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袛懈褌懈薪邪 袩褨胁薪芯褔褨
袣薪懈谐邪 胁褨写 邪胁褌芯褉邪 斜械褋褌褋械谢械褉褨胁 蟹邪 胁械褉褋褨褦褞 New York Times!
袣褉邪褋懈胁邪, 械锌褨褔薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 写芯谢褨, 屑邪谐褨褩 褌邪 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟.
袪芯褍蟹 - 薪械蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪邪 写懈褌懈薪邪, 写懈褌懈薪邪 袩褨胁薪芯褔褨. 袙芯薪邪 胁褨写锌褉邪胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁 薪械斜械蟹锌械褔薪褍 锌芯写芯褉芯卸 薪邪 褋锌懈薪褨 胁械谢懈褔械蟹薪芯谐芯 斜褨谢芯谐芯 胁械写屑械写褟. 袙芯薪懈 锌褉褟屑褍褞褌褜 写芯 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔芯谐芯 蟹邪屑泻褍, 褟泻懈泄 蟹斜械褉褨谐邪褦 胁 褋芯斜褨 泻谢褞褔 写芯 褩褩 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褜芯褩 写芯谢褨... 袟邪胁芯褉芯卸褍褞褔邪 锌褉懈谐芯写邪, 褟泻褍 褌邪泻 褑褨泻邪胁芯 褔懈褌邪褌懈 写芯胁谐懈屑懈 蟹懈屑芯胁懈屑懈 胁械褔芯褉邪屑懈.
袣褉邪褋懈胁邪, 械锌褨褔薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 写芯谢褨, 屑邪谐褨褩 褌邪 泻芯褏邪薪薪褟.
袪芯褍蟹 - 薪械蟹胁懈褔邪泄薪邪 写懈褌懈薪邪, 写懈褌懈薪邪 袩褨胁薪芯褔褨. 袙芯薪邪 胁褨写锌褉邪胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁 薪械斜械蟹锌械褔薪褍 锌芯写芯褉芯卸 薪邪 褋锌懈薪褨 胁械谢懈褔械蟹薪芯谐芯 斜褨谢芯谐芯 胁械写屑械写褟. 袙芯薪懈 锌褉褟屑褍褞褌褜 写芯 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔芯谐芯 蟹邪屑泻褍, 褟泻懈泄 蟹斜械褉褨谐邪褦 胁 褋芯斜褨 泻谢褞褔 写芯 褩褩 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褜芯褩 写芯谢褨... 袟邪胁芯褉芯卸褍褞褔邪 锌褉懈谐芯写邪, 褟泻褍 褌邪泻 褑褨泻邪胁芯 褔懈褌邪褌懈 写芯胁谐懈屑懈 蟹懈屑芯胁懈屑懈 胁械褔芯褉邪屑懈.
416 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2003
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Edith Pattou
7听books835听followersEdith Pattou is the author of several fantasy novels, including East, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. She is a graduate of the Francis W. Parker School, Scripps College (B.A., English), Claremont Graduate School (M.A., English) and UCLA (M.L.I.S.). She is married to Charles Emery, a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University. They have one child, a daughter.
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July 14, 2019
This book was awesome! I have never heard of this fairytale, even though it sounded familiar. I鈥檓 glad one of my friends wanted to buddy read it, but now I want to get both books in paperback and the second one comes out in October. I always get scared about the cancer coming back if I get too excited about books on down the line 馃槴
Anyway, I recommend to those that love fairytales!
They journeyed far and the white bear said,
"Are you afraid?"
"No," she replied. "I am not afraid."
She would search for him. In the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon. But there was no way there.
She traveled on the back of the North Wind to the very end of the world
Happy Reading!
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March 5, 2010
I absolutely loved this book. I've read it so many times and never has it grown old. I love how it shifts views and tells you what other people are doing and how it has many plots that all tie together in the book. I love the White Bear and I love reading what he has to say and the riddles and poems he speaks in. The chapters weren't long so you could just fly through the book with no trouble. I fell inlove with Rose and her personality from the beginning, the first few pages a a little slow, but that is just setting the story. Push through them and I promise you will not be disappointed.
I also love that it is multiple books in one book, though never meant to be a serise. I really enjoyed how the characters evolved over the span of the book. Rose is just amazing and you can't help but admiring her persistence.
Now some people would be disappointed by the "romance" in the book, or lack there of, but that didn't bother me one bit. What Rose and the White Bear had was tender and fragile and real. Their relationship was amazing and wasn't all fluffed up. Most authors would have Rose run into the arms of the White Bear and they would live perfectly from that moment on. But Edith gave the two characters time to grow together. She did an amazing job of showing the uncertainty that was felt between the two.
All around I would recomend this book to anyone who loves a great adventure story.
Whenever I have nothing to read, this is the first book I pick up, and I read it all over again.
I also love that it is multiple books in one book, though never meant to be a serise. I really enjoyed how the characters evolved over the span of the book. Rose is just amazing and you can't help but admiring her persistence.
Now some people would be disappointed by the "romance" in the book, or lack there of, but that didn't bother me one bit. What Rose and the White Bear had was tender and fragile and real. Their relationship was amazing and wasn't all fluffed up. Most authors would have Rose run into the arms of the White Bear and they would live perfectly from that moment on. But Edith gave the two characters time to grow together. She did an amazing job of showing the uncertainty that was felt between the two.
All around I would recomend this book to anyone who loves a great adventure story.
Whenever I have nothing to read, this is the first book I pick up, and I read it all over again.
January 19, 2012
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 not tell." Despite the novel being almost 500 pages long, reading it feels more like skimming a summary than entering a world. For example, she uses phrases such as, "It was clear they really loved each other," without telling us what made it clear, which makes it sound like it actually wasn't all that clear at all.
Her treatment of the white bear and the four winds was interesting, but I didn't really appreciate the latter until I read her own afterward (which, incidentally, was more interesting than the story itself).
Even though it's only a two-star book, I find myself holding onto it because I'm rather proud of my collection of retold fairy tales.
