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I am half way through the book and I am utterly enchanted. It is one of the fews books where I am torn between devouring it and trying to hold off to prolong the experience. (hence the reason I am here instead of reading it right now. )
In Uprooted, Novik manages to create a world that is both fantastical and real. Unlike many high fantasy stories where the element of magic makes the characters and plot too far removed, this story is very much realistic. The character act in accordance with human nature, no one is unerringly good or utterly evil. They are selfish, vain and capable doing both great good or great evil. This makes the story a bit dark at times, and tinted with a bitter sweetness.
The narrative of the story is focus on Agnieszka. And her utter ignorance of the world and life outside her simple village really grounds the rest of the world. In many sense she is being introduce or more like throw into a whole new world the same as the readers. The narrative is thus very immersive and explanatory.
This books really reminds of me of the first few books of Novik's Temeraire series. It is filled with the same balance of realism and fantasy. And the focus of the story is on the human nature of the characters and their struggles. I stopped reading Temeraire because it got a bit too depressing and felt dragged out by book five, so I hope this doesn't happen with the characters in Uprooted. Although from what I gathered this is meant to be a stand alone story.
In Uprooted, Novik manages to create a world that is both fantastical and real. Unlike many high fantasy stories where the element of magic makes the characters and plot too far removed, this story is very much realistic. The character act in accordance with human nature, no one is unerringly good or utterly evil. They are selfish, vain and capable doing both great good or great evil. This makes the story a bit dark at times, and tinted with a bitter sweetness.
The narrative of the story is focus on Agnieszka. And her utter ignorance of the world and life outside her simple village really grounds the rest of the world. In many sense she is being introduce or more like throw into a whole new world the same as the readers. The narrative is thus very immersive and explanatory.
This books really reminds of me of the first few books of Novik's Temeraire series. It is filled with the same balance of realism and fantasy. And the focus of the story is on the human nature of the characters and their struggles. I stopped reading Temeraire because it got a bit too depressing and felt dragged out by book five, so I hope this doesn't happen with the characters in Uprooted. Although from what I gathered this is meant to be a stand alone story.