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latad_books 's review for:
The House with Chicken Legs
by Sophie Anderson
The main character Marinka was annoying and self-centred and unwilling to take responsibility for her poor choices and their outcomes, till about 90-95% of the way into the book, at which point I liked her. I realize she was only twelve so her lack of maturity and responsibility were necessary to show her evolution by the end of the book, but it was difficult for me to feel patient with her (maybe because I’ve met plenty of kids that age who were much more responsible than Marinka was.)
Anyway, I liked the jackdaw a lot, and was reminded of the afterlife Lirael saw in Garth Nix’s “Lirael” when Marinka went there, and the chicken legs reminded me of Studio Ghibli’s version of Howl’s Moving Castle, so this book was somewhat derivative. ==> 3 stars.
I LOVED the cover by Red Nose Studios ==> 5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars.
Anyway, I liked the jackdaw a lot, and was reminded of the afterlife Lirael saw in Garth Nix’s “Lirael” when Marinka went there, and the chicken legs reminded me of Studio Ghibli’s version of Howl’s Moving Castle, so this book was somewhat derivative. ==> 3 stars.
I LOVED the cover by Red Nose Studios ==> 5 stars
Overall: 3.5 stars.