Her treatment of the white bear and the four winds was interesting, but I didn't really appreciate the latter until I read her own afterward (which, incidentally, was more interesting than the story itself).
Even though it's only a two-star book, I find myself holding onto it because I'm rather proud of my collection of retold fairy tales.
December 4, 2024
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East of the sun and west of the moon.鈥� As unfathomable as the words were, I realized I must figure them out, reason it through. For I would go to this impossible land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon. From the moment the sleigh had vanished from sight and I could no longer hear the silver bells, I knew that I would go after the stranger that had been the white bear to make right the terrible wrong I had done him.
East is a beautiful retelling of the Norwegian fairytale called East of the Sun and West of the Moon, which was the original inspiration for the beloved fairytale of Beauty and the Beast.
The setting of the story was beautifully crafted. The world-building was extremely atmospheric along with the vivid imagery of the lands Rose visits throughout her journey. I can almost smell the frost and pine and the little tingles of coldness seeping into my bones. The experience almost felt tangible to me.
The pacing matched the plot which made me flick through the pages wanting to devour more of the story. The plot was layered with multiple stories although Rose鈥檚 POV is dominant, the other POVs did add to the story and I rather liked seeing what was happening in the background while focusing on Rose鈥檚 journey.
The Characters in this book were fantastic. It was a delight to meet all the characters through out this journey as each had a distinctive personality that gave this book a great cast of memorable characters.
Rose being the heroine of this story is definitely a main lead that will join my favorites list since she encompasses a lot of traits I appreciate in female leads and that did not rely on bodily strength or magical abilities, which are: courage, empathy, and individuality. However, the only complaint I have is I wish that the White Bear鈥檚 personality was fleshed out more though I understand why he is this way, but I was really left with wanting to get to know him more. I love that the roles are reversed and in this fairytale, it鈥檚 the heroine that is on a journey to save her love.
The romance was not heavy in this one despite it being marketed as a sweeping romantic epic, it's more of a subplot and a fluff romance as this is YA.
I adored the growing affection between Rose and the White Bear but there was not enough build up to get me invested. I would not consider it to be insta-love which is a trope I dislike, but it gradually developed without much substance and that's my main gripe.
However, the rushed ending is reason why I had to deduct one star. It left me feeling a little underwhelmed after following Rose on this grand journey.
It is obvious the author did her proper research regarding the period of time (the 1500's) in which the story takes place to transport us into that time. It was a pleasant treat to see the author use old terms such as Gronland for Greenland and Iseland for Iceland which keeps the story authentic
I was instantly intrigued with the Nordic folklore and fairytales the author intricately weaves into the story and has quite a heavy presence in the book. Edith Pattou uses her characters to tell these stories; with Neddy, we enjoy his storytelling of the tales of Norse gods. With Rose鈥檚 mother Eugenia, we are unsettled by the superstitions she believes in. We learn of some old Nordic terms and words sprinkled here and there throughout the book. Not to mention I was fascinated with the birth direction and how it determines the set of characteristics the baby would have, North-borns being the wildest ones like our lovely Rose.
This is a captivating retelling I highly recommend for readers who enjoy fantastical character-driven journeys! I look forward to follow Rose鈥檚 journey in the sequel, which is called West.
East of the sun and west of the moon.鈥� As unfathomable as the words were, I realized I must figure them out, reason it through. For I would go to this impossible land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon. From the moment the sleigh had vanished from sight and I could no longer hear the silver bells, I knew that I would go after the stranger that had been the white bear to make right the terrible wrong I had done him.
East is a beautiful retelling of the Norwegian fairytale called East of the Sun and West of the Moon, which was the original inspiration for the beloved fairytale of Beauty and the Beast.
The setting of the story was beautifully crafted. The world-building was extremely atmospheric along with the vivid imagery of the lands Rose visits throughout her journey. I can almost smell the frost and pine and the little tingles of coldness seeping into my bones. The experience almost felt tangible to me.
The pacing matched the plot which made me flick through the pages wanting to devour more of the story. The plot was layered with multiple stories although Rose鈥檚 POV is dominant, the other POVs did add to the story and I rather liked seeing what was happening in the background while focusing on Rose鈥檚 journey.
The Characters in this book were fantastic. It was a delight to meet all the characters through out this journey as each had a distinctive personality that gave this book a great cast of memorable characters.
Rose being the heroine of this story is definitely a main lead that will join my favorites list since she encompasses a lot of traits I appreciate in female leads and that did not rely on bodily strength or magical abilities, which are: courage, empathy, and individuality. However, the only complaint I have is I wish that the White Bear鈥檚 personality was fleshed out more though I understand why he is this way, but I was really left with wanting to get to know him more. I love that the roles are reversed and in this fairytale, it鈥檚 the heroine that is on a journey to save her love.
The romance was not heavy in this one despite it being marketed as a sweeping romantic epic, it's more of a subplot and a fluff romance as this is YA.
I adored the growing affection between Rose and the White Bear but there was not enough build up to get me invested. I would not consider it to be insta-love which is a trope I dislike, but it gradually developed without much substance and that's my main gripe.
However, the rushed ending is reason why I had to deduct one star. It left me feeling a little underwhelmed after following Rose on this grand journey.
It is obvious the author did her proper research regarding the period of time (the 1500's) in which the story takes place to transport us into that time. It was a pleasant treat to see the author use old terms such as Gronland for Greenland and Iseland for Iceland which keeps the story authentic
I was instantly intrigued with the Nordic folklore and fairytales the author intricately weaves into the story and has quite a heavy presence in the book. Edith Pattou uses her characters to tell these stories; with Neddy, we enjoy his storytelling of the tales of Norse gods. With Rose鈥檚 mother Eugenia, we are unsettled by the superstitions she believes in. We learn of some old Nordic terms and words sprinkled here and there throughout the book. Not to mention I was fascinated with the birth direction and how it determines the set of characteristics the baby would have, North-borns being the wildest ones like our lovely Rose.
