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Summary: A Great Read
Review: Lirael is a daughter of the Clayr, but that fact is the only one that makes her one of the Clayr themselves. In fact, she is actually ranked among the young children, for even at fourteen, she has not gained the gift of Sight...
So Lirael, Daughter of the Clayr, begins. If you follow the winding path that the pages lead you on, you will find, (or at least, I found,) that this is a truly excellent book. It has mystery, suspense, superb characters, and a wonderful flavor. Although at some points I felt frustrated at the characters themselves-especially Sam-and at other points I wanted to give certain people-or animals, for that matter-a good stimulant, things resolved themselves in time to save me from closing the book in annoyance. The book kept me interested throughout, and I finished it, like its prequel, Sabriel, in a matter of hours.
The one major fault that I have with Lirael is merely a preferance of my own. In a seiries, I like to have the same character be the major one in both books. However, though Sabriel is definetly present, she is not the main character that she was in the prequel.
However, that position is filled admirably by Lirael. She is joined by the Desrepeutable Dog, Mogget, and Prince Sameth, and overall they make up a fantastic cast.
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Summary: truly good book
Review: this is the sort of book that pulls you in and keeps holding on until the end. luckily, there is another book that comes after lirael. i would hate to read this book without its sequel! but you will enjoy this book in a major way.
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Summary: Great series for fantasy readers of all ages.
Review: Older readers may be put off by the marketing which puts this fine book in the young adult market, but they shouldn't be. It's strongly written and compelling by any standards and is no more of a children's book than Lord of the Rings.I didn't find Lirael quite as strong as Sabriel, hence the four stars rather than five. But I'm still going to read the follow-up book as soon as I can.
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Summary: Lirael
Review: Amy 11-26-03 Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr
By: Garth Nix
30201000519148 Once again, Lirael closed her eyes, screwing them tight as she willed herself to See the future. Everyone else her age had the Sight. It was unheard of not to have the Sight by fourteen.
Lirael opened her eyes but saw no vision. Just her simple room, slightly blurred by tears. She rubbed them away and got up.
"No mother, no father, no Sight." She said it often, though it always made her feel a terrible stab of sorrow in her stomach.
All of the Clayr have the gift of Sight to See into the future, it's their birth right. Yet Lirael is now 19 and still doesn't have the Sight, which in her eyes, is the only thing that matters. After the Clayr have a vision, they send Lirael out of the Clayr Glacier on a mission that requires her to fight the Dead. While on this assignment, Lirael discovers more about herself and that she has a greater purpose than to See the future.
I would recommend this amazingly well written book to anyone who enjoys fantasy. Lirael always kept your attention and never got boring. Anyone between the ages of eleven to fifteen would enjoy this book as much as I do. It was a page-turner from the very beginning and did not allow your mind to wander at any point of the book. This novel leaves you dying to read the next book in the trilogy, Abhorsen.
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Summary: Best book ever read
Review: This is definetly the best book I have ever read.
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Summary: Best Freaking Series Period (Part 2)
Review: Hi again. Lirael is one of the most fabulous books of all time if you are a fantasy fan. It is exponentially better than Sabriel, and, if given the choice, I would have given Lirael closer to twelve stars than five. Lirael takes place years after Sabriel, and contrary to what the cover implies you DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT, need to read Sabriel, but it is definitely better to read it first. In fact don't bother reading this review if you have not read Sabriel, because you will not understand half of what is in it. OK, so on to the story: Lirael is one of the Clayr, but she doesn't have the Sight like the rest of them. She is also dark-haired, not fair. I don't want to give away one inkling of the main story, or not even her adventures before she embarks on her quest to save the Old Kingdom. They are just too good. I will just say a few things that are sort of revelent and sort of not at the same time. In this book, some of the chapters focus on Sabriel's son (two guesses who the father is), and they are pretty good. But while he does end up playing a pretty big part in the story, he wouldn't nearly be as interesting as Lirael except for the events surrounding him. Lirael finds a companion in the Disreputable Dog, who unfortunately is pretty cool but not as cool as Mogget. Speaking of which, Mogget SUCKS in this book. First of all (here's the part that non-readers of Sabriel won't understand), he is bound by Ranna instead of Saraneth so he is like always asleep. Second of all, for whatever reason, his personality isn't as good in this book as in Sabriel. He is stil pretty funny, annoying, and sarcastic in this one, but just not as much. On the other hand, I love the parts where he and the Dog talk to eachother. This book's ending ROCKS! Score one for Nix!!! PS: If you are wondering why this is part two, check Sabriel and Abhorsen. Also, you MUST read this book to read Abhorsen. No exceptions. If you read Abhorsen first, you are STUPID.
