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Dwarf Story

par W. W. Marplot

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For Arty to miss a day of school, either he is very, very sick or a fairytale-character turf-war has begun in his backyard. So begins this particular Wednesday. First, Arty finds a sweaty, bearded ax-swinging warrior Dwarf scaring his dogs. Soon enough, Emma, Cry, and other middle-school friends also find fairy creature-Elves, Spriggans, Pixies, and a hoped-for Dragon-crashing into their normal homework-doing, backpack-carrying, phone-charging schooldays. Why are these magical beings here? What should be done? Is that ax sharp? Can Pixies be given aspirin? Arty, with his friends-and spying jerks and questionable strangers with long names-follow the clues and try to find out, even as things turn dark and dangerous. The mythical beings take sides. The Gwyllion, that legendary Old Woman of the Mountains, has a sinister plan that will turn the neighborhood into a fantasy battleground.… (plus d'informations)
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Dwarf Story is a fun, introductory, long (a little too much I think) novel to the fantasy/low fantasy genre. It was definitely a prime example of the journey being 90% of the story. The younger readers this book would appeal to might get bored with all of the fluff in this book and it makes the book rather long. I do think that the younger readers will enjoy reading about fairy tale creatures that they are familiar with already as well as learning about ones they may not have heard of. It started out pretty strong but it was getting increasingly easier to put the book down for the middle portion. Towards the end, the action picks back up again but it wasn't enough to recover from the lull in my eyes.

The end chapters and final "battle" were so incredibly disappointing and anticlimactic to me after all of that story buildup. Most of the characters that you would think would have large roles to play had either no appearance whatsoever or just a little passage. I did like the unique formatting of the chapters - they are told in the first person but the characters are writing a book of their experiences. The chapters are also in varying lengths with only being a single sentence but it added another layer of fun.

Arty & Emma are all right as far as middle-grade characters go and I liked Emma far better than Arty. For being so young it's a little odd reading about a character like Arty - scientific, fact, note, and organization driven. Emma is far easier to connect with as a character and is practically vibrant in contrast with Arty. The book does state that they complement each other well and I would have to agree there. I couldn't stand Cry; his opinions on the fairies, that he kept coming up with ideas on how to "use" them like they're objects or referring to them like characters of a video game? No, just… no. I would have liked more background on certain characters in the book mainly Mary, Ted (he could've been swapped for Cry), Gwyllion, and Mr. Alphabet.

I absolutely loved the unique box and items that came with my copy. Sadly one of our cats dealt a killing blow to the axe - inflatables don't stand up well to murder mittens. I would like to thank Books Forward PR for the opportunity to read this entertaining but strange middle-grade fantasy - all opinions are my own. Even though I had issues with Dwarf Story I would still recommend this book to younger readers who enjoy books that feature fantasy, fairy creatures, legends, and puzzles. (Rating rounded up from 3.5) ( )
  thereviewbooth | Sep 11, 2020 |
Thank you to Books Forward PR for sending me this book for free in exchange for my honest review.

Sometimes a book seems like it will be a good fit – middle-grade, modern, magical – but sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Sadly, this is one of those times. Nothing about the plot, characters, or writing style grabbed me or held my attention.

Magical creatures started appearing, seemingly one per child, and then, there was an evil witch, and she was kind of brainwashing kids, a la the white witch from Narnia. Unfortunately, not much was making sense to me because of the narration, so I kind of checked out and can’t really speak to the plot more than that.

The timeline was also confusing. The chapters are told from the kids’ perspectives; Arty, Emma, Cry, and Ted all take turns talking about what happens. At times, it seems like they’re taking turns writing about the events after the fact. Others, it seems like they’re writing them in the moment, because sometimes Arty will say he thinks Emma should write the chapter, but he can’t find her. Then the next time Emma chimes in, she will fill in details and it seems like she wasn’t available, because of the events that were happening in the story. Then it goes back to feeling like the four kids are sitting together after the events of the book have come to pass and taking turns writing out what happened. The format definitely didn’t work for me.