This is a captivating retelling I highly recommend for readers who enjoy fantastical character-driven journeys! I look forward to follow Rose鈥檚 journey in the sequel, which is called West.
January 4, 2019
3.5*
a lovely retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
a lovely retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
October 26, 2018
$1.99 Kindle sale, Oct. 25, 2018. The sequel to this 2005 folktale retelling, West, was just published this week (it's still waiting on my Kindle).
East is a retelling of the Norwegian tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon;" you can read one version of it . In East, a teenage girl named Rose has a sense of adventure that her worried mother has always tried, unsuccessfully, to quell. One day a huge white bear appears at their door and offers to magically to fix the family's dire financial and health problems if Rose will to come away with the bear, and she agrees. There's a hard and fast rule to their relationship, though, and when Rose eventually breaks it, the results are far worse than she imagined. Rose can go back home to her family ... or she can try to fix the problem she created.
Edith Pattou tells this story with lots of believable details. I really felt the cold. A fine retelling of an old, less well-known folktale.
East is a retelling of the Norwegian tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon;" you can read one version of it . In East, a teenage girl named Rose has a sense of adventure that her worried mother has always tried, unsuccessfully, to quell. One day a huge white bear appears at their door and offers to magically to fix the family's dire financial and health problems if Rose will to come away with the bear, and she agrees. There's a hard and fast rule to their relationship, though, and when Rose eventually breaks it, the results are far worse than she imagined. Rose can go back home to her family ... or she can try to fix the problem she created.
Edith Pattou tells this story with lots of believable details. I really felt the cold. A fine retelling of an old, less well-known folktale.
May 2, 2022
this book changed my entire human life when i was like 12 and the second i need a dose of serotonin but am also capable of reading 500 pages i will be rereading it.
watch this space.
part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago on a technicality
watch this space.
part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago on a technicality
May 26, 2017
This 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 fiction.
Unfortunately, once the story hits the middle of the narrative arc, decline settles in. The second half is terrible in comparison, and all ends in a rushed conclusion that leaves a sensation of emptiness rather than satisfaction despite the happy ending. By this point, the flaws in characterisation and storytelling begin to hit the story, and hit it hard they do. You begin to wonder why exactly it is that the brother and father of the protagonist have each their own POV, especially the father, who becomes just superfluous eventually, as the brother could've delivered all the father did just as well; and the brother gets too much onpage time, way more than the bear, who's the actual protagonist, and he also gets a bit of a side story all of his own that shouldn't take so much of the book as this isn't his story.
And then, there's the relationship between Rose and the white bear. It does start off credible enough, but soon becomes unbelievable. Why does Rose trust him so much immediately? And why does she end up falling in love with him? The little time they spend together, how little of his side is shown, and other characters getting too much of the cake influence this. It's very unconvicing for a love story, besides lacking couple chemistry, and pretty much you may believe they're together because conventions and the original fairy tale demand they be together.
Then there's the worldbuilding, that's just average if you look at it as a pure fantasy, but if you look at it as a historical fiction/historical fantasy novel, then the non-authenticity of the world is more obvious. If not for the insistence in describing the snowy landscape and throwing in words in the language of the locals, it wouldn't be that evident it's in the North. People travel unrealistically fast for the time period as well, showing that the author probably didn't do her research for this. There's a feel that the author isn't that familiar with Scandinavia and its languages, despite her including phrases and words in Norwegian, because she misses the correct spelling and umlauts, a frequent mistake by foreigners. People, when you're writing something in Germanic or Nordic languages, please do make sure to not miss those funny little marks over a vowel: they do have a function. And make sure the names you give people and places in your fictional world do follow the rules of your fictional world instead of names that don't feel authentic to the setting.
Unfortunately, once the story hits the middle of the narrative arc, decline settles in. The second half is terrible in comparison, and all ends in a rushed conclusion that leaves a sensation of emptiness rather than satisfaction despite the happy ending. By this point, the flaws in characterisation and storytelling begin to hit the story, and hit it hard they do. You begin to wonder why exactly it is that the brother and father of the protagonist have each their own POV, especially the father, who becomes just superfluous eventually, as the brother could've delivered all the father did just as well; and the brother gets too much onpage time, way more than the bear, who's the actual protagonist, and he also gets a bit of a side story all of his own that shouldn't take so much of the book as this isn't his story.
And then, there's the relationship between Rose and the white bear. It does start off credible enough, but soon becomes unbelievable. Why does Rose trust him so much immediately? And why does she end up falling in love with him? The little time they spend together, how little of his side is shown, and other characters getting too much of the cake influence this. It's very unconvicing for a love story, besides lacking couple chemistry, and pretty much you may believe they're together because conventions and the original fairy tale demand they be together.
Then there's the worldbuilding, that's just average if you look at it as a pure fantasy, but if you look at it as a historical fiction/historical fantasy novel, then the non-authenticity of the world is more obvious. If not for the insistence in describing the snowy landscape and throwing in words in the language of the locals, it wouldn't be that evident it's in the North. People travel unrealistically fast for the time period as well, showing that the author probably didn't do her research for this. There's a feel that the author isn't that familiar with Scandinavia and its languages, despite her including phrases and words in Norwegian, because she misses the correct spelling and umlauts, a frequent mistake by foreigners. People, when you're writing something in Germanic or Nordic languages, please do make sure to not miss those funny little marks over a vowel: they do have a function. And make sure the names you give people and places in your fictional world do follow the rules of your fictional world instead of names that don't feel authentic to the setting.
October 16, 2013
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Ever since I read the tale of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," I've longed to give one of its numerous re-tellings a try. Edith Pattou's version, East, practically fell into my lap when I discovered it in the hidden recess of my Kindle and within moments, I was sucked into the tale. For those of you who don't know, "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is similar to "Beauty and the Beast," only instead of a beast, we have a polar bear, and instead of a wicked witch, there is an evil troll queen. Of course, there are a variety of other differences, but the jist of the tale is the same - a girl must find it in her to remain with and love a creature who is more animal than man. And while East isn't the best re-telling I've read, it's nearly perfect in its own right.
