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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I was so disappointed in this book, especially after loving The Elegance of the Hedgehog. I got about halfway and just gave up. The two storylines were just not that interesting, taking too long to develop, and I couldn't really keep the characters straight because they didn't make much of an impression on me. It's almost a great book. I love the premise, but the execution was lackluster. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle Collane EditorialiGallimard, Folio (6569)
Fantasy.
Fiction.
Literature.
HTML:An inspiring literary fantasy about two gifted girls from the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Life of Elves sings of the human spirit and conveys a message of hope and faith. Muriel Barbery's new novel is the first of two books about Maria and Clara, unforgettable heroines of a world facing annihilation. Animated by a large cast of endearing characters, it is a timeless story about the forces of good and evil and a moving meditation on the power of nature, music, art, storytelling, and love. When the harmony between living beings turns to discord, the seasons will be loosed from their moorings and the natural world thrown into disarray; human beingsâ??no longer capable of feeling either empathy or enchantmentâ??will abandon themselves to hate, violence, and war. An epic battle between forces that wish to reestablish harmony in the world and those that wish to shatter it definitively is being waged on earth and in the mysterious land of mist, where the elves dwell. A ragtag army of rural peasants gathers in readiness for the fightâ??their weapons, an age-old kinship with the land and an affinity for magic. But humankind cannot hope to win this battle alone. Victory depends on help from the inhabitants of a world that is hidden from human sight. Hope rests with Maria and Clara, two girls whose prodigious artistic talents and deep connections with nature make communion with the numinous realm possible. From the Trade Paperback edit Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)843.92Literature French and related languages French fiction Modern Period 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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I was totally ready to read this book, and then I lost all interest once I got two chapters in. The plot of the book sounded so exciting! It was going to be a thrilling adventure! But, it was quite the let down for many reasons.
1. This book is actually going to be two books, but it could have just been one big one.
2. You should be able to read a sample of this novel before you get it - the writing style was definitely not my favourite. I had a hard time reading it (it was translated from french, so maybe that's why?). The style was strange and didn't benefit the novel at all. You can tell the author tried really hard to make an interesting book, but it fell really flat.
3. The chosen words are beautiful, but it just drags on and on and on and on and on....explaining is great, don't get me wrong, but too much makes a boring book. I felt like I read three chapters and only moved forward two minutes into the entire story.
I kept avoiding this book because it bored me, so I just trucked through it. I wouldn't recommend it personally, it's not a book for me! People who love flowery type explanation in books will like this one.
Two out of five stars.
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. ( )