Il conte Karlstein

به نظر من کل داستان می‌تونست توی بیست صفحه به جای دویست و بیست صفحه خلاصه بشه! حدود دو سوم کتاب رو خوندم و از اینکه شخصیت‌ها دور خودشون می‌چرخیدن و هیچ اتفاقی نمی‌افتاد سرگیجه گرفتم وکتاب رو بستم! حتی برام مهم نبود پایانش چی می‌شه! Leggi tutto

فانتزی خوب و جذابی بود. فضاسازی‌ها عالی بود. روند اتفاقات هم جالب بود. دلیل و لزومی برای داشتن چند تا راوی در میانه‌ی کار ندیدم. خصوصاً این‌که در پایان هیلدی به‌عنوان راوی معرفی شد که خب در بسیاری از مواقع منطق روایت رو زیرسوال می‌برد. نکته‌ی عجیب یکسان بودن لحن راوی‌های کار بود. البته به‌نظرم مشکل از Leggi tutto

This supernatural thriller is a bit scary, but it's also very funny. It's based on the legend of the Wild Hunt and the Demon Huntsman. The story involves plenty of outlandish characters and hilarious incidents. The high point is the shooting match near the end where one very improbable coincidence a Leggi tutto

I do not profess to be an expert on the works of Philip Pullman, but I have read a few, and I have to admit this book, of which I never knew of its existence until I saw it on the shelf at the library, is one of his finest. In a writing style and narrative I feel to be completely different from his

Count Karlstein isn't as good as Clockwork -- maybe that's the fact that I didn't read it as a child and I don't have associated nostalgia, though. Anyway, it's in a similar vein, a little bit of a Gothic story with suspense and an improbably wonderful conclusion. Fun, easy to read, but not ground-b Leggi tutto