For me, what makes or breaks a solid re-telling is the author's own insight into a traditional fairy tale. It's part of the reason why I'm so disenchanted with book-to-movie adaptations - I desperately want the director to push the story on screen with his or her interpretations instead of merely following the book word-for-word or deleting scenes altogether. In East, Pattou truly gives so much depth to this intriguing tale. For one, the novel is told in alternating perspectives, each chapter shifting from the point of views of Rose, her older brother Neddy, her Father, the Troll Queen, or the Bear himself. While, on one hand, I was initially skeptical about this method of story-telling, let me reassure you that it works beautifully. Not only are we able to gain a much fuller understanding of the entire story at hand, but we are also able to understand these central characters on a much deeper level.
Moreover, I love that the villains of this tale are so ambiguous in their "evil" label. The Troll Queen, for instance, is obsessed with the human prince she finds; so much so that she fakes his death and is punished for her actions by her father. Ironically, though, her punishment entails the imprisonment of the prince she loves. And thus, a boy is turned into a bear. Furthermore, it is not evil intent that drips from the Troll Queen, but rather a strange, obsessive longing. If anything, the Troll Queen is an anomaly among her kind, especially as trolls keep humans as servants. The Troll Queen, however, isn't our only "villain." Rose, the protagonist of our tale, is born facing the North, which indicates both that she will become a traveler and also that she will - as her mother's only North child - face death at the hands of ice and snow. As such, her mother does everything in her power to keep Rose safe, but often times that spells more harm than good.
I love that this family is painted so realistically. Rose is beloved by her brother Neddy, not to mention her father, and while her mother clearly cares for her, there is a distance between them that is written with poise. As the last child in a household of seven, not to mention a replacement child for the East daughter who died, Rose and her mother share a strained relationship. And yet, Rose's love and affection for her family - for all her sisters and brothers - is so palpably felt. In fact, Rose herself is such a remarkable heroine for the emotion she brings to this tale. While her adventurous spirit is one to get behind and her genuine loyalty to be admired, her flaws - her curiosity, her homesickness, her inability to follow directions - makes her all the more realistic. Moreover, I love that Rose never gives up. No matter how difficult the task before her seems, she keeps barreling forward.
Another beautiful aspect to this tale is the romance. The White Bear, as Rose comes to call him, is sweet and kind, hopeful that Rose will enjoy her stay at his castle. And yet, he too is not all perfect. Ultimately, the reason why I grew to love Rose's time in the castle was primarily because of her interactions with the Bear, which were both endearing and exasperating. Stuck in a difficult situation, tempers rise just as often as they fall, which made for intriguing reading. Once the bear is kidnapped away by the Troll Queen, however, the second-half of this story only picks up. I appreciated this not so much because of the change of pace, but rather because Rose sets out after the Bear solely because she let him down. Of course, she cares for him, but the extent of her feelings are hidden even from herself until much later in the story. The romance that brews in East is extraordinarily subtle, only hinting at the depth of affection that lies between Rose and the Bear, but the focus on trust that the novel took was far more important as a foundation for their future, fitting perfectly into this tale.
If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to look into this fairy tale. It's an interesting spin, especially as "Beauty and the Beast" is so well-known. Moreover, Pattou's rendition of it is more than satisfying, going so far as to touch upon Norse mythology and Inuit history. Although the ultimate conclusion regarding the Troll Queen seemed to tie up a little too neatly for my tastes, overall, this novel is perfect from beginning to end. What Pattou excels at, as a writer, is showing, not telling, which makes this story a true emotional experience. I dare you not to become completely enthralled by Rose's tale - I promise you, it is impossible!
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Ever since I read the tale of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," I've longed to give one of its numerous re-tellings a try. Edith Pattou's version, East, practically fell into my lap when I discovered it in the hidden recess of my Kindle and within moments, I was sucked into the tale. For those of you who don't know, "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is similar to "Beauty and the Beast," only instead of a beast, we have a polar bear, and instead of a wicked witch, there is an evil troll queen. Of course, there are a variety of other differences, but the jist of the tale is the same - a girl must find it in her to remain with and love a creature who is more animal than man. And while East isn't the best re-telling I've read, it's nearly perfect in its own right.
For me, what makes or breaks a solid re-telling is the author's own insight into a traditional fairy tale. It's part of the reason why I'm so disenchanted with book-to-movie adaptations - I desperately want the director to push the story on screen with his or her interpretations instead of merely following the book word-for-word or deleting scenes altogether. In East, Pattou truly gives so much depth to this intriguing tale. For one, the novel is told in alternating perspectives, each chapter shifting from the point of views of Rose, her older brother Neddy, her Father, the Troll Queen, or the Bear himself. While, on one hand, I was initially skeptical about this method of story-telling, let me reassure you that it works beautifully. Not only are we able to gain a much fuller understanding of the entire story at hand, but we are also able to understand these central characters on a much deeper level.
Moreover, I love that the villains of this tale are so ambiguous in their "evil" label. The Troll Queen, for instance, is obsessed with the human prince she finds; so much so that she fakes his death and is punished for her actions by her father. Ironically, though, her punishment entails the imprisonment of the prince she loves. And thus, a boy is turned into a bear. Furthermore, it is not evil intent that drips from the Troll Queen, but rather a strange, obsessive longing. If anything, the Troll Queen is an anomaly among her kind, especially as trolls keep humans as servants. The Troll Queen, however, isn't our only "villain." Rose, the protagonist of our tale, is born facing the North, which indicates both that she will become a traveler and also that she will - as her mother's only North child - face death at the hands of ice and snow. As such, her mother does everything in her power to keep Rose safe, but often times that spells more harm than good.
