Edith Pattou
Paperback | Pages: 507 pages Rating: 4.14 | 38465 Users | 2593 Reviews
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| Title | : | East (East #1) |
| Author | : | Edith Pattou |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 507 pages |
| Published | : | May 1st 2005 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published September 1st 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fairy Tales. Romance. Retellings. Fiction |
Narration Toward Books East (East #1)
Rose has always been different.Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose's birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home... but she can't suppress Rose's true nature forever.
So when an enormous white bear shows up one cold autumn evening and asks teenage Rose to come away with it--in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family--she readily agrees.
Rose travels on the bear's broad back to a distant and empty castle, where she is nightly joined by a mysterious stranger. In discovering his identity, she loses her heart-- and finds her purpose--and realizes her journey has only just begun.
List Books To East (East #1)
| Original Title: | East |
| ISBN: | 0152052216 (ISBN13: 9780152052218) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | East #1 |
| Setting: | Andalsnes(Norway) La Rochelle(France) |
| Literary Awards: | Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2004), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2008) |
Rating Epithetical Books East (East #1)
Ratings: 4.14 From 38465 Users | 2593 ReviewsEvaluation Epithetical Books East (East #1)
Full of enchantment and wonder, this East of the Sun, West of the Moon retelling was exactly the kind of fantasy story I've been missing in my life lately. The original story is very akin to Beauty and the Beast, but this particular retelling allows for more trolls, more white bears, more questing...more everything. I can't believe I never knew this book existed, not until I saw people talking about West . I have seriously been missing out because Rose is kind of the perfect heroine: fierce andThis reimagining of East of the Sun and West of the Moon has a very good beginning, enhanced by the not so frequent technique (in retellings) of showing both sides of the story: the girl, her family, the enchanted bear and the Troll Queen. Quite intriguing, isn't it? Plus, it's historical fantasy rather than plain old-school fantasy, as the setting is 16th century Scandinavia, and the author uses a historical event from a century prior that's somewhat mysterious and apt for reinterpreting in
This novel is a retelling of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" which is probably one of the most underappreciated fairy tales out there. Unfortunately, this retelling doesn't quite do it justice. The author chose to use multiple viewpoints, which felt more like a gimmick and less like the best way to tell the story (especially since I was only really interested in the stories from two of the five narrators). Also, no one ever seems to have given Edith that all important advice to "show and
Yeah, so honestly. I didn't hate this, but the author stated in the "Authors Note" that she had really researched and done her homework with this in terms of setting it in Norway and all. And for some of the parts, I agree. She had done her homework but there were so many things that annoyed the shit outta me that I wanted to scream. I know you have to adapt to the English language for this, and she a whole fucking lot better than I would have done but it annoyed me. Some things are: It's not
Great retelling. The retelling sticks very close, closer than any retelling I have read before so I was (sorry to say) a bit bored, at the same time there were elements that the fairy tale does not have and some aspects that kept me guessing.I found it a bit confusing how they used real names of cities here in Norway yet the country they lived in was called Norjd.. Why not keep the name Norway, or alternatively use new names for the cities.Also it seemed like this was suppose to take place in a
Why did I read this book? New cover pretty. I'm glad that I stuck around to the end of this one. It is very different than what I usually read, and I'm being generous with my rating because I was extremely bored during a large portion of this book. This dr a g g e d. It was simply too long to hold my attention. I liked the story and the Norwegian mythology associated with it. I liked having multiple perspectives. The POV of the Troll Queen was something that made me want to continue- so that I
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