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Bezig met laden... Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: Blackwood's Guide to Dangerous Fairiesdoor Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Golden (Auteur), Troy Nixey (Illustrator)
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Fiction.
Literature.
Mythology.
Non-English Fiction.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: Blackwood's Guide to Dangerous Fairies is a dark and disturbing illustrated novel based on the world of Guillermo del Toro's film "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." Taking place a hundred years before the movie begins, the book chronicles the travels and explorations of Emerson Blackwood, a young and ambitious natural scientist who quickly discovers there is a mysterious world beyond what his education and peers understand. Follow Blackwood as he travels, discovering more and more about this secret world and the creatures that inhabit it — creatures that Blackwood quickly realizes are just as interested in him as he is in them, particularly a long-lived and dangerous group of beings that have had centuries of encounters with humanity, creatures that live by eating enamel and bone.... The book, co-written by del Toro and the award-winning Christopher Golden, features illustrations by the director of "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," Troy Nixey. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.85)
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Story (4/5): This book alternates between Emerson Blackwood’s travels and his “Guide to Dangerous Fairies”. I really enjoyed the parts where we see what Blackwood is exploring and watch as he gets more and more obsessed with the “tooth fairy”. I thought the Guide portions were okay, I already know a lot about faeries and these sections were a bit boring. However, they are a well done summary of fairy lore. This book is not really so much scary as a bit creepy at times.
Characters (3/5): Emerson Blackwood is a very intriguing and well done character who I enjoyed immensely. All of the side characters are relegated to the background and I wish we had gotten to know them a bit better.
Setting (4/5): I enjoyed all the exotic settings and traveling Emerson did. This book is set in Victorian times but Blackwood travels all around the world.
Writing Style/Illustration (3.5/5): I enjoy the writing style and found it easy to read and engaging. The illustration was not as good, it was very “sketched” looking and incomplete..not a style I really enjoyed and I felt like it could have been better.
Summary (4/5): Overall this was an intriguing look into the world of dangerous faeries and was done in a way that feels really realistic. I found the Guide book portions to be a bit slow and boring but really enjoyed Blackwood’s life story. In general the book is nicely put together with a unique format and binding; I did think the illustration could be better though.
I never watched the movie that is supposed to happen later in the timeline of the world this book is set in but I kind of want to now... (