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Chargement... The book without words : a fable of medieval magic (édition 2005)par Avi,
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This was certainly an easy book to read, but I admit, it wasn't all that quick for me. I was not drawn into the story; I didn't much care for the main character of Sybil. I didn't feel any compassion toward her or her plight, and therefore, I was not pushed to turn pages as I often am in children's novels. There was very little heart in this story. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages. But for a green-eyed reader filled with great desire, it may reveal the forgotten magical arts of making gold and achieving immortality. For generations, its magic has been protected from those who would exploit it. But on a terrible day of death and destruction, the Book Without Words falls into the hands of a desperate boy. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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Two boys turn up. One is Damian Perbeck, apprentice to local apothecary Mistress Weebly. He's a jerk. The other is brought by the Reeve [local magistrate]. Alfric is a timid orphan whom the Reeve bought for two pennies. Unlike Sybil, the boys can read.
Sybil learns more about the book from an elderly monk, Brother Wilfrid. Her elderly wizard stole the book from said monk when he was thirteen years old. The monk also tells her what will happen to her and Odo should Thorston succeed in swallowing all four of the magic stones he made. Good thing Thorston can swallow only one a day. The author makes Thorston's motive understandable, but I don't pity him.
The children are in a life-or-death situation. The Reeve plans to hang them if he doesn't get the secret of making gold. Well, he also plans to hang Thorston, but the wizard isn't worried about the threat.
The book is claustrophobic. The action mostly takes place inside Thorston's old stone house or its courtyard. John Curless' narration is effective, making me want to shout at Sybil and the boys while they're trying to figure out what to do to escape. It is set in Anglo-Saxon England, twenty years before the Norman Conquest. The village where it takes place, Fulworth, is a real village in Northumberland, about 20 miles south of York. The climax had me in considerable suspense, but the ending was quite satisfying. ( )