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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Will Robinson’s The Land of the Young transports the reader back to the Irish Potato Famine, asking them to view events through the eyes of the disposed, or soon to be disposed, Irish farmers in their struggle against English lords. However, what at first seems like a realist investigation, morphs into a supernatural thriller as the folklore of Ireland is weaved into the tail and our heroes not only have to fight the past, but come to terms that all may not end up how they hoped. While the tale is engaging, it does drag on in the beginning and suffers from having far too many characters, which results in a number of short chapters and jumping perspectives that can, at times, be hard to keep track of. Overall, a decent read, especially if you enjoy folklore. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
A tannin-stained, ancient prince, summoned by a god to finish an ancient mission, breaches the bog where he had been held in a living death for a thousand years. Bridget and Tommy, two Irish cottiers suffering amidst the Great Irish Famine, find themselves ensnared in a battle between the Gaelic gods. These fading deities are using the dire circumstances to stake their claim on lands lost to them long ago. To aid in their rampage, the resurrected Caelbad MacCrimthann, a Prince from the Iron Age who could not find fame or power in life, now plans to redeem himself on his mission for the Gods. To counter this menacing threat, Bridget and Tommy unite with a schoolmaster with a penchant for magic, a fairy, a former servant to a demon, an Iron Age Princess, and a girl possessed by a god. Ultimately, the only object that can defeat the gathering forces of evil is the greatest of the five treasures of Ireland, the Cauldron of Dagda. A magical cauldron with the converse abilities of life and destruction. But can they uncover the cauldron before the evil prince conquers all of Ireland? The Land of the Young is a sweeping fantasy and adventure set in the Celtic age of mythology and the 1840s. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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This might have been a thrilling read, starting out with a well-researched premise and a decent story line, however, the reader gets quickly confused by too many characters and alternating povs and jumping between different timelines.The author is trying very (too?) hard for picturesque language, while at the same time struggling with his tenses. Lively dialogues in dialect lend an authentic touch, even if not always consistent with the time period or region. On the other hand, the gratuitous Irish littering the pages are an incongruous mix of Old Irish, Modern Irish and Anglicizations, often grammatically and/or contextually off, and serve only to further confuse the reader.
All in all, an interesting and ambitious project that might do with some professional editing. ( )