Without knowing it, I'd always had two unspoken arrangements with the world. The first was that I would not trouble it with unpleasant conversation...
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I really liked this book. In spite of how predictable most of it was, I held my breath, I trembled in anticipation and anxiety, and I stopped reading it for almost a whole day because I wasn't ready to be done.
I'd encourage you to buy this for the young women in your life who are inclined to like fantasy. (A good indication of whether they'd like this book would be whether they like Mulan, because it's set in a fantasy realm heavily influenced by Japanese and Chinese cultures.)
Just to clear up any potential confusion, this book has actually been published under three titles, depending on who published it: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, The Two Pearls of Wisdom, and Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye. Don't buy them thinking they're part of a trilogy (though there is a sequel forthcoming).
I got this book for Christmas one year. Loved it. Shared it with all my friends. Lent it out to students I trusted when I became a teacher. Highly recommended for the bookish snobs in your life.
Every bit as good as, if not better than, the first book in the trilogy--which I read twice in three days. How long do we have to wait for the third book?
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You know, I was really into this book until the end--I liked how there was no villain, there was no one you could really root for, because it was just a no-win situation no matter what. And even though I saw the ending coming, I really hoped I was wrong; it was the worst ending possible for the story.
Beth Kephart's writing has an elegance I envy: graceful, lyrical and defiantly simple. The characters are so delightful I couldn't get enough of any of them--I wish the book had been longer so that I could have spent more time with them.
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Jena, November 17, 2009
I really liked this book. In spite of how predictable most of it was, I held my breath, I trembled in anticipation and anxiety, and I stopped reading it for almost a whole day because I wasn't ready to be done.I'd encourage you to buy this for the young women in your life who are inclined to like fantasy. (A good indication of whether they'd like this book would be whether they like Mulan, because it's set in a fantasy realm heavily influenced by Japanese and Chinese cultures.)
Just to clear up any potential confusion, this book has actually been published under three titles, depending on who published it: Eon: Dragoneye Reborn, The Two Pearls of Wisdom, and Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye. Don't buy them thinking they're part of a trilogy (though there is a sequel forthcoming).
The Superior Person's Books of Words by Peter Bowler
Jena, September 20, 2009
I got this book for Christmas one year. Loved it. Shared it with all my friends. Lent it out to students I trusted when I became a teacher. Highly recommended for the bookish snobs in your life.Catching Fire: The Hunger Games #2 by Suzanne Collins
Jena, September 2, 2009
Every bit as good as, if not better than, the first book in the trilogy--which I read twice in three days. How long do we have to wait for the third book?(3 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Jena, August 29, 2009
You know, I was really into this book until the end--I liked how there was no villain, there was no one you could really root for, because it was just a no-win situation no matter what. And even though I saw the ending coming, I really hoped I was wrong; it was the worst ending possible for the story.Nothing But Ghosts by Beth Kephart
Jena, August 29, 2009
Beth Kephart's writing has an elegance I envy: graceful, lyrical and defiantly simple. The characters are so delightful I couldn't get enough of any of them--I wish the book had been longer so that I could have spent more time with them.1-5 of 127next