I love that this family is painted so realistically. Rose is beloved by her brother Neddy, not to mention her father, and while her mother clearly cares for her, there is a distance between them that is written with poise. As the last child in a household of seven, not to mention a replacement child for the East daughter who died, Rose and her mother share a strained relationship. And yet, Rose's love and affection for her family - for all her sisters and brothers - is so palpably felt. In fact, Rose herself is such a remarkable heroine for the emotion she brings to this tale. While her adventurous spirit is one to get behind and her genuine loyalty to be admired, her flaws - her curiosity, her homesickness, her inability to follow directions - makes her all the more realistic. Moreover, I love that Rose never gives up. No matter how difficult the task before her seems, she keeps barreling forward.
Another beautiful aspect to this tale is the romance. The White Bear, as Rose comes to call him, is sweet and kind, hopeful that Rose will enjoy her stay at his castle. And yet, he too is not all perfect. Ultimately, the reason why I grew to love Rose's time in the castle was primarily because of her interactions with the Bear, which were both endearing and exasperating. Stuck in a difficult situation, tempers rise just as often as they fall, which made for intriguing reading. Once the bear is kidnapped away by the Troll Queen, however, the second-half of this story only picks up. I appreciated this not so much because of the change of pace, but rather because Rose sets out after the Bear solely because she let him down. Of course, she cares for him, but the extent of her feelings are hidden even from herself until much later in the story. The romance that brews in East is extraordinarily subtle, only hinting at the depth of affection that lies between Rose and the Bear, but the focus on trust that the novel took was far more important as a foundation for their future, fitting perfectly into this tale.
If you haven't already, I'd encourage you to look into this fairy tale. It's an interesting spin, especially as "Beauty and the Beast" is so well-known. Moreover, Pattou's rendition of it is more than satisfying, going so far as to touch upon Norse mythology and Inuit history. Although the ultimate conclusion regarding the Troll Queen seemed to tie up a little too neatly for my tastes, overall, this novel is perfect from beginning to end. What Pattou excels at, as a writer, is showing, not telling, which makes this story a true emotional experience. I dare you not to become completely enthralled by Rose's tale - I promise you, it is impossible!
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January 6, 2024
1.68!
1st DNF of the year 馃檱
The way it started was so gripping that i knew it was gonna be a 4 stars at least but oh boy how wrong i was because it just deteriorated. At the start the number of povs were gripping but soon became nuisance and it bothered me so much and the writing style wasn't for me either because to me it was just words on a paper, could not feel anything or imagine anything. it just got bland. I was like 75% through and i thought lets just go with it but i couldn't not when i have 100+ books in my tbr waiting to be read why the fuck would i read this when i have so many that are better.
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I was saving this book for winter and it's the peak of winter as of now. So let's go on with it!!
1st DNF of the year 馃檱
The way it started was so gripping that i knew it was gonna be a 4 stars at least but oh boy how wrong i was because it just deteriorated. At the start the number of povs were gripping but soon became nuisance and it bothered me so much and the writing style wasn't for me either because to me it was just words on a paper, could not feel anything or imagine anything. it just got bland. I was like 75% through and i thought lets just go with it but i couldn't not when i have 100+ books in my tbr waiting to be read why the fuck would i read this when i have so many that are better.
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I was saving this book for winter and it's the peak of winter as of now. So let's go on with it!!
January 2, 2024
East is a retelling of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." Which I haven't read before. But given how much I loved East, I want to pick it's origin up and then reread East and pick up the sequel afterwards.:)
I listened to the audiobook while baking sugar cookies on Christmas eve. And let me tell you, there isn't a more perfect activity, time or setting to read/listen to this book. (Although I do think I would have gotten even MORE out of this if I had been able to follow along in a physical copy. So I need to reread it regardless. But I still loved it any way!)
Thanks to East, I realized hoe much I love artic adventure books. I never thought myself as much of an adventure book reader. But now that I know that I am, I'm looking into other snowy adventure books. (Any suggestions? 馃檪)
Seriously though, between the atmosphere and the epic adventures that our main character goes through throughout the book, it made for a cozy but page turning read. I read this in 24 hours! And that's with all the craziness that comes with Christmas and spending time with family. AND with it being over 500 pages. So I think that says a lot. I think if you're a plot based reader but still love some character and world building, this is for you.
The world made a lot of sense and was very well thought out. No plot holes that I noticed. And the characters were very charming... Er, well... Aside from the mom. The main characters mom has has some toxic morals and makes some toxic decisions in regards to her children. But she's meant to be that way to move the story along. 馃し馃徏鈥嶁檧锔� But aside from her, the rest of the characters are the sweetest little cinnamon rolls. And I loved getting to see their family dianamics. As for the plot, as I've mentioned before, it's got a lot going on almost all the time. And even when there's not a big adventure happening, there's things going on that keep you interested and invested in the story. Which as a plot based reader, I appreciated that.
I will say that the writting reads a little young. It leans more towards the younger side of YA. I kept getting uncomfortable because I perceived the bear as an older gentleman in his 20s and the main character as like 13. So when a romance blooms between them, I had to keep reminding myself that they're actually both late teens. (Or at least i know our main character is.)That was the biggest issue I had with this book. Everything else I loved and found myself enjoying. It's a great wintery, fantasy, adventure Young Adult book. If that sounds like something you'd like, please give this one a shot if you haven't read it yet already.:) I definitely recommend!
I listened to the audiobook while baking sugar cookies on Christmas eve. And let me tell you, there isn't a more perfect activity, time or setting to read/listen to this book. (Although I do think I would have gotten even MORE out of this if I had been able to follow along in a physical copy. So I need to reread it regardless. But I still loved it any way!)
Thanks to East, I realized hoe much I love artic adventure books. I never thought myself as much of an adventure book reader. But now that I know that I am, I'm looking into other snowy adventure books. (Any suggestions? 馃檪)
Seriously though, between the atmosphere and the epic adventures that our main character goes through throughout the book, it made for a cozy but page turning read. I read this in 24 hours! And that's with all the craziness that comes with Christmas and spending time with family. AND with it being over 500 pages. So I think that says a lot. I think if you're a plot based reader but still love some character and world building, this is for you.
