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Bezig met laden... The Empty Grave (2017)door Jonathan Stroud
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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. Overall the book was good. As always, the adventure, suspense and character interactions were really well written. I am somewhat disappointed by a lack of overall resolution in a number of respects, all of which would be spoilerish to list out, which were left to the readers imagination and interpretation of hints that were dropped during the story. 4.5 stars Great ending to an all-around great series. I did them all on audio, and though the readers changed, I liked them all. Emily Bevan did the last few, and I especially loved how she did the Skull’s and George’s voices. There were many laugh-out-loud moments, but I think the first was when the Skull accused the Lockwood and Co. agents of”skullism.” You’ve heard of racism. You’ve heard of sexism. Well, this is skullism, pure and simple. You’re judging me by my outward appearance. You doubt my word solely because I’m a skull, lurking in a jar of slime-green plasm. Admit it! And I loved this description of George’s jeans (“dungarees” in the audio—when I checked the print version to copy the quote, I was to surprised to see a different word). These were of remarkable and sinister bagginess, revealing untold acreages of George whenever he bent over or made sharp turns. A few scenes went long, and I spent a good amount of my work commute yelling “Break the jar!” at Lucy. There were some surprises during the final confrontation, and though it’s the last book in the series, it felt like more stories could be told. I was excited to hear this is being adapted to television, and I hope whoever does it doesn’t bungle it. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Fantasy.
Juvenile Fiction.
Juvenile Literature.
Mystery.
HTML:Five months after the events in THE CREEPING SHADOW, we join Lockwood, Lucy, George, Holly, and their associate Quill Kipps on a perilous night mission: they have broken into the booby-trapped Fittes Mausoleum, where the body of the legendary psychic heroine Marissa Fittes lies. Or does it? This is just one of the many questions to be answered in Book 5 of the Lockwood & Co. series. Will Lockwood ever reveal more about his family's past to Lucy? Will their trip to the Other Side leave Lucy and Lockwood forever changed? Will Penelope Fittes succeed in shutting down their agency forever? The young agents must survive attacks from foes both spectral and human before they can take on their greatest enemy in a climactic and chaotic battle. And to prevail they will have to rely on help from some surprising??and shadowy??allies. Jonathan Stroud once again delivers a rousing adventure full of danger, laughs, twists, and frights. The revelations will send readers back to Book 1 to start the series all over Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The Empy Grave è un altro dei motivi per cui Stroud è un autore per ragazzз così capace: quando deve tirare le somme, non è tipo da trattenersi e risparmiare al suo giovane pubblico le cose brutte della vita e, in questo caso, della morte. Anche nelle battute finali del romanzo, Stroud trova l’occasione per i suoi colpi di coda, di quelli che ti fanno maledire il fatto che non ci siano più pagine e allo stesso tempo formano la chiusa perfetta alla sua storia.
Mi rimangio quello che ho scritto: Netflix, non fare un casino con Lockwood & Co.
Un’altra grande capacità di Stroud è quella di creare personaggi non umani (o sovrumani) che non hanno simpatia per la nostra razza e che con la loro personalità sarcastica mettono in luce tutti i difetti e i limiti degli esseri umani. E alla fine, invariabilmente, saranno proprio quei personaggi a darci la chiave di lettura, il senso della storia che abbiamo letto. Non finirà tutto a tarallucci e vino, ma tutto avrà il sapore agrodolce della vita.
Non posso dire di essere rimasta sorpresa dalla conclusione (anche se un mezzo infarto sei comunque riuscito a farmelo avere, Stroud, porca miseria), ma d’altro canto è un libro per ragazzз, non per gente scafata come me (che, comunque, se ne frega perché durante la lettura si è divertita assai). Leggere Stroud è sempre tempo ben speso. ( )