A review by mysimas
Krabat by Otfried Preußler

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Atmospheric, with beautiful depiction of friendship and a fun, if dark, take on magic. Things that put me off a little — the very underdeveloped but crucial romance, the ending (
HOW could she tell he was scared while wearing a blindfold when he couldn’t make any sort of noise?? WHat kinda explanation is that???
) and that things sometimes got too simplistic, which is however understandable due to the target audience. Then again some scenes were a bit too much for children, like that
depression and suicide attempt of Marten’s
. That chapter messed me up.
Also the implications of
Juro being actually a secret mastermind and knowingly causing Krabat to get brutally physically abused as a punishment from their Master
…
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