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Midwinterblood

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The Book of Dead Days was nominated for the Guardian Award, and was shortlisted for the Sheffield Book Award and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

He is discovered by a farmer named Erik, who cares for him, but dislikes having a soldier around—war just leaves a bad taste in Erik's mouth. modern day archaeologist finds an unexploded bomb and a mysterious grave - subsequent stories make clear how they got there), though even by the end, every detail isn't clear. If you're the type of reader who prefers goth over gore, mood over mayhem, or disquiet over digust, this is exactly the kind of horror story that will appeal to you--one that is odd and beautifully strange, and one written with passion, but also with great restraint. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Like some of his other work, this book does not shy away from brooding atmospheres and gruesome deaths, but at no time do they feel gratuitous: they are absolutely integral to the pagan belief which is the basis of the book, and always point beyond themselves to their ultimate purpose.Recommended for: fans of Monstrous Beauty, When the Sea is Rising Red, and other dark literary YA, and for adults who may want to try out some quality young adult fiction. Eric explains to those he meets how his parents came to choose it, but perhaps it has a significance that escapes even Eric himself?

I’m not going to tell you what Midwinterblood is about because I think it’s a book you should go into blind. Ele é daqueles livros que você vai lendo vários "contos" aleatórios e que te deixam sem entender muita coisa, mas no final uma explicação rápida une tudo.I admired the originality of it and felt quite touched by it, though at the same time, I found it hard to get my head around the "Now they are lovers. o I još na koricama piše uzrast 13+, pa se kontam kako će neko od 13,14,15 godina da ukapira ovu knjigu O. Things weren’t properly explained and maybe (probably) that wasn’t the point of the story but it still made me sad. This is the story of the way Eric sacrifices himself for six generations until Merle sacrifices herself with him the seventh time, which is supposedly evidence of great love. The main part of the story deals with journalist Eric Seven as he travels to the Isle of The Blessed and finds himself falling for young islander Merle who he feels he has met before.

And by way of these distinctive narratives we are startled to encounter characters we have already met in the earlier stories, characters who care, hate, most of all, two who love throughout eternity. It's a fascinating reminder that there's more than one kind of love and more than one way to express it.It was always noticeable, especially in the one vignette that was told in first person (maybe it was noticeable because it was the only time the present-tense style ever seemed to fit).

Another awesome offering which emcompasses everything I have come to expect from a Marcus Sedgwick and well worth a look. It plays with the ideas of past lives and what a person is willing to sacrifice for someone they love. Midwinterblood is a mysterious book of many parts, but each contains a few tell tale characters or scenes! Koncept je zanimljiv i neću ga spojlovati (mada, one gornje tri stvari su već dovoljne za debelo spojlovanje, izvinite) ali izvedba je prilično oskudna.Midwinterblood is an acquired taste, for I think not many readers will be inclined to claim it as a favorite. There are seven stories in total, all set on the island, heading back and back and back through time. I have heard good things about Marcus Sedgwick, so when we were offered the chance to review Midwinterblood, I jumped at the chance.

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