Spinning Silver - BookWyrm.de

Am 12. Juli 2018 von Macmillan veröffentlicht.

ISBN:: 978-1-5098-9901-2

"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic" by The New York Times Book Review. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued. Channeling the heart of the classic fairy tale, Novik deftly interweaves six …

"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic" by The New York Times Book Review. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is not a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem intercedes. Hardening her heart, she sets out to retrieve what is owed, and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold. But when an ill-advised boast brings her to the attention of the cold creatures who haunt the wood, nothing will be the same again. For words have power, and the fate of a kingdom will be forever altered by the challenge she is issued. Channeling the heart of the classic fairy tale, Novik deftly interweaves six distinct narrative voices--each learning valuable lessons about sacrifice, power and love--into a rich, multilayered fantasy that readers will want to return to again and again"--

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timaeos hat Spinning Silver von Naomi Novik besprochen

Fairy Tale Fantasy

5 Sterne

This book... is probably the best Fairy Tale fantasy I've ever read. It is what Frozen wishes it could have been in its wildest dream when it grew up. It is full of strong female leads that makes you marvel at their decisions. I highly recommend it. If I could give it 6 out of 5 stars, I would.

kholerik hat Spinning silver von Naomi Novik besprochen

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This was an interesting read. It follows in the footsteps of Uprooted, where Novik started to re-examine Eastern European fairytales. I found Uprooted quite entertaining, so Spinning Silver was an easy sell. In this book the author goes even deeper into the lives of ordinary people in an extraordinary world. We start by following Miryem, the daughter of Jews living in some small village in some Eastern European-ish country. Their world is very familiar, except for the presence of supernatural creatures, the Staryk. Throughout the book we see many first person perspectives, besides Miryem's. The idea was, I guess, to show how people in fairytales might experience the events of their story. When the storyteller talks about "the moneylender's daughter" we don't get her backstory, her thoughts, her actions. In this book we do and I liked that.