A Lion Among Men
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From the cover:
"While civil war looms in Oz, Brrr - the Cowardly Lion - surrenders the Story of his life to a tetchy oracle named Yackle. Abandoned as a cub, Brrr's path from infancy in the Great Gillikan Forest is no Yellow Brick Road. Seeking to redress an early mistake, he trudges through a swamp of ghosts, becomes implicated in a massacre of trolls, falls in love with a forbidding Cat princess, and avoids jail sentence by agreeing to serve as a lackey to the war-mongering Emperor of Oz.
A portrait of a would-be survivor and a panoramic glimpse of a world gone shrill with war fever, Gregory Maguire's Lion Among Men is written with the sympathy and power that have made his works contemporary classics."
"While civil war looms in Oz, Brrr - the Cowardly Lion - surrenders the Story of his life to a tetchy oracle named Yackle. Abandoned as a cub, Brrr's path from infancy in the Great Gillikan Forest is no Yellow Brick Road. Seeking to redress an early mistake, he trudges through a swamp of ghosts, becomes implicated in a massacre of trolls, falls in love with a forbidding Cat princess, and avoids jail sentence by agreeing to serve as a lackey to the war-mongering Emperor of Oz.
A portrait of a would-be survivor and a panoramic glimpse of a world gone shrill with war fever, Gregory Maguire's Lion Among Men is written with the sympathy and power that have made his works contemporary classics."
Gelesen im Rahmen der Bergabbau-Challenge im September 2014 - Thema: Streichelzoo
It is easier to get into the story, than at Son of a Witch. Nevertheless, I didn't like this volume quite as much: Liir was a much more interesting character than Brrr and I also could not find interest in the description of the Animal societies.
In between the book got somewhat lengthy. Only the end, when some questions from the first two volumes are resolved - and new questions are raised -, it was really catching.
It is easier to get into the story, than at Son of a Witch. Nevertheless, I didn't like this volume quite as much: Liir was a much more interesting character than Brrr and I also could not find interest in the description of the Animal societies.
In between the book got somewhat lengthy. Only the end, when some questions from the first two volumes are resolved - and new questions are raised -, it was really catching.
Brrr will now travel north to shorten a wishlist.
Journal Entry 4 by Charly83 at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany on Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Thank you very much Ina for sending me a book from my wishlist.
Journal Entry 5 by Charly83 at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany on Saturday, December 6, 2014
As I learnt this valume is the third of a triology. While not having read the second I couldn`t understand certain actions and discussions. But nevertheless, I enjoyed the book very much. I`m fond of Maguires stories and the worlds he is creating.