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Bezig met laden... Egg and Spoondoor Gregory Maguire
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This was an interesting story based on Russian folk tales with which I was not very familiar. Although not particularly well written, the characters were cleverly developed and endearing (particularly Baba Yaga, but maybe that's just because I'm getting too old to identify with the teens). The ending felt a little bit rushed and abrupt, but that's my only real complaint. It was a fun read and a welcome diversion from real life. ( ) Friends of mine recommended this book to me one day while we were on a trip, and we ended up listening to the audiobook for a while together. Later, I looked it up to see if I could listen to the rest of the story, and I was thrilled to find the audiobook on Scribd! This is such a fun story. I’ve been intrigued by folk tales ever since I was a little girl, and putting those together with a masterful storytelling style and the unique wildness and beauty of Russia makes this a delightful read. I felt like I got to know Russia in a new way in this book; even though it’s a far-fetched fantasy, it’s also deeply grounded in the country and people as a whole. This is a story of fighting for survival, companionship and working together, and of hard-won friendship and love. If you enjoy fantasy and adventure tales and don’t mind some magic and mystical characters from Russian folklore showing up (the Firebird, the witch Baba Yaga and her house Dumb Doma, and more!), this would be a great option to read next. Fun, imaginative, and strongly reminiscent of fairy tales, this is a story that would appeal to a wide variety of ages, provided you’re still a child at heart. Sometimes Gregory Maguire does things with fairy tales that I don't really appreciate. He's kind of hit or miss for me. In this case, he weaves a wonderful, enthralling tale that is Russian to the core and perfect in its balance between story and fable, magic and awful, starving reality. Also, I'm a sucker for Baba Yaga's chicken-legged house and I find his use of it an utter delight. It's a prince and the pauper story, a Vasilisa the Brave story, a Firebird and marvels story. Mostly, though, it's a story about young people learning empathy, with some salty and hilarious commentary from our cannibal friend, Baba Yaga. Not to be missed. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Mythology.
Folklore.
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
HTML: In this tour de force, master storyteller Gregory Maguire offers a dazzling novel for fantasy lovers of all ages. Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar's army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in Saint Petersburgâ??a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena's age. When the two girls' lives collide, an adventure is set in motion, an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, andâ??in a starring role only Gregory Maguire could have conjuredâ??Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folklore, in her ambulatory house perched on chicken l 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:
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