Unfortunately, I didn’t find the characters to be compelling either. Arty is smart and organized, to the point where sometimes he gets so caught up in his methodology that he can’t see obvious or creative solutions. But rather than interesting, he just came across as a big nerd stereotype. Emma is a girl and creative. Cry is called ‘Cry’ by literally everyone…because…he cries a lot? Throughout the book, he will just be crying, for seemingly no reason. I also recall him being described as really tall/large and his friends often need to ask him question after question to get information out of him. I wondered if he was supposed to be neurodiverse in some way, but Ted is insulting to him and even Arty and Emma sometimes speak harshly to him, and if Cry is a neurodiverse character, the way his “friends” treat him doesn’t sit right with me. Maybe I’m just missing something?!

Then there’s Ted. Oh, Ted. He’s so creepy; to a degree that’s concerning! Again, I’m not sure of the intent here. He basically introduces himself by saying that Emma wants him as a girlfriend, but won’t admit it, and that he follows her around a lot. The next time Emma narrates after Ted appears, she mentions that she knows he stalks her and refers to him as part weasel, snake, and fox. It’s later mentioned, by Arty I think, that the 4th graders refer to spying as “Ted-ing.” How much spying/stalking does this kid do that an entire grade named it after him?! Middle-grade novels can successfully tackle tough topics, like stalking, but this book didn’t do that. Again, I was left confused about the intent behind the character.

I’m disappointed that this book ended up being such a letdown for me. I can’t say that I’d recommend this, but younger readers might enjoy it a lot more than I did. ( )
  MillieHennessy | Aug 31, 2020 |
This was such a fun book to read. It is aimed towards elementary school children but I really enjoyed it for the humor that was sprinkled throughout the book. I read parts out out to my 10 year old son and he really liked it because of the storyline and the humor as well.

It is written from multiple points of view which made it interesting and refreshing. The writing is very fast paced and I have to admit that at some points I did have to put it down to take a break. I have always been fascinated with folklore and the mystical creatures in it and this book has it in galore. The creatures were endearing aside from one "psycho" (lol), and I really loved "Peanut's" character.

I just wish that there was an appendix at the back to explain the types of fairies and other creatures, as well as the Gaelic terms that were used. I would also have liked to seen some sources so children whose interest was piqued could follow up with non-fiction books/articles, websites on the subject matter. All in all, it is a very nice introduction to not only the fantasy genre but folklore itself. ( )
  Veronica.Sparrow | Aug 6, 2020 |
This is a fun and entertaining book. Middle grade readers as well as adults can both enjoy this book together. The grand adventure that Arty, Emma, and his other friends found themselves in the middle of was one for the story books.

The characters are very relatable. They act their age but I am fine with that. In what I mean by this, is the fact that they were not childish or tried to act older. Well except for Arty as Emma would point out in the beginning. Yet, as the story went on, Arty's intelligent did come in handy. When it came to everyone they were great. However, Cry (yes, this is his name) does live up to his name.

I look forward to reading more books that Gertrude Marplot writes from her Great Grand-dad, W.W Marplot collection of stories. ( )
  Cherylk | Jun 30, 2020 |
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For Arty to miss a day of school, either he is very, very sick or a fairytale-character turf-war has begun in his backyard. So begins this particular Wednesday. First, Arty finds a sweaty, bearded ax-swinging warrior Dwarf scaring his dogs. Soon enough, Emma, Cry, and other middle-school friends also find fairy creature-Elves, Spriggans, Pixies, and a hoped-for Dragon-crashing into their normal homework-doing, backpack-carrying, phone-charging schooldays. Why are these magical beings here? What should be done? Is that ax sharp? Can Pixies be given aspirin? Arty, with his friends-and spying jerks and questionable strangers with long names-follow the clues and try to find out, even as things turn dark and dangerous. The mythical beings take sides. The Gwyllion, that legendary Old Woman of the Mountains, has a sinister plan that will turn the neighborhood into a fantasy battleground.

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