Among Others

English language

Published April 5, 2011

ISBN:
978-0-7653-2153-4
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4 stars (3 reviews)

Seeking refuge in fantasy novel worlds throughout a youth under the shadow of a dubiously sane half-brother who dabbled in magic, Mori Phelps is forced to confront her mother in a tragic battle and gains unwanted attention when she attempts to perform spells herself.

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Review of 'Among Others' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

”Never had what we were doing seemed more childish and stupid than standing in the centre of that desolation by that dead pool holding a pair of crushed pimpernels the fairies had told us would kill the factory.”

Among Others alkaa kohtauksella, jossa Morwenna tuhoaa kaksoissisarensa Morgannan kanssa walesilaisen tehtaan keijujen tapaan, heittämällä kukkia lammikkoon. Tehtaalle ei tapahdu mitään heti, mutta pian lehdissä kerrotaan, kuinka tehdas on päätetty sulkea. Taikuutta vai vain sattumaa? ”You can almost always find chains of coincidence to disprove magic. That’s because it doesn’t happen the way it does in books. It makes those chains of coincidence. That’s what it is.”

Sitten kirja siirtyy muutaman vuoden ajassa eteenpäin. Morganna on kuollut ja Morwenna kulkee jalkansa vuoksi kepin kanssa. Morwenna on karannut kotoa äitinsä – joka on noita – luota ja hänet on sijoitettu aikaa sitten perheensä jättäneen isän ja tämän siskojen hoiviin. Nämä taas sijoittavat Morin …

Review of 'Among Others' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Much of this story is inferred, which was irritating at times - I kept coming back to this one. Enjoyed the discussion of older SF. Not sure why it was set in the late seventies - to limit the books available? Recommended by the Book-a-Day calendar.

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