The world made a lot of sense and was very well thought out. No plot holes that I noticed. And the characters were very charming... Er, well... Aside from the mom. The main characters mom has has some toxic morals and makes some toxic decisions in regards to her children. But she's meant to be that way to move the story along. 馃し馃徏鈥嶁檧锔� But aside from her, the rest of the characters are the sweetest little cinnamon rolls. And I loved getting to see their family dianamics. As for the plot, as I've mentioned before, it's got a lot going on almost all the time. And even when there's not a big adventure happening, there's things going on that keep you interested and invested in the story. Which as a plot based reader, I appreciated that.
I will say that the writting reads a little young. It leans more towards the younger side of YA. I kept getting uncomfortable because I perceived the bear as an older gentleman in his 20s and the main character as like 13. So when a romance blooms between them, I had to keep reminding myself that they're actually both late teens. (Or at least i know our main character is.)That was the biggest issue I had with this book. Everything else I loved and found myself enjoying. It's a great wintery, fantasy, adventure Young Adult book. If that sounds like something you'd like, please give this one a shot if you haven't read it yet already.:) I definitely recommend!
October 17, 2021
I bought this book because
1) I like the story ""
2) The cover is pretty
I've had this book for years -- I bought it when it was new in 2003 or 2004 -- and started multiple times and never got far because it is just so boring. Not terrible, not offensive, not badly researched, but for mercy's sake why are you talking about this for so many pages? Why is this included at all?! This book is 500 pages and could easily have been reduced to half that with no plots changes. Or, here's an idea, the characters could have been developed more?
Anyway. Excited about getting this large object that has been staring at me off the shelf into the Friends of the Library donation bin.
1) I like the story ""
2) The cover is pretty
I've had this book for years -- I bought it when it was new in 2003 or 2004 -- and started multiple times and never got far because it is just so boring. Not terrible, not offensive, not badly researched, but for mercy's sake why are you talking about this for so many pages? Why is this included at all?! This book is 500 pages and could easily have been reduced to half that with no plots changes. Or, here's an idea, the characters could have been developed more?
Anyway. Excited about getting this large object that has been staring at me off the shelf into the Friends of the Library donation bin.
July 26, 2011
East was written when fantasy could still be fantasy. When young adult books weren't required to have a love triangle, a sexy love interest, and a heroine with low self-esteem. Rose, this novel's main character, is intelligent, resourceful, and courageous. She has a strong drive and a true moral compass. The plot reminds me of more classical fantasy that involves epic journeys over several countries over the course of years. The book is chaste and simple, which makes me think its more suited to a middle-school audience nowadays.
Yet, despite the intriguing premise, I found myself bored with it. There was little to none action, for instance. Since the book had such a large scope in following different characters over an extended period of time, it read like this:
"We journeyed across the tundra. Weeks passed." (not an actual quote)
It was just very slow pace, and there was more telling than showing.
Also, being a romantic girl, I wanted there to be more immediate romance. The romance was slow-building, more about trust and compassion, than about physical lust. Which, don't get me wrong, was certainly refreshing, but the novel was slow-paced already, and having nothing in the romance department along with nothing in the action department lead for a bored Morgan.
I did like this book, but when you are used to action-y, romance-y YA, it can be a bit too slow. I do appreciate it though. It was an altogether pleasant change of pace.
Yet, despite the intriguing premise, I found myself bored with it. There was little to none action, for instance. Since the book had such a large scope in following different characters over an extended period of time, it read like this:
"We journeyed across the tundra. Weeks passed." (not an actual quote)
It was just very slow pace, and there was more telling than showing.
Also, being a romantic girl, I wanted there to be more immediate romance. The romance was slow-building, more about trust and compassion, than about physical lust. Which, don't get me wrong, was certainly refreshing, but the novel was slow-paced already, and having nothing in the romance department along with nothing in the action department lead for a bored Morgan.
I did like this book, but when you are used to action-y, romance-y YA, it can be a bit too slow. I do appreciate it though. It was an altogether pleasant change of pace.
May 27, 2023
Another re-read, I first read this in high school, about 20 years ago. It's held a place in my heart ever since.
Rose has always been different.
Since the day she was born, Rose had a special fate; but her highly 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.
Rose has always been different.
Since the day she was born, Rose had a special fate; but her highly 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.
January 23, 2009
What a GREAT young adult fantasy! I loved everything about this book! Although it is almost 500 pages, it is a quick read. (Short chapters, larger print.) The story is based on the Norwegian fairytale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" which I didn't know until I read the author's notes at the end. I liked that even though it was a fantasy, it took place in a real time and place-16th Century Norway. (Read the glossery in the very back for modern names) I loved the mother's superstition, her brother, Neddy- their love and close relationship, Rose, of course was a brave, smart girl, The White Bear-it's amazing how you can start to love an animal in a book, Thor (didn't think I'd like him but I did!) Malmo, to whom Rose owes her life in the artic, and Tuki, sweet boy. The author titled each chapter after a character to piece together the story from different perspectives. She rotated these characters so you really got to "know" them. That, to me, always makes a book more interesting! This is a great book for all ages. I love stories that come to a nice clean end, no questions, no pieces left unturned. I am going to read more by this author, and soon!
March 10, 2018
4.5 stars
I never would have thought that there could be a whole chapter book retelling of a classic fairy tale other than Shannon Hale鈥檚 鈥淭he Goose Girl.鈥� Well, I have just recently stumbled upon this book called 鈥淓ast鈥� that happens to be a great retelling of a classic fairy tale! 鈥淓ast鈥� is a retelling of a classic Scandinavian folktale called 鈥淓ast of the Sun West of the Moon鈥� by Edith Pattou and anyone who is a huge fan of fairy tales will definitely get a kick out of this book!
