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Summary: A spectacular and tantalizing adventure!
Review: "The Wings of a Falcon" is one of the best books I have read next to "Sabriel" and "Shade's Children"(both by Garth Nix). Cynthia Voight has created a masterpeice. The main character Oriel is put through a fiery trial to find the truth within himself. He is tested through out the book on his bravery, faith,and loalty. Reading it you watch as Oriel and his companion Griff go down their twisted path on a search of the Kingdom and themselves. You grimace as Oriel overcomes so much, only to make the same fool hearty mistake again, and you watch as companions are mistreated. In the end all you are left with is the revelation that everyone is untrustworthy, and you are truly alone in the world. Reading it reminds you to hold onto the friends you have, and be loyal...the most you can hope for is the return of loyalty, and to be forgiven for the mistakes all great leaders make.
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Summary: I beg to disagree- with all other reviews
Review: A reading group I am in chose to read Cynthia Voigt books and then talk about them. It turned out that only two people even finished their books- and they were the ones who read her shortest books. I was unlucky enough to pick up this book. I thought I'd like it, and I did sort of like the first few chapters. However, I was soon bored by "He" having no name and the direction this book wa headed in. Why would this "he" kid run away after being Damall of the island? I didn't think the characters had much life. I got about a fifth of the way through and started to just skip through the rest of the book. I was shocked when I came to that "unexpected part" in the story, which was just dumb, I thought. You don't do that to the main character. I will give Cynthia Voigt some credit, though. I think it was well written, even though it was a lifeless, bland, book, without any sparkles of color amd happiness. She is a pretty good writer, although she takes her time getting to the point.
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Summary: The Wings of a Falcon Fly Away
Review: Dear Reader, The book The Wings Of a Falcon one of my favorite books. When I saw the title I knew had to have this book. The two main characters are Oriel and Griff. One is the servant of the other.(I won't tell you who because you'll have to read it to find out.) It is a story of pride, loyalty, bravery, and romance(not to much though). The story is well written. I have found it's part of a series but I haven't read the other parts of the series yet. Nile
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Summary: Adult's view: unsympathetic and structurally flawed
Review: Disclaimer: this is a young-adult novel, and I'm almost 30. I find most YA fiction better than most adult fiction, though, and I'm familiar with (and accepting of) many of the limitations of the genre. "Jackaroo" took two reads before I came to like it, but it had sympathetic characters and an avoidance of some of the simple, obvious conclusions. "On Fortune's Wheel" was less enjoyable, as the main characters were very hard to sympathize with (unbelievable) and the slavery segment (which I found tedious) seemed to be much longer and given much more weight than the surrounding elements. "Falcon" is the third book in the series. By the end I wasn't sure why I had bothered. The main character begins as something of an enigma and doesn't ever become much clearer, except for his patent self-centered naked ambition. His companion is a cypher - who is this guy, why does he stick around, why does he do anything that he does? The plot mostly follows the same cycle: the characters travel somewhere, the main character sees a goal and decides to acquire it, and he gets diverted. It gets old fast. On top of that, some periods are described in minute detail and yet major events (like Griff and the gold mine) are glossed over, inexplicably. To me, though, the worst betrayal was structural. The book is divided into five sections. The first four and a half are exclusively from one character's point of view - and then in the middle of the last section the POV is switched to someone else entirely. *You just don't do that*, and this book certainly doesn't disprove the rule. It's jarring, clunky, and disorienting, and the reason for the switch feels like a betrayal (not just a confounding) of the reader's expectations. And since we don't know this latter character, the lesson (and yes, the ending feels like a lesson) is unconvincing. The writing flows well, and there are a few amusing or poignant moments. In all, though, I would say this series was played out after the second book.
