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Sto caricando le informazioni... Elsewhere (1991)di Will Shetterly
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Even though the language and structure of this book could have used some polishing, the story of how a boy went to Bordertown to find his runaway brother is a compelling one. Our protagonist, just Ron, seems to stumble from one contentious situation to another as he finds his way through the random adventure that is living in Bordertown. In any other setting I would find this plot structure to be quite contrived, but considering how complicated Bordertown is in terms of its population groups, settings, and politics, I absolutely expect it - especially from a character like Ron who has a tendency to run off at the mouth and talk himself into trouble. Most of Ron’s random adventuring through Bordertown is actually a clever mask for his real intentions behind running away from home, as well. Clearly he is young and prone to rash decisions, but when the author reveals that the prompt for Ron’s journey to Bordertown was his brother’s suicide (and a search for the magic that will bring ghosts back to the real world rather than an actual search for a living person) it adds much depth to the story. Ron’s acceptance of this reality, and the limits of magic in regards to his transformation into Wolfboy, speak to the nature of Bordertown’s influence on its residents and how it acts as a catalyst for positive change even through hardship, which gives what would otherwise be a rather typical coming of age story a much more complex set of themes. Thank you again, urban fantasy genre, for delivering something that no other type of fiction really can! nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Ron, a teenage runaway, comes of age among the punk elves and humans of Bordertown, a run-down city on the border between the real world and the magic world of Faerie. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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Recommended for fans of fantasy who enjoy the stranger entering the fantastic reality. ( )