Rose is the youngest child of seven children and because she was a born a North born child, according to her mother, she always loved exploring her homeland Njord and getting into trouble. One day, however, a mysterious white bear comes in and promises Rose鈥檚 family that he will make them rich if they agree to let Rose come away with him to his cave. At first, Rose鈥檚 family did not want her to leave with the white bear, but Rose decided to go with the white bear to save her family and so she and the white bear traveled for days until they reached the white bear鈥檚 magnificent cave where Rose lived for many years. During her years with the white bear, Rose realizes that a mysterious stranger has been sleeping in bed next to her and when she discovers the stranger鈥檚 true identity, she embarks on a journey to save her true love from a terrible curse!
Beautiful! Simply Beautiful! I never would have thought that I would have read a retelling of a popular folktale that was written so beautifully! Edith Pattou has certainly done an excellent job at retelling the ancient Scandinavian folktale. I loved the way that Edith Pattou added more elements to this story such as adding background information about each character in the book, especially Rose and we actually get to read about the other point of views of each character associated with Rose鈥檚 life like her father, her brother Neddy, the White Bear and the Troll Queen. What I loved the most about this book is that each chapter is split up into a different character鈥檚 point of view. Like for example, you have one chapter entitled 鈥淩ose鈥� and the chapter is narrated by Rose herself and her point of view on the situation she is thrown into and then another chapter would be entitled 鈥淲hite Bear鈥� and the white bear is narrating the chapter, and I really love this setup because you can actually get a feel of what each character is thinking about the situation at hand. Another thing that I loved about this book was the relationships between all the characters in this book, especially between Rose, Neddy and her father. I loved the way that Neddy and Rose鈥檚 father cared so much about Rose that they were willing to put their lives at stake in order to rescue her from any kind of danger. I also loved the fairy tale elements in this story, especially since this story is based off of 鈥淓ast of the Sun West of the Moon鈥� and I am a huge fan of many fairy tales and folktales, so the fairy tale elements in this story (enchantment, epic journey) are always relaxing to me. I also think many people would enjoy this story if they enjoyed 鈥淭he Golden Compass鈥� since this book does have a similar element to 鈥淭he Golden Compass鈥� which is a girl riding a white bear on her journey.
Now the reason why I gave this book a four and a half star rating instead of a five star rating is because the story tends to drag on too long in certain scenes such as during the scenes where Rose is exploring the cave of the white bear and she is describing every single item she comes across. It is alright to describe some items that have significance to the story, but to describe every other item that has nothing to do with the main point of the story does become tiresome really fast.
Overall 鈥淓ast鈥� is truly an absolute masterpiece in its own right as it is filled with drama, fantasy and romance that anyone who is a huge fan of fairy tales will instantly take a liking to.
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August 7, 2013
I'm going to replace that old, shitty review now, because that was enormously embarrassing to read back over. SORRY, EVERYONE WHO READ IT! I APOLOGIZE PROFUSELY!
Anyway, my opinion hasn't changed, just my method of delivering it. I still think that this was a horrendous novel, badly plotted with shoddy characters.
In fact, I think the lack of development from the characters was the novel's biggest downfall. Rose is such a blank protagonist. I spent 200 pages with her (before I gave up), and through that entire time, not once did I feel like she had any tangible qualities. The only word I could think of to describe her was 'adventurous', and that doesn't come organically from her personality, but rather because the plot and a prophecy require her to be. It really didn't stick at all - once Rose's plot reasons for being adventurous and reckless went away, so did her sense of adventure and... lack of reck? Is that a real thing? But anyway. None of the side characters were any better developed - the two other 'real' narrators we got (more about the book's narration later), were equally bland, without even a prophecy to define their personality. Of particular annoyance was Rose's mother - she was incredibly superstitious, and nothing else. It got to the point that when she did something that didn't come from superstition, the narrator at that moment felt the need to lampshade it. And the sad thing is he (I'm pretty sure it was a he) really did - I had trouble believing that any of these characters would do anything that didn't come directly from their plot-mandated 'personalities'.
The narration style didn't help things. The book had no less than FIVE narrators - yes, you read that right, five. Rose, Nathaniel, their father, White Bear, and Troll Queen all narrated. The result were many very short chapters, and it didn't take long for me to get a sense of whiplash - one small thing would happen, and then we'd switch to someone else's narration for another small thing to happen. It didn't help that every single narrator had the exact same voice, with the sole exception of White Bear, whose reason for talking differently was - you guessed it - plot-mandated. Everyone else sounded exactly the same to me, and I often had to check back to see who was narrating. It's a shame, really because the prose was largely fine on a sentence level - the dialogue was inconsistent in voice, but the prose itself worked pretty well for me. But the narration style and voice problems prevented me from enjoying it at all.
You'd think, with all the plot-mandated things that I've mentioned before, that the plot, at least, would be strong. You'd be wrong. Of the two hundred pages I read, not a single thing happened that didn't feel like buildup to something else. The White Bear takes Rose away, and her father starts looking for her, the Troll Queen does... something (we never really got an explanation as to what), and Nathaniel... well, he doesn't do anything, really. Nothing I saw was engaging in and of itself - it always felt like I was waiting for something engaging to happen. The pace, which should've been fast, at least, from the whiplash-style narration, went at a sluggish crawl, leaving me bored throughout.
Alright, I can stop feeling like I've polluted GoodReads with a horribly written review. The book was a failure in most respects - other than the prose on a sentence level, which as I said before, was actually pretty good. I know absolutely nothing about the fairy tale this book is retelling, but I feel certain there's a better retelling out there.
Anyway, my opinion hasn't changed, just my method of delivering it. I still think that this was a horrendous novel, badly plotted with shoddy characters.
In fact, I think the lack of development from the characters was the novel's biggest downfall. Rose is such a blank protagonist. I spent 200 pages with her (before I gave up), and through that entire time, not once did I feel like she had any tangible qualities. The only word I could think of to describe her was 'adventurous', and that doesn't come organically from her personality, but rather because the plot and a prophecy require her to be. It really didn't stick at all - once Rose's plot reasons for being adventurous and reckless went away, so did her sense of adventure and... lack of reck? Is that a real thing? But anyway. None of the side characters were any better developed - the two other 'real' narrators we got (more about the book's narration later), were equally bland, without even a prophecy to define their personality. Of particular annoyance was Rose's mother - she was incredibly superstitious, and nothing else. It got to the point that when she did something that didn't come from superstition, the narrator at that moment felt the need to lampshade it. And the sad thing is he (I'm pretty sure it was a he) really did - I had trouble believing that any of these characters would do anything that didn't come directly from their plot-mandated 'personalities'.
