

S'està carregant… The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (Fairyland, 4) (2015 original; edició 2016)de Catherynne M. Valente (Autor)
Informació de l'obraThe Boy Who Lost Fairyland de Catherynne M. Valente (2015)
![]() al.vick-wishlist-YA (66) No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Read 2015. While it did take a while to get used to a new protagonist, The Boy Who Lost Fairyland is still missing something. I can relate to the idea of always feeling out of place, but, Thomas/Hawthorne's development was rushed, and the implications of Changelings was under-emphasized. It would have been really interesting to explore the laws of exchange and the ways they influenced the worlds they found themselves in, but it was kind of brushed off and quickly passed by. Seeing September and her friends at the end was nice, but, again, didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the story. So how do you judge an exemplary YA adventure that stands out heads and shoulders above everything you've ever read in the field? You don't. Or, at the very least, you judge it by the others in the series. So that's what I'll do. Unfortunately for me, I still can't decide between the first book and this one as being my favorite! UGGHH.... Sure, there happens to be another revolution, but this time it's all for the changelings. We even get a small role for September, and my previously ignorant prediction of seeing more of Saturday was a woefully misbegotten sentiment. So just how wonderful is it to see a little troll boy grow up in Chicago? Let me tell you: IT WAS SPECTACULAR. Everything is turned on it's head from the previous books, and yet it's all so damn close. We've got a There and Back Again coming from exactly the wrong direction as the previous books, and what do you know? I actually prefer it! Did I see myself all in Thomas? Oh yes. Do I feel like doing a ton of Trollish things? Oh yes. Did I delight in rediscovering that I'm not NORMAL? Oh yes, yes, yes, Indeed, Yes. :) Did a few tears fall from my eyes? Yeah, surprisingly. So beautiful. So utterly charming. As usual, a lovely book--but probably my least favourite of the four so far. Not because of the shift in protagonist (Hawthorn/Tom is terrific), but because the plot rather meandered ... around page 180 I started feeling like the book was starting, but it was actually closing in on an ending. Despite that one criticism, a less-than-perfect book from Ms. Valente is about 100 times more rewarding than most author's best efforts! (Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Well. I'm glad the series is done and finished. I can read it all, quite without worry.
This was much improved from previous book.
And there was certainly no need to spend this one with September. It would not have been proper.
Ah, to be a stranger in any and all of the worlds! To feel misplaced in your own skin. Alone. Alone! ALONE.
Now I'm looking forward to the final part of Fairyland story.
(the ending did come up quite abruptly, very much in fairyland-ish fashion I suspect) (