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Creech sets the stage well enough: there is a castle, with a royal family of five useless, discontent, and rather stupid individuals. In a nearby village there are a poor, orphaned brother and sister. And there are a couple of hermits. The problem is that nothing happens. The book is like a "fairy tale twist" short story that was somehow dragged out from 35 pages to 300, but without any additional action or character development. The whole thing was just... boring. Even the illustrations, which
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One of the things I've enjoyed about Sharon Creech's novels is the way that she takes several seemingly disconnected threads of her story and weaves them together into a complete tale that makes perfect sense, once seen from the right perspective. They also have a habit of coming full-circle, so that it's almost like looking at a Möbius strip, and in The Castle Corona, the author doesn't disappoint in this respect.
The thing of it is, when one is more attuned to the fact that this is how the auth ...more
The thing of it is, when one is more attuned to the fact that this is how the auth ...more
A satisfying fairytale with a lovely castle that sighs, a king who likes napping, a queen who has forgotten her past, a spoiled pretty princess who longs to "do something," a couple princes (a poet and a warrior), a wordsmith who weaves stories from out of his sack, two hermits (not co-habitating obviously) and, of course, two noble orphans whose path is destined to cross with that of the royals and it all begins with a theif and mysterious stolen pouch. I listened to the audiobook- great reader
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The king, queen, and their three children at the castle long for the freedom of village life. Orphans Pia and Enzio, called “dirty beetles” by their master, wish they could enjoy the luxuries of the castle. Then a mysterious horseman dressed in black gallops away from the castle one day, and drops a pouch that Pia and Enzio find.
That sets off a chain of events that leads to the orphans coming to the castle, and the royal family rethinking how they approach life.
Beautifully illuminated by David ...more
That sets off a chain of events that leads to the orphans coming to the castle, and the royal family rethinking how they approach life.
Beautifully illuminated by David ...more
Different from what I usually like, but I really enjoyed this...fairy tale, mystery, etc.
Jan 30, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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to-read-sci-fic-fantasy
no plot
Nov 03, 2009
Lisa Vegan
marked it as to-read
Feb 08, 2011
Debbie Barr
marked it as to-read
