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The Book of Heroes
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I am very torn on this review and I very much wish I could give this book 3.5 stars.
On the one hand, the pacing in this book is dreadful and the overabundant use of "we'll have to talk about X thing later" to keep any mystery to the story was incredibly annoying. I also think that the translator was being a little too literal and as a result a lot of the dialogue feels stilted and false.
On the other hand, the ending is excellent. It is grey and beautiful, hopeful and sad. I like how realistic this book is both for a fantasy novel and for a novel targeted at young adults. Miyabe doesn't hesitate to tackle the very real challenges children are facing everyday head-on, nor does she pander to them that "everything will work out just fine if you do your best!"
On the one hand, the pacing in this book is dreadful and the overabundant use of "we'll have to talk about X thing later" to keep any mystery to the story was incredibly annoying. I also think that the translator was being a little too literal and as a result a lot of the dialogue feels stilted and false.
On the other hand, the ending is excellent. It is grey and beautiful, hopeful and sad. I like how realistic this book is both for a fantasy novel and for a novel targeted at young adults. Miyabe doesn't hesitate to tackle the very real challenges children are facing everyday head-on, nor does she pander to them that "everything will work out just fine if you do your best!"
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Reading Progress
May 11, 2011
– Shelved
November 25, 2019
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Started Reading
December 5, 2019
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Finished Reading
January 21, 2020
– Shelved as:
fantasy
January 21, 2020
– Shelved as:
owned-books-hardcopies
January 21, 2020
– Shelved as:
translated
