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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Ditulis oleh Catherynne M. Valente
Narasi oleh Catherynne Valente
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Mulai Mendengarkan- Penerbit:
- Brilliance Audio
- Dirilis:
- May 10, 2011
- ISBN:
- 9781441877642
- Format:
- Buku Audio
Deskripsi
"This is a kind of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by way of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland-it's the sort of book one doesn't want to end." -Publisher's Weekly, starred review
September is a girl who longs for adventure. When she is invited to Fairyland by a Green Wind and a Leopard, well, of course she accepts. (Mightn't you?) But Fairyland is in turmoil, and it will take one twelve-year-old girl, a book-loving dragon, and a strange and almost human boy named Saturday to vanquish an evil Marquess and restore order.
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
Ditulis oleh Catherynne M. Valente
Narasi oleh Catherynne Valente
Deskripsi
"This is a kind of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by way of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland-it's the sort of book one doesn't want to end." -Publisher's Weekly, starred review
September is a girl who longs for adventure. When she is invited to Fairyland by a Green Wind and a Leopard, well, of course she accepts. (Mightn't you?) But Fairyland is in turmoil, and it will take one twelve-year-old girl, a book-loving dragon, and a strange and almost human boy named Saturday to vanquish an evil Marquess and restore order.
- Penerbit:
- Brilliance Audio
- Dirilis:
- May 10, 2011
- ISBN:
- 9781441877642
- Format:
- Buku Audio
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The narrative style is just perfect. It was done similar to the way the Great Gatsby is narrated except that the tone was much more upbeat and playful. The tone was more like Flynn Ryder telling his kids the story about how he met Rapunzel in Tangled.
The beginning is set during WWII and that's central to September's outlook on life, and some other aspects of her character.
The story felt like the first time I saw Alice in Wonderland. Everything was strange and wonderful and made sense in it's own way. It was also full of little bits of wisdom the way that Alice in Wonderland is. I have to read the original one day...
Heartlessness and growing a heart is dealt with in an interesting way here.
She says yes to adventure, she doesn't just happen upon it.
I'm probably going to read this to (or with) my son one day when he's into chapter books. I personally believe in saying yes to adventure and wanting to find obstacles to overcome, rather than waiting for things to happen to you.
That was problematic. Because otherwise this book was charming. There were a number of absolutely lovely turns of phrase -- quotes I had to write down immediately, conversations I had to read aloud to my husband, and amazingly delightful inventions -- like the wyverary, which is what is born when a wyvern and a library love each other very much...
Had I read this book without such expectations, I feel sure I would have been blown away. Valente is bold and fierce, but can also be almost unbearably tender. The number of times she managed to upend my expectations was impressive, but what was more so was that all these surprise turns worked -- they were cohesive and felt true.
When Jefferson comes home from Grandma's, we will have to have a conversation about this book. Also, there's a sequel. That's going to have to be mine.
I'm sure it was a blast to write (you could tell she was having fun) and I'm sure for some people this is right up their alley but it's just not for me.
If this is what I liked I would give it 5 stars but I tried to finish twice and couldn't so I'm giving it 1 star.
I liked this book so much I don't even want to recommend it to everyone. Because I don't want to have a conversation about how you didn't like it, if you don't.
But still. Buy it. Read it. Give it to friends. There's a reason this book is on the bestseller list.
A young girl gets taken into fairyland and finds herself in a land governed by an evil girl.
Read as an audiobook.