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Sabriel
by Garth Nix
I have to admit, it took me longer than usual to get through this book. Only because I felt I had to digest what was going on, which is never really a bad thing. The author did a fantastic job world-building and creating some unique creatures. It did get a little cliche and disappointing near the end, but the journey along the way was great and I loved following Sabriel through it all.
So I'll get out the parts I didn't like first. As I said, it got disappointingly cliche. The one where the woman and the man fall in love after only knowing each other for a few days? Yeah, that happened. Also, a lost prince who just so happened to be the guy Sabriel falls in love with. Not saying I didn't still like the book; I just liked it a lot less after those cliches were put in place. The deus ex machina at the end was a little disappointing, too. There was so much building up to it, so many battles and so many lives lost... and the big bad was defeated in a fairly simple and convenient way. I don't know what I was expecting, but that just gave me an "oh... what?" feeling.
But on to the good stuff. I thought Mogget's character was the most fascinating one in the whole bunch. I wanted to know more about it: what it was, how it came to be under the Abhorsen's control, why it chose different forms and how it determined which forms to take, et cetera. I would love to read more about it. I also liked the captain guy who saw Sabriel as a daughter figure. How he knowingly put himself in a deadly situation was tragic. Sabriel was great too, of course. One of the strongest, best-written female characters I've seen. Except for the romance cliche, but I guess you can't win them all.
Overall, it was a great book. It took me a while and I was exhausted at times, but it was worth the trip.
So I'll get out the parts I didn't like first. As I said, it got disappointingly cliche. The one where the woman and the man fall in love after only knowing each other for a few days? Yeah, that happened. Also, a lost prince who just so happened to be the guy Sabriel falls in love with. Not saying I didn't still like the book; I just liked it a lot less after those cliches were put in place. The deus ex machina at the end was a little disappointing, too. There was so much building up to it, so many battles and so many lives lost... and the big bad was defeated in a fairly simple and convenient way. I don't know what I was expecting, but that just gave me an "oh... what?" feeling.
But on to the good stuff. I thought Mogget's character was the most fascinating one in the whole bunch. I wanted to know more about it: what it was, how it came to be under the Abhorsen's control, why it chose different forms and how it determined which forms to take, et cetera. I would love to read more about it. I also liked the captain guy who saw Sabriel as a daughter figure. How he knowingly put himself in a deadly situation was tragic. Sabriel was great too, of course. One of the strongest, best-written female characters I've seen. Except for the romance cliche, but I guess you can't win them all.
Overall, it was a great book. It took me a while and I was exhausted at times, but it was worth the trip.