrations i am so so so obsessed with these illustrations i could stare at them forever. i love illuminated manuscripts i love illustrated books and it works out perfectly. and i ADORE how gwenforte is draw shes so silly looking. she almost has borzoi vibes in some of the drawings (like the one at the end) and she is delightfully pointy. this book was mostly good but sometimes i was not so focused on it or connected to it unfortunately :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and War