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Cargando... Hollow Kingdom (2019 original; edición 2019)por Kira Jane Buxton (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Look, it was okay. I absolutely loved the premise (I mean, who doesn't want to know what the animals get up to when people are wiped out in an apocalyptic scenario?) but the style really wasn't for me. I didn't enjoy the humour, and while I love birds I hated ST (yes, birds can be mean, snarky, etc and in entertaining ways, but I just didn't like him). I liked the octopus but unfortunately that was very limited...
Buxton takes a joyfully original approach to apocalyptic fiction. See, instead of us humans being the focal point in the story of our own extinction, it's the plethora of life that we leave behind that takes center stage. Pertenece a las seriesHollow Kingdom (1) PremiosDistincionesListas de sobresalientes
S.T. tiene la vida que cualquier cuervo doméstico desearía: convive con su dueño, Big Jim; disfruta del cariño de Dennis, un leal y tonto perro; ve documentales desde un cómodo sillón y, cuando se aburre, intercambia insultos con otros cuervos, pero sobre todo, disfruta de la mejor comida que la especie humana puede ofrecer: los Cheetos. Sin embargo, todo se viene abajo una apacible tarde de verano cuando el ojo de Big Jim sale rodando de su rostro. A pesar de probar todos los remedios que conoce --desde cerveza artesanal hasta un coctel de medicamentos--, S.T. no consigue que Jim se recupere. Entonces se ve obligado a abandonar el dulce hogar en compañía de su fiel amigo Dennis para hallar una cura, pero lo que encuentran es una ciudad destruida donde los hombres se devoran unos a otros. La humanidad tiene un nuevo héroe apocalíptico, un malhablado cuervo amante de la comida chatarra que emprenderá la aventura de su vida para recuperar el mundo que tanto quiere. El reino vacío es una novela llena de peligros inesperados, teléfonos inteligentes, fake news y mucho humor. Una fábula extraordinaria sobre la naturaleza y un mundo que, después de todo, vale la pena salvarS.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®. But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. starts to think something's not quite right. His tried-and-true remedies -- from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis -- fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he suddenly discovers that the neighbors are devouring one other. Local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of Seattle's dangerous new predators. Humanity's extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a cowardly crow whose only knowledge of the world comes from TV. What could possibly go wrong? No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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S.T. sure has a way with words. I could not have predicted that I would love the ending of the book as much as I did. A wonderful and funny story of hope and perseverance. The writing was an instant catch as soon as I started, was a bit slow in the middle, but wow that ending. The climactic battle, the mourning of loss, and the hope within the final chapter. A super fun read and I’d recommend it. ( )