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Summary: Difficult to read
Review: I thought this book looked promising, but I couldn't get past the first two chapters without feeling like I was missing too much of the plot. It was very hard to understand all the magical things. I am an adult that reads a lot of this genre, and believe me, Nix could have made it a LOT clearer. Very disappointing.
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Summary: sabriel
Review: From the moment I opened the book to the last words, Garth Nix kept me on my toes. The mixture of love, friendships and adventure sustained the grip on me to continue reading. Suspence and mystery of the Old kingdom and of the destiny, which has suddenly fallen into the hands of the young hero's is what pulled me into the story as well as the very real characters. The good versus evil plot was well displayed and very realistic to young readers such as myself. Garth Nix is a fantastic writer for young adults and readers of any age, Sabriel as well as Lireal, and Abhorsen are the best books I have read in a long time.
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Summary: A book that's a worthwhile read.
Review: The first few chapters, I have to admit, were real boring. Most of it was flashback about Sabriel's father, her time at school and so on, and does not seem to add much to connect the reader with the main character of the book. However, keep reading, and you'll find the author has some pretty original ideas of his own. You're then thrown into this fantasically created world of necromancy and charter spells, with dead spirits who prowl for the soul of the living. It isn't gothic as it sounds though. The story is about a girl, Sabriel whose father the Abhorsen suddenly goes missing. She then sets out on a quest to search for her father on the other side of the great wall dividing the two kingdoms of fantasy and reality. Its got a tiny touch of romance, for those who like a bit of it in their fantasy reading.
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Summary: A KEEPER FOR SURE!
Review: When i first started reading this book (Sabriel), i couldn't put it down. I read it whenever possible. This book keeps you interested and alert. I read it in a week (its a page turner for sure). I've just started reading the second book to it, (Lirael) and already half way through it and i've aready ordered the next book (Abhorsen). These books are great for people who love fantasy, magic and more. This book (along with the rest of the series) takes you into a different world that you won't want to leave. I'm 13 (reading at a 10th grade level)and am extreamly in love with Garth Nix writings. I Advise you read many of his books. Such as The Seventh Tower (books 1-6), Mister monday, Grim Tuesday, Shades children or Serena & the Sea Serp( maybe for some younger children). As you can see, he's had much experince and is a great author. He's very desriptive, which is what got me sucked into his books.If the beginning of his books confuse you at all...KEEP reading, its worth is and whatever confused you will soon be explained. I hope you have as much fun as i did when i read some of his books.
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Summary: thrilling
Review: The necromancers in Sabriel make the book new and interesting as the book does not follow the "Tolkien plot" so common in the fantasy books of the present. The dead make this book and the rest in the series so much more exciting.
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Summary: Garth Nix owns you. Yes, YOU.
Review: When I first saw this book in my school library, when I was 12...I blew it off. Sure, it looked cool. The cover art is amazing, but the summary seemed too typical. Finally, though, I gave in. I checked it out, totally skeptical. 4 pages, and I was hooked. My mother yelled at me for trying to read it during dinner. Now 15, I've read it over again, and I **still** go back to my favorite parts. The main character is a strong, yet serious teenage girl named Sabriel. Normally, I hate that sort of character, but she was great. The characters are all amazing and VERY well thought out. Sabriel is the heir to the title of Abhorsen. An Abhorsen is a necromancer (thats a person who can raise/control the dead) of sorts, a holy one. Their job is "to bind and destroy" any 'problematic' spirits or necromancers. One night in her school, Sabriel recives word from her father that he is indeed trapped in death, a second dimension of sorts. Setting out to find his body and free him, Sabriel soon discovers there are darker things brewing. She meets up with Mogget, an all-powerful spirit... stuck in the form of a cat. Definetely my favorite character. There is also Touchstone, a berserker prince who was sealed as a wooden figurehead. With these strange companions, the young woman travels in the Old Kingdom, fighting the dead and unraveling the tangled strings that are all tied to her fate. There is also a sense of modernism. There is Ancelstierre, the New Kingdom, which is like a modern-day city. Then there is the Old Kingdom, an almost empty area where the dead don't tend to stay dead. There is so much in this that is so original. The above wall,death being represented as "gates" (there being 9 in all), her weapons being bells...it's fantastic. Buy this. You will not regret this. If you're like me, you like happy endings and lighthearted books. While this is pretty heavy sometimes, it's so good you won't give a flying crap. This book made me laugh, it made me cry, and it **SCARED** the heck out of me. Seriously! Most likely one of the GREATEST fantasy novels I have ever read. Also, read Lirael and Abhorsen, which are the sequels! They're JUST as good!!!!
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Summary: Sabriel
Review: A great book for fantasy lovers - with humor as well, at just the right places.
It takes place in a world where there are two sides of the wall - literally. One side is similar to modern day, with the exception of magic. But the wall is guarded closely, for on the other side are creatures no one wishes to encounter.
Sabriel is a young woman at a school, and she has a loving father who is with her all the way. But then something happens - and she goes on a quest to save her father.
Along the way she learns things about her family she never knew - and about the very world she lives in.
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Summary: Compelling
Review: Sabriel is a compelling book about a girl who risks her life to save her father. Along the way she encounters many evil perils that force her to look inside herself and discover her true destiny. This book is one of my favorites because it took me into a world of rich fantasy and breathtaking danger. The world that Garth Nix created is extraordinary and lets your imagination run wild. The plot is very captivating and keeps the reader transfixed for hours at a time. As I look back on the book I do not recall ever being disappointed by any aspect of it. I really enjoy fantasy books and have read many in the past, but I would have to admit that this is one of my favorites. The book was astonishing and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys adventure or fantasy books.
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Summary: Death & Chaos
Review: Sabriel, an 18 year old girl from the old kingdom, recieves news that her father, the abhorsen, is in danger. So on a periless mission she sets out to find him. It's a story of danger, defiance, death, destiny and love, as Sabriel meets up with a free magic being called Mogget, and a long lost Prince called Touchstone.
This is a fantastic book and the characters and places are brought to life superbly. Sabriel has to grow up fast and finds herself falling in love with the servile Touchstone, who is trying to regain his memory.
But the best character is Mogget. He's sarcastic, sardonic and sly, you just know he's up to something
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Summary: Excellent Fantasy Novel
Review: I love reading, and fantasy is my preferred genre, however all too often I'm dragged down by the feeling of 'sameness'. Many such stories don't come to life and drag you in like this story does, even while it holds all the standard elements of fantasy. I think my favorite thing about the world Nix creates is the barrier between the Old Kingdom and the 'New World', as I'll call it... where on one side of the world everything is technological and modern and magic (or the Charter) can't be tapped - and on the other it's an entirely different world with magic and mystery. Truly an analogy that those who enjoy fantasy can appreciate in our own mundane world. I also found this book a true page-turner. It keeps the story interesting, without trying to be overly sophisticated - as many "adult" books do. I'm 25 and find that many "young adult" books are far more interesting and compelling than the standards often found in the general Fantasy section.
(And thanks to Rowling for re-opening the Young Adult section to those of us who were, for a time, to embarrassed to be seen there... and to Nix's series to keep us coming back.)
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