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I was excited to read this as I liked Funke's other books. Alas, this one really dropped the ball for me!
For one thing, the main protagonist makes ALL the decisions - for everyone. He also lies to everyone so that they'll go along and do it his way. The female characters in these books don't show any independence or any power in their own right. Often, they're either manhandled by the main protagonist or the main protagonist has someone else "keep an eye" on them or force them (using physical force) to stay where he wants them. Add to that the sexist comments made by the dwarf who accompanies Jacob (main protagonist) everywhere.
I wouldn't recommend this to the younger crowd. Simply because of the treatment of women in this book.
In terms of plot ... well, this kind of fell apart for me. The plot had the potential to be really fantastic, but, in the end, Jacob seemed to just drop the ball and mess everyone's lives up in the process.
I wasn't a fan of Jacob, so towards the end, I was kind of hoping someone would kill him already. It's not a good book when you want the main protagonist to die.
If there is a sequel, I won't be reading it.
For one thing, the main protagonist makes ALL the decisions - for everyone. He also lies to everyone so that they'll go along and do it his way. The female characters in these books don't show any independence or any power in their own right. Often, they're either manhandled by the main protagonist or the main protagonist has someone else "keep an eye" on them or force them (using physical force) to stay where he wants them. Add to that the sexist comments made by the dwarf who accompanies Jacob (main protagonist) everywhere.
I wouldn't recommend this to the younger crowd. Simply because of the treatment of women in this book.
In terms of plot ... well, this kind of fell apart for me. The plot had the potential to be really fantastic, but, in the end, Jacob seemed to just drop the ball and mess everyone's lives up in the process.
I wasn't a fan of Jacob, so towards the end, I was kind of hoping someone would kill him already. It's not a good book when you want the main protagonist to die.
If there is a sequel, I won't be reading it.
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