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tome_reader_alu 's review for:
Miranda and Caliban
by Jacqueline Carey
From what I learned before going into this book, it is a re-imagined telling of The Tempest by Shakespeare. I have not read it, nor am I honestly very familiar with the story. I chose not to research it before reading either so I could go into it without any expectations.
I actually really enjoyed reading a moderately slow paced fantasy. The entire story is told from the perspective of children/young adults. I enjoyed the simplicity of that while at the same time seeing how complex the world seemed to them despite the fact that the world to them was nothing more than their small island. The characters were well written and I found myself really caring for them. Caliban especially was an interesting character. I loved feeling like we were learning with him as his chapters being taking on more complex thought.
The love story aspect was heartbreaking and innocent. I really felt the emotional connection between them. It was also very heartbreaking to experience Caliban dealing with his growing affection and attraction alone and ignorant to what it meant. I also found myself enjoying the ambiguous ending.
Overall I highly recommend this story. It's not exciting or adventurous by any means but is very heartfelt.
I actually really enjoyed reading a moderately slow paced fantasy. The entire story is told from the perspective of children/young adults. I enjoyed the simplicity of that while at the same time seeing how complex the world seemed to them despite the fact that the world to them was nothing more than their small island. The characters were well written and I found myself really caring for them. Caliban especially was an interesting character. I loved feeling like we were learning with him as his chapters being taking on more complex thought.
The love story aspect was heartbreaking and innocent. I really felt the emotional connection between them. It was also very heartbreaking to experience Caliban dealing with his growing affection and attraction alone and ignorant to what it meant. I also found myself enjoying the ambiguous ending.
Overall I highly recommend this story. It's not exciting or adventurous by any means but is very heartfelt.