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Summary: Sabriel by Garth Nix
Review: Sabriel is a page turning, nail biting, can't put it down fantasy story. This book portrays realistic characters with a fantasy-type plot. A teenager lives in a college for girls where her father visits from time to time. Then one day he disappears. Sabriel now must find him and rescue him from whatever danger he might be in. She goes through multiple obstacles along the way while meeting some old friends of her father's and even meeting new friends that will help her through her long journey. It is probably one of the best books I have ever read. Sabriel is a great comparison to the whole Harry Potter series. Garth Nix blends a little bit of reality with a lot of the impossible to create a world of magic and adventure.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: Sabriel was a book that will remain in my memory a long time. Garth Nix writes an incredible story with a great plot. His descriptions are so vivid that I could picture everything so well. I haven't been able to picture things in a book this well in a long time.
Sabriel is the daughter of a man known as the Abhorsen. When she suddenly receives mementos from her father she knows he's in trouble. She sets off into the Old Kingdom where Magic rules all.
Once again Garth Nix writes an incredible book in Sabriel and I hope he continues the Sabriel saga.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This book is unbeleivable. I can't imagine how it could be better! It was so well written, leaving little out, except things better left to the imagination. It is a fantasy, with a touch of romance, and Mogget, the free macig spirit bound in the form of a cat provides the comic releif. He always has something witty to say, unless they are in a predicament.
Sabriel has lived her entire life in Ancliserre, accross the Charter magic form of The Wall from The Old Kingdom. When her father(The Abhorsen) Sends his bells and his sword to Sabriel, she knows that he is in trouble. Her father is an unusuall Necromancer that does good and binds the dead instead of raising it. He is called the Abhorsen, and when Sabriel's father is trapped in death, this title is passed to her.
The basic story is Sabriel trying to live up to the title of Abhorsen, while trying to save her father, and along the way, many other people. Also along the way, she finds romance, which is very well placed...This is a wonderful book. It is not just for young adults. Even my mom likes it. I think many people should read it. It is just so great...
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Summary: WOW
Review: That's all I can say about this book, WOW. Although, if you get scared easily, don't read this book at night. No, no, this isn't one of those scary books, but it does have some weird plots and settings in the story. But don't be deceived by that!! This book is just as well written as Shade's Children, and even better. I just finished Sabriel last night, and all I'm wondering right now, is HOW Garth Nix thought of the setting and plot for this, because it's just amazing.
Also, I don't think it really interferes with any religious beliefs, but it might. So I'm not sure about that. However, if you just don't care and want to read an interesting book, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Excellent book. A different sort of heroine.
Review: I was surprised by the character of Sabriel in this novel. She wasn't your typical heroine. She was both a professional and an amateur, simultaneously. She had a depth and you felt for her, even though she was, by nature, a woman who was not openly emotional. I did find myself wanting to know more of the world Garth Nix created here, and I will be looking forward to reading his next installment set in the darkly gothic lands he created.
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Summary: Best author I've ever read.
Review: Once I started reading this book I could'nt put it down until one or two-o'clock in the morning. This has been my favorite book for a number of years. I've read it 4 times. Nix is by far the best author I've ever read.
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Summary: Not just for Young Adults
Review: I had heard good things about this book before I read it, and all by adult friends of mine. So I was suprised to see this categorized as Young Adult when I purchased it. I just finished this book today, and I can safely say that this book would be enjoyable for adults of all ages, with such a captivating story, and being so well written. At 22 years old I never once felt like this book was "too young" for me. I highly recommend this book, so much in fact, that I am off to purchase the sequel - Lirael!
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Summary: An unforgettable tale of magic, death, and love
Review: I started this book a bit aprehensively because a fellow student had read it and Garth Nix's other book 'Shades Children.' When he compared them it seemed as if he haden't cared for Sabriel, but i suppose that what you rate a book it depends on your reading taste. If i could i would give this book 4 1/2 stars but the rating dial doesn't allow halfs. The reason would deduct half a star is because some of the characters and terms in this book are not explained. For instance, Mogget apeared as a white cat to Sabriel but as an albino dwarf-boy to her father. Abhorsen said that he was the child of the Wallmakers, which toltally threw me off. And when you first meet Touchstone it would have been nice to know what is name had ben 200 years before. And not until later in the book does t explain why he deserves a jester's name. But an interesting thing about Garth's work that kept me from putting the book down,was his system of after-life. Instead of a traditional heaven and hell, the end of life is represented by an ever flowing river that takes you past the nine gates of death. It gave me a scare at first but i then grew to understand and appeciate his lack of religous end. All in all it was good book that i'd recomend to anyone who loves the fantay of magic.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: When Sabriel is given her father's necromancer tools, everything is a blur. She travels to her home, to discover that she is on a quest to save good from evil. She is going have to kill someone who is already dead. She encounters talking cats. A king turned to wood and many more. Read the book yourself! :)
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Perhaps intended for a young-adult audience, this book is engaging reading for adults, too. Don't miss the first sequel: Lirael.
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