Have you ever read a book by the author Robin McKinley.Truthfully I have never read any of her books but since I'm a book critic(A bad one)now I decided I should give one of her book a try.Dragonhaven is a book written by Robin McKinley and it was published in 2007,it receive a lot of positive reviews.
The High and Low
.The author clearly knows her dragon facts as she explains interestingly about the dragon world,sometimes even I wonder that if she actually lived in that world
.Jake's eagerness to protect the dragon is heartwarming and feels fresh.Of course there are lots of story that shows the bond between a boy and his pet\friend but I probably felt that this book had something fresh because the relationship between Jake and his dragon are more like a dad and son instead of brothers or friends.
.Some times the story took its time on details that it just go straight to the point of boring(Yes sometimes I do feel like being thought in Robin McKinley's Dragon class)
.When I bought this book I thought that this book would have more adventure but I was dissapointed that the book almost had none at all
Quick summary
Jake Mendoza is a boy about 14 years old that lives with is father one day Jake went hiking in the woods and found an injured dragon that was injured by a poacher and in turn the dragon killed him soon the dragon dies and left her baby dragon alone. Jake decided to care for the dragon but he must keep it a secret because saving a dragon is actuaaly illegal and when the news about the dead dragon spread some people decided maybe it's better if there were no dragons at all and the poacher's family wants all the dragon in the woods to be killed....................................................If you want to know what happens next just read the book
The Conclusion
I've got to say that sadly Dragonhaven is a not so enjoyable book and I had a high expectation since Diana Wynne Jones liked it(My favourite author).The author definitely knows her humour and she aslo told a good story about "animal's right",friendship and parenting but sadlyit is not much of an adventure book so by that it made the story a little bit duller.The story is told in great detail and full of explanation that sometimes you swear that you feel that you're like in a biology class.I mean reading 80 pages of dragon details can be a little boring.don't misunderstand me the details on dragon and the other animals is a good thing(I guess) but sometimes it's just too much. This book is definitely for dragons fans who craves for a dragon story that is full of detail and depth but for other readers I think you can find another book instead.
Rating:5 out of 10
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
The Graveyard Book
This week I read a book which I heard recieve a lot of good reviews. The book is called The Graveyard Book it is written by Neil Gaiman and it was published in they year 2008 .It won numerous award like The Carnegie Medal or Hugo Award for best Novel.But once again I'm wondering that did it really deserve all that praise and awards.
The High and The Low
.The story is very unique.
.Simply gorgeous cover
.Some chapters were just dull and bland
.The villain's character was never fully realized
.The Honour Guard just appeared and dissappeared out of nowhere.
Quick summary
The story is about a boy named Nobody Owens whose family had been killed by an assasin ,after that two ghost found him and adopted him as their son.Each chapter tells about Bod's adventure as the story progress Bod grows up.(I personally like the chapter which Miss Lepescu babysit him and the chapter where he went to school)..............If I say more than that I will probably ruin it for you and truthfully I'm not actually sure on how to tell you.
The conclusion
I was definitely disappointed by the book,I mean everyone said it was such a great book I was thrilled when I first bought the book but when I read it I found myself pretty dissapointed.Sure Neil Gaiman writes flawlessly for this book but what's the use when the story are so dull and bland that you simply don't care.None of the characters seemed to flesh out I never felt any character development but luckily I liked how the author presented the story.The book was supposed to be dark,adventurous and a self finding type of book but it never reached to the level I hoped.Neil Gaiman was definitely smart when he asked Chris Riddel(Probably one of the best book illustrator nowdays)to illlustrate the book for him.I know that everybody loved this book and I do respect your own opinion but I'm sorry to say that this isn't my cup of tea.
Rating:5 out of 10
The High and The Low
.The story is very unique.
.Simply gorgeous cover
.Some chapters were just dull and bland
.The villain's character was never fully realized
.The Honour Guard just appeared and dissappeared out of nowhere.
Quick summary
The story is about a boy named Nobody Owens whose family had been killed by an assasin ,after that two ghost found him and adopted him as their son.Each chapter tells about Bod's adventure as the story progress Bod grows up.(I personally like the chapter which Miss Lepescu babysit him and the chapter where he went to school)..............If I say more than that I will probably ruin it for you and truthfully I'm not actually sure on how to tell you.
