„The Crane Wife“ von Patrick Ness basiert auf einem japanischen Volksmärchen. Im Nachwort schreibt Ness, dass er die Erzählung bereits seit dem Kindergarten kennt. Ich hingegen musste sie nachschlagen. Die Geschichte existiert in verschiedenen, alternativen Versionen, die grundlegenden Elemente glei...
I can quite honestly say that this was one of the worst books I've ever read. Maybe I just didn't get it. Maybe there was some deep, profound, metaphorical meaning that just flew right over my head but from what I gathered it was literally about a bird who fell in love with, and married, a volcano. ...
Around the Year Reading Challenge Item #30: A Fairy Tale From a Culture Other Than Your Own3.5 starsI had high expectations for this book, as I've really loved Ness's Chaos Walking series and trust him as a writer to convey the authentic human experience. The fact that this is a modern retelling of ...
There have been moments in George’s life that seem hyperreal but also very strange. They are described like waking dreams: everything is weird but he accepts what comes without question. The Crane Wife, by Patrick Ness, begins with one of these moments. George hears a keening cry from outside and di...
The first fifty or so pages I was thinking "It's beautifully written. I usually hate that." And I thought about putting it down. I think it was the description of the art which really convinced me to keep going. After a while I began to appreciate the purely mundane bumping up against the magical In...
Find this review and much more at Read, Run, Ramble Thank you Penguin Group (USA) Inc. via Edelweiss for providing me with an early copy of this book! The Crane Wife is based on Japanese folklore – mysticism and fantasy are abundant. For readers who are over thinkers this can be a problem because I...
There is nothing flashy about The Crane Wife. It is a simple story simply told, one that relies on the beauty of the words rather than action and suspense. This makes sense in the fact that Mr. Ness is retelling a folktale. It does not need anything other than gorgeous imagery and even better prose ...
The Crane Wife is weird and I’ve never encountered this type of storytelling. I’m not sure if I’ve read this book right but I think it has a lot of symbolisms used which unfortunately I’m still struggling to understand. And I don’t think I’ll understand them any time sooner. In The Crane Wife, w...
Actual rating: 2.5 stars"A story needs to be told. A story must be told. How else can we live in this world that makes no sense?"One night, George Duncan is woken up by a strange keening noise in his backyard. Upon going outside, he finds a crane with an arrow through its wing. George helps the cran...
Edit #2:Aha! This is why this story sounds do familiar! I've listened to a similar story before. This sounds like it's based off of a Japanese folktale by the same name. Thanks Mom and Dad for reading me stories at night when I was a kid. Edit: Ohhhh a cover and a description! I totally love the sou...
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