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S'està carregant… The Collectors' Society (edició 2014)de Heather Lyons (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Overall, the book was worth reading even though I was frustrated at times. I would read more of this series even. ( ) How can you not love a novel that includes a bibliography. I liked the characters that classic authors created and that the author has re-imagined and now populate the tale. The story moves along at a furious pace in the beginning, but slows down once the Alice starts to wrestle with her feelings. I don't want to spoil the surprise of characters but one of my favorites is A.D. hopefully that character is obscure enough you won't guess the source. This is the first book in The Collector’s Society series, there are four books total in this series. I borrowed this as an audiobook from Audible Escapes. I enjoyed this book, it starts out a bit slow, but the second half of the book really picks up pace. Alice has returned to Wonderland and, upon finally being able to reclaim her sanity, she is offered a job. The job is with The Collector’s Society in modern New York City. There she will work with a group of fellow literary individuals to prevent timelines (books) and hence worlds from being obliterated. Unfortunately, this time the timeline to be deleted is Wonderland. Can Alice help to stop this deletion before Wonderland is gone forever? In general I liked this book and it was a fun read. The first part is a bit slow with a lot of time spent with Alice trying to figure out how to navigate the modern world and with the reader learning about The Collector’s Society. The second half is a lot more fast-paced and fun, as we finally venture into Wonderland. The story, world, and characters are all very well done. I do have some complaints about the plot, one of the reasons I have stopped reading a lot of time travel books is that they are just too hard for the author to keep straight and get confusing. My main point of confusion here was the following: if Alice was brought from the 1800’s in England to modern New York and she had been out of Wonderland for 6 months prior to her trip to New York, then when did she return to Wonderland? The characters in Wonderland act like she returns there 6 months after she leaves, but in reality she was moved over 100 years forward in the future...at that point wouldn’t she be returning to Wonderland at least 100 years after she left? Or does time not run the same way in these worlds? I was very confused by the timing and in the end decided to just stop thinking about it and go with the flow. I did enjoy how Lyons blended in original elements into from the Alice in Wonderland books into this story. Overall this was a well done book and was very creative and engaging. I plan on continuing the series and would recommend to those who love Alice in Wonderland in particular. The original story is very well blended with this new extension to the tale. I also like the dark overtones to this story. 4.5 stars I wasn't sure this book was for me, but I'm so glad I gave it a shot. It is filled with the classics and characters many of us are familiar with and even loved delivered in a totally original way. I love the changes. People are edgier than their traditional forms. It's a fairytale for grownups. I will definitely be continuing the series. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life. An enigmatic gentleman with an intriguing job offer too tempting to resist changes her plans for a calm existence. Soon, she's whisked to New York and initiated into the Collectors' Society, a secret organization whose members confirm that famous stories are anything but straightforward and that what she knows about the world is only a fraction of the truth. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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