The conclusion
I was definitely disappointed by the book,I mean everyone said it was such a great book I was thrilled when I first bought the book but when I read it I found myself pretty dissapointed.Sure Neil Gaiman writes flawlessly for this book but what's the use when the story are so dull and bland that you simply don't care.None of the characters seemed to flesh out I never felt any character development but luckily I liked how the author presented the story.The book was supposed to be dark,adventurous and a self finding type of book but it never reached to the level I hoped.Neil Gaiman was definitely smart when he asked Chris Riddel(Probably one of the best book illustrator nowdays)to illlustrate the book for him.I know that everybody loved this book and I do respect your own opinion but I'm sorry to say that this isn't my cup of tea.
Rating:5 out of 10
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Inkheart
I know I'm a little bit slow on writing these reviews but just bear with me.I didn't have a lot of free time to read the book and I'm reading a very thick book called Inkheart.Inkheart is a book written by Cornelia Funke and it was published in 2003.The book receive positve reviews from critics and writers.I'm still confused on why though.
The High and Low
.Eleanor is simply echanting
.The story feels grounded even with it's fantasy stories
.The story drags for too long
.Some characters didn't flesh out(I mean she could told more about Fenoglio,Farid or Darius).
.
Quick summary
Mortimer Folchart or Mo(Meggie calls her father that) is a bookbinder and he has the power to read things out of a book ( he cannot control what goes out or what dissappears). One day when he was reading a book called Inkheart Resa (his wife) got sucked in the book and 3 characters from the book got out.Capicorn,Basta,and Dustfinger he also read out Dustfinger per marten Gwin). 9 years had passed and now Meggie is 12 years old (she was 3 when it happened) One night Dust fingercame their house and warned Mo about Capicorn (of course Maggie was curious about DustFinger But since Mo didn't tell her anything about it so she didn't ask her father.After a couple of days Mo planned to stay at his aunt house to bind her books he says to Maggie but obviously Maggie suspect it something else. When...If you want to know what happen next you have to buy the book.
The Conclusion
Just so you know Inkheart isn't a bad book but it is definitely over hyped.The story was definitely well told, somepart of the story could have went to the cliche road but Cornelia Funke skillfully writes her way out but by doing that she drags the story too long that nobody actually cares.I mean some chapters felt pointless and I have to hope that there will be Elinor in the chapter to lighten things up but sadly Elinor was underplayed.The book did have it's momentum but it definitely gets bog down by the slow pacing.The ending was expected but it makes readers want to read the sequel I wouldn't mind reading the sequel but I really hope that the book is called Inkheart 2:The adventures of Elinor.Seriously if she was the main character I'm sure that everything would turn up alright.
Rating:6 out of 10
(I'm sorry I couldn't write anything last I didn't have much time to read or to write this post)(I don't know why I write that It's not like someone is reading this but who knows anyway someone who read this please leave a comment to make this blog better.
The High and Low
.Eleanor is simply echanting
.The story feels grounded even with it's fantasy stories
.The story drags for too long
.Some characters didn't flesh out(I mean she could told more about Fenoglio,Farid or Darius).
.
Quick summary
Mortimer Folchart or Mo(Meggie calls her father that) is a bookbinder and he has the power to read things out of a book ( he cannot control what goes out or what dissappears). One day when he was reading a book called Inkheart Resa (his wife) got sucked in the book and 3 characters from the book got out.Capicorn,Basta,and Dustfinger he also read out Dustfinger per marten Gwin). 9 years had passed and now Meggie is 12 years old (she was 3 when it happened) One night Dust fingercame their house and warned Mo about Capicorn (of course Maggie was curious about DustFinger But since Mo didn't tell her anything about it so she didn't ask her father.After a couple of days Mo planned to stay at his aunt house to bind her books he says to Maggie but obviously Maggie suspect it something else. When...If you want to know what happen next you have to buy the book.
The Conclusion
Just so you know Inkheart isn't a bad book but it is definitely over hyped.The story was definitely well told, somepart of the story could have went to the cliche road but Cornelia Funke skillfully writes her way out but by doing that she drags the story too long that nobody actually cares.I mean some chapters felt pointless and I have to hope that there will be Elinor in the chapter to lighten things up but sadly Elinor was underplayed.The book did have it's momentum but it definitely gets bog down by the slow pacing.The ending was expected but it makes readers want to read the sequel I wouldn't mind reading the sequel but I really hope that the book is called Inkheart 2:The adventures of Elinor.Seriously if she was the main character I'm sure that everything would turn up alright.
Rating:6 out of 10
(I'm sorry I couldn't write anything last I didn't have much time to read or to write this post)(I don't know why I write that It's not like someone is reading this but who knows anyway someone who read this please leave a comment to make this blog better.
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