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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. http://bactra.org/weblog/algae-2013-08.html#wilding ( ) I found this one charming. A tale of feral cats and the gifted housecat with strange powers that only appear when there is a need and some cats whose society is warped and dangerous and what happens when all three collide. I found it fun and interesting and I loved how the cats were characterised. I'm looking forward to more by this author. The book and the illustrations are beautiful. It's probably aimed at the younger set, tweens to teens, or maybe there's some other good reason I couldn't get into this story told from the Nizamuddin cat clan's point of view. I'm also not a fan of [b: Watership Down|76620|Watership Down|Richard Adams|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405136931s/76620.jpg|1357456] so no doubt it's me and not the book. I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. while i am glad i read this book and found both the premise and the setting interesting, i was never really caught up in the story, so didn't love it. i found it to be a little predictable - of course things are going escalate to a clash with the shuttered house's ferals - and a bit simple in its style. i had to double-check on this book as i noticed a few people on goodreads shelved this as 'YA' (not that that is a reliable identifier at the best of times, heh). the book was not published into the YA market, but in the 'literary fiction' and 'fantasy' genres/markets. i can see why some would feel it to be a bit YA-y -- though some of the scenes could be very troubling to younger readers, so i would endorse this for 16+, if they are used to reading emotionally tough stuff, or graphic violence. i think my main issue was that i never really bought into the voices and personalities of the cats. it still felt too human. (though, who's to know,right?) i kept thinking of Fifteen Dogs. (which would be a great companion read, if you are equal opportunity animals as narrators!) Fifteen Dogs was a tough read. the writing is wonderful, but the subject matter was emotionally tough. but i just bought into it so much more than i did with Roy's novel. both books are really morality tales turned on their head to feature animals instead of humans. and it is an effective and affecting device. so as to not be totally bah-humbug (and, really, i am glad i read the book and will likely read the second one in this series. i just didn't LOVE it.) -- my favourite bits of the book were with the kittens mara, and southpaw. and, in particular, mara's interactions with her zoo friends - a family of tigers, and a type of monkey. as well, mara's struggle with her nature and her domestication as an indoor cat were lovely to me (though it sometimes felt childish in a human way, for this wee kitten). i also liked Roy's play with 'sending', telepathic linking, and magical realism. additionally, Roy gives voices and personalities to other types of animals - mice, rats, mongoose, birds... but not a single human has a real voice, though they are sometimes peripherally present, the "bigfeet". this was a different type of read for me, but it's an interesting addition to the 'animals as narrators' field in fiction. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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In the labyrinthine alleys and ruins of Nizamuddin, an old neighbourhood in Delhi, India, lives a small band of cats. Miao, the clan elder, a wise, grave Siamese; Katar, loved by his followers and feared by his enemies; Hulo, the great warrior tom; Beraal, the beautiful queen, swift and deadly when challenged; Southpaw, the kitten whose curiosity can always be counted on to get him into trouble... Unfettered and wild, these and the other members of the tribe fear no one, go where they will, and do as they please. Until one day, a terrified orange-coloured kitten with monsoon green eyes and remarkable powers lands in their midst--the first in a series of extraordinary events that threatens to annihilate them and everything they hold dear. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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