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Summary: This book has inspired me
Review: I first read sabriel and that book flung me into the old kingdom and i was an instant fan. The book can be related to everybody's lives and i am sure it is in everybodys dreams too. This made me pick up Lirael and read it, at first I was saddened to see that I would no longer be reading about sabriel, but infact a daughter of the clayr which we hear little about in the first book, but before long i was transfixed in the old kingdom with sameth and lirael who i could relate to. It is an excellent book, when you turn the pages, you don't see paper, you see charter marks. Charter marks for excellent literature and magical reading.
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Summary: Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr
Review: This book is the sequence to "Sabriel". In the book Sabriel, Garth Nix takes us through the basics of Charter Magic, the Old Kingdom and the responsibility of the Abhorsen. If you haven't already read "Sabriel", then I suggest you do so right away before reading this book because if not, you will be missing out on some very important facts. Fourteen years after the Abhorsen defeated Kerrigor, a greater source of evil is at work once again. Sabriel and Touchstone are doing everything the can to stop a necromancer from continuing to pursue his plans of destruction. However, little do they know that they will not be the only ones that will be trying to stop this necromancer. Lirael is a Daughter of the Clayr. The Clayr's main characteristic is to See the future. However, at age 14, when most of the Clayr's have already received the gift of Sight, Lirael feels like an outcast. Added to this is the fact that she has dark hair and brown eyes, unlike the Clayr's blond hair, and blue or green eyes. Lirael, depressed and ashamed, decides to commit suicide. After a couple of coincidental encounters, Lirael is still alive when she is nineteen, but she still has no Sight. She thinks that the Sight is the only thing that matters, but that is until she is assigned a task where she will have to fight many Dead and where she will discover her true identity. "Lireal" is an excellent fantasy book with so much action that reader's will just speed through the pages. It is just as good as Sabriel and Garth Nix is very faithful to his style of writing. There is never one boring part in this whole book, and that is quite an achievement for a book as long as this one. I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of the final book in the trilogy, "Abhorsen". I highly recommend this book, especially to fantasy lovers and adolescents or even young adults.
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Summary: I can't believe it ended where it did
Review: I was so excited when i fianlly read Sabriel and then Lireal right after that. I had no idea that there was a third book, and oh course i didn't look at the last page of Lireal until i got the the last page of the climax and it said Epilogue. I wanted to cry cause i didn't know that Abhorsen was out yet, thankfully it is. I am still so psyched to read the third, because Lireal was so amazing. In short I laughed I cried and i can't wait to see what happens next. It was truly worth everyminute of my time. Lireal is really insipring and wonderful. I love the idea of the Clayr, and walking dead. It seems like an actual place. Like Nix was like the unseen traveler in this Old Kingdom writing everything down while adventuring with both Lireal and Sameth. And oh yeah he talks about Sabriel and Touchstone, i love those two.
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Summary: Not the best book in the series but better than most books
Review: I like Sabriel better but I don't think you could get a better book than Sabriel. That's my opinion. This one was too long compared to the other Sabriel but way way better than the books my teacher says I have to read in order to grow up.
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