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Sto caricando le informazioni... November in Salem: The Bargain of Witchesdi L.C. Russell
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. November in Salem is one of those "must not miss" novels that conjures a vivid movie in your mind from the outset. Although L. C. Russell wrote the book for young adults, it delights any age to the point where you finally glance at the clock and see that it's already three o'clock in the morning! It would not be inappropriate to compare it to the in-depth complexity of Tolkien and the creative settings of Rowling. However, November in Salem is not a Tolkien "wannabe." Russell takes off on her own unique story, drawing on actual places and obscure historical facts that the curious can actually research. For example, I googled the Danvers Asylum for the Insane and found that it has sadly (and just recently) been partially torn down and turned into condos. Fortunately, the builders preserved parts of the old structure-you can look at their website. Better still, you can go to http://www.opacity.us/site22_danvers_state_hospital.htm and take a vicarious trip through what it must have looked like when November, Hawk, Jeff and Dynnis took their dark, cold, and terrifying trip through its portals and into the world of Salem when the bargain was struck between the evil Astaroth and the men responsible for the Witch Trials. L. C. Russell presents a rich offering of characters and settings, weaving fact, myth, and a wonderfully heavy dose of imagination that she takes to dazzling fantastical and artistic heights. November in Salem is so much more than just a fantasy. It is also a grand but dark adventure, a coming-of-age novel, and a first-love story where November and Thomas are separated by time, she in the 21st century and he in the 18th. Russell creatively veers away from mainstream settings into a world unlike any you have read about before. Each scene, each character is painted with lavish word pictures so that you don't even need to close your eyes to visualize the asylum, the Croft, Avnova, or the evil Astaroth as Hawk runs his wheelchair over the gaping chasm, bridged only by smoldering red-hot coals, to deliver November's soul to be weighed against that of the Evil One. After you read this book, you'll be clamoring for a sequel! ( ) I read this book on the heels of watching the Tolkien trilogy, "Lord of the Rings." Thinking it might just carry over into my induced euphoria, I was pleased to find it did just that. I went along with the kids, into the dark abyss that was that old asylum, and found myself immersed in a genuine piece of American history with a sobering twist. The novel has enough hazards to try anyone's abilities, and the resolution doesn't come easy for the characters involved. It is easy to identify with them, as they are contemporary beings and good friends, and the fantasy aspect comes with the meeting and interacting with the magic world and the fact that some kids do indeed have powers beyond texting and twittering. Get yourself a copy and enjoy it. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Abandoned, neglected, and sitting atop Hathorne Hill, Danvers Asylum for the Insane towers above modern-day Danvers, Massachusetts. When November Atwood and her twin cousins, Jeff and wheelchair-bound Hawk, discover a strangely-marked wooden box long-buried in the asylum's shadows, they unwittingly set in motion events leading to the culmination of a diabolical pact signed more than three hundred years ago when Danvers was Salem Village and witchcraft was a hanging offense. The cryptic clues on an old vellum document, along with a curious gold coin found inside the box, prompt the trio to venture into the tunnels beneath the asylum, where Jeff is struck by elf-shot, abducted, and replaced by a changeling. With the aid of a gnome called Dynnis, the pair embark on a journey through the treacherous tunnels and into the Hill of Hathorne. They encounter Hob, the keeper of the Room of Rings, an enormous portal that carries them back in time to Salem Village, current date 1701. Can November summon the courage to bargain her soul to spare the souls of those hanged for witchcraft in 1692? For she is the only one who holds the key in November in Salem: The Bargain of Witches. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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