The narration style didn't help things. The book had no less than FIVE narrators - yes, you read that right, five. Rose, Nathaniel, their father, White Bear, and Troll Queen all narrated. The result were many very short chapters, and it didn't take long for me to get a sense of whiplash - one small thing would happen, and then we'd switch to someone else's narration for another small thing to happen. It didn't help that every single narrator had the exact same voice, with the sole exception of White Bear, whose reason for talking differently was - you guessed it - plot-mandated. Everyone else sounded exactly the same to me, and I often had to check back to see who was narrating. It's a shame, really because the prose was largely fine on a sentence level - the dialogue was inconsistent in voice, but the prose itself worked pretty well for me. But the narration style and voice problems prevented me from enjoying it at all.
You'd think, with all the plot-mandated things that I've mentioned before, that the plot, at least, would be strong. You'd be wrong. Of the two hundred pages I read, not a single thing happened that didn't feel like buildup to something else. The White Bear takes Rose away, and her father starts looking for her, the Troll Queen does... something (we never really got an explanation as to what), and Nathaniel... well, he doesn't do anything, really. Nothing I saw was engaging in and of itself - it always felt like I was waiting for something engaging to happen. The pace, which should've been fast, at least, from the whiplash-style narration, went at a sluggish crawl, leaving me bored throughout.
Alright, I can stop feeling like I've polluted GoodReads with a horribly written review. The book was a failure in most respects - other than the prose on a sentence level, which as I said before, was actually pretty good. I know absolutely nothing about the fairy tale this book is retelling, but I feel certain there's a better retelling out there.
February 6, 2021
5鈽�
They journeyed far and the white bear said, "Are you afraid?"
"No," she replied. "I am not afraid."
Once upon a time there was an "east-born" beautiful girl who was named Ebba Rose. She was one of the eight children of a poor farmer and his supertitious wife, and the family reside in a village called Andalsnes in Njord. One day, a white bear showed up at their home and demanded to take Rose with him in exchange for a good fortune for her ill-fated family. Of course her family, except for her mother, opposed this. In the end, however, Rose decided to go with the bear thinking by doing so, she would be able to help her sick sister and her struggling family. It turned out that the white bear was cursed by the Troll Queen, and was hoping that Rose would be the one to break that curse, but Rose's curiosity got the better of her before that happen. And so her adventure to save her white bear began.
I really loved the story of the Polar Bear King. It's one of my favorites among the fairy tales I've read when I was younger. This was my first time reading this version, and I must admit, I loved it as well. It was told in multiple povs, which sometimes I find boring to read at on some books, but not this one. I enjoyed reading Rose's perilous adventures in the sea and in the snow/ice lands in search for the white bear. I admire her resiliency and determination to right her mistakes and prove her love for the bear.听 What a brave girl..
I hated the Troll Queen when I first read about her, and in this version, I hated her even more. I hope that she's already dead when her ice palace broke into pieces, but I need to read West to make sure.
They journeyed far and the white bear said, "Are you afraid?"
"No," she replied. "I am not afraid."
Once upon a time there was an "east-born" beautiful girl who was named Ebba Rose. She was one of the eight children of a poor farmer and his supertitious wife, and the family reside in a village called Andalsnes in Njord. One day, a white bear showed up at their home and demanded to take Rose with him in exchange for a good fortune for her ill-fated family. Of course her family, except for her mother, opposed this. In the end, however, Rose decided to go with the bear thinking by doing so, she would be able to help her sick sister and her struggling family. It turned out that the white bear was cursed by the Troll Queen, and was hoping that Rose would be the one to break that curse, but Rose's curiosity got the better of her before that happen. And so her adventure to save her white bear began.
I really loved the story of the Polar Bear King. It's one of my favorites among the fairy tales I've read when I was younger. This was my first time reading this version, and I must admit, I loved it as well. It was told in multiple povs, which sometimes I find boring to read at on some books, but not this one. I enjoyed reading Rose's perilous adventures in the sea and in the snow/ice lands in search for the white bear. I admire her resiliency and determination to right her mistakes and prove her love for the bear.听 What a brave girl..
I hated the Troll Queen when I first read about her, and in this version, I hated her even more. I hope that she's already dead when her ice palace broke into pieces, but I need to read West to make sure.
November 29, 2020
THE PERFECT WINTER READ! Obsessed. 鉂勶笍馃槏
February 7, 2019
效褍写械褋薪邪 蟹懈屑芯胁邪 泻邪蟹泻邪!
啸褌芯 薪械 蟹薪邪褦, 胁芯薪邪 蟹邪 褌褨褦褞 卸 薪芯褉胁械蟹褜泻芯褞 芯锌芯胁褨写泻芯褞, 褖芯 泄 泻薪懈谐邪 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 "小芯薪褑械 褨 袦褨褋褟褑褜, 小薪褨谐 褨 袥褨写", 邪谢械 胁械褉褋褨褟 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 屑械薪褨 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟 斜褨谢褜褕械. 袟谐芯写芯屑 薪邪锌懈褕褍 写械褌邪谢褜薪褨褕械, 褨 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 蟹褨 褋锌芯泄谢械褉邪屑懈, 褨 锌芯褟褋薪褞, 褔懈屑 褋邪屑械.
携泻褖芯 褕褍泻邪褦褌械 褋械蟹芯薪薪褍 褔邪褉褨胁薪褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞, 褌芯 锌邪谢泻芯 褉械泻芯屑械薪写褍褞!
UPD. 袨褌卸械, 胁懈泻芯薪褍褞 