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Cargando... The Revenants (1984)por Sheri S. Tepper
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Such a great book. I had it on my shelf since it was first published, and kept getting stymied by the shortness of the chapters and the gender-changing of the main character. Now I've read it in full and find that the strength of this book is in the strength of its multiple characters' stories. That sort of multi-character-ness adds to the Every life is a story" idea. Where the book fell apart was at the end, where the explanation of how the current evil came into the world was written, as so happens with the early works of good authors. But the vastness of the world Ms. Tepper creates, the independence of the women, their vast range of experience from mother to huntress to betrayer, is well-crafted. The androgyny of the main Jaer/Jaera is also quite unique even in fantasy literature, and when s/he goes through a trauma, s/he gains back its personhood by listening to the stories of her friends and the Priestesses at the sanctuary where s/he is healing. Quite a worthwhile read." Well, it's better than Kings Blood Four (Tepper's first novel) - it shows the promise that is realized with her more recent works, but is still not as polished. It's an interesting riff on the quest novel - discussing the reasons for quests (mostly, that someone wants to get rid of you) - and the fact that each person values most what someone else is bound to dismiss, or simply fail to recognize as a thing of value... The characters (the usual motley assortment that become a Company) are interesting and varied, but I was left with the feeling that I would have liked to explore them further - especially the "bad guys" - the reasons for their turning to evil were never really mentioned at all... The flow of the plot was also slightly awkward - as far as balancing the points of view of different characters, and when elements of the story were hidden or revealed... Overall, worth reading for a Tepper fan - but I feel that she could do a much better job with the story if she were writing it now! Tepper has become pretty formulaic these days - though her eco-apocalyptic feminism is a formula I appreciate. But she used to write really, really weird books. Strange characters, bizarre landscapes, weird turns of phrase. This is the weirdest Tepper I've read yet, full of genuinely skin-crawling menace, and I loved it. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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They seek to answer riddles that have no answer. They are bound on a quest that has no end. Thewston of the Lion Courts; Leona, Queen of the Beasts; Medlo, outlawed Prince; Jasmine the Dancer; Terascouos the Singer. And young Jaer, whose like has never been seen: Jaer, the greatest riddle of all They are the Revenants. This is their story. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Clasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio:
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In this book Jaer, sometimes male, sometimes female, leads a band of people on a quest. Jaer's entire life and certainly the quest was prophesied years ago. It so happens that his/her quest is taking place as the world is being overtaken by the Gahls who are very evil. Jaer and his/her companions have to split up so that some can help people to safety and bring armed help while Jaer continues east. In the end...well, you'll have to read the book yourself. Of the companions, the women were certainly better characterized than the men but then Tepper is known as a feminist author so that isn't surprising. I really liked Jasmine, the actress and dancer, whose child was kept by the nuns who had been looking after her. Jasmine and Thewson form the romantic interest of the book and I thought that was an good subplot.
I would recommend this book to fantasy lovers. ( )