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Summary: Adult's view: unsympathetic and structurally flawed
Review: Disclaimer: this is a young-adult novel, and I'm almost 30. I find most YA fiction better than most adult fiction, though, and I'm familiar with (and accepting of) many of the limitations of the genre. "Jackaroo" took two reads before I came to like it, but it had sympathetic characters and an avoidance of some of the simple, obvious conclusions. "On Fortune's Wheel" was less enjoyable, as the main characters were very hard to sympathize with (unbelievable) and the slavery segment (which I found tedious) seemed to be much longer and given much more weight than the surrounding elements. "Falcon" is the third book in the series. By the end I wasn't sure why I had bothered. The main character begins as something of an enigma and doesn't ever become much clearer, except for his patent self-centered naked ambition. His companion is a cypher - who is this guy, why does he stick around, why does he do anything that he does? The plot mostly follows the same cycle: the characters travel somewhere, the main character sees a goal and decides to acquire it, and he gets diverted. It gets old fast. On top of that, some periods are described in minute detail and yet major events (like Griff and the gold mine) are glossed over, inexplicably. To me, though, the worst betrayal was structural. The book is divided into five sections. The first four and a half are exclusively from one character's point of view - and then in the middle of the last section the POV is switched to someone else entirely. *You just don't do that*, and this book certainly doesn't disprove the rule. It's jarring, clunky, and disorienting, and the reason for the switch feels like a betrayal (not just a confounding) of the reader's expectations. And since we don't know this latter character, the lesson (and yes, the ending feels like a lesson) is unconvincing. The writing flows well, and there are a few amusing or poignant moments. In all, though, I would say this series was played out after the second book.
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Summary: Sadly disappointed
Review: Having read On Fortune's Wheel and Jackaroo, I expected great things of Voigt. Instead I was reading about a boy with no name, no feelings, and a disappointing ending. In fact, I was more then disappointed at that 'unexpected twist'. You really, really should never do that to a main character, without some very special back-up characters, which Voigt never developed. I was saddened by such a poorly written book.
Griff is never fully developed, and so when POV changes, you can feel little or nothing for him, and I at least, lost interest in the story and only dragged myself throught it because I hate to leave a book half-way through.
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Summary: Sadly disappointed
Review: Having read On Fortune's Wheel and Jackaroo, I expected great things of Voigt. Instead I was reading about a boy with no name, no feelings, and a disappointing ending. In fact, I was more then disappointed at that 'unexpected twist'. You really, really should never do that to a main character, without some very special back-up characters, which Voigt never developed. I was saddened by such a poorly written book.
Griff is never fully developed, and so when POV changes, you can feel little or nothing for him, and I at least, lost interest in the story and only dragged myself throught it because I hate to leave a book half-way through.
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Summary: my book WINGS OF A FALCON
Review: Hi there! I was just checking out this site, and I decided to drop a line. I am so glad that all you young readers love my book. I am writing four other books as a sequels to my books. And, no, you don't have to be a good speller to be a good auther. People spell check it before you will publish it. I am ninety-two and loving it. My husband is on the boat to Australia right now, in case any of you nosy kids wanted to know. Well, send me an e-mail at emilyjane_15@hotmail.i have to use this name becouse if i used my real name people would find out, and fill it up with junk. I also noticed that there is an emilyjane_15 address in here. Is that your name, kiddo? anyway, 15 is my lucky number. Must go.
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Summary: A fantastic book!
Review: I absolutely love this book! It is one of the best that I have ever read. Cythina Voigt creates a complete other world in her Kingdom Series, of which this is the third installment. Her characters are finely drawn, and ones ends up feeling very attached to them by the time the end of the book rolls around. "The Wings of a Falcon" has ample excitement, but it's true strength lies in its compelling characters. I was crying endlessly at one point, which only proves its emotional strength. Read this book! Trust me!
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Summary: A fantastic book!
Review: I absolutely love this book! It is one of the best that I have ever read. Cythina Voigt creates a complete other world in her Kingdom Series, of which this is the third installment. Her characters are finely drawn, and ones ends up feeling very attached to them by the time the end of the book rolls around. "The Wings of a Falcon" has ample excitement, but it's true strength lies in its compelling characters. I was crying endlessly at one point, which only proves its emotional strength. Read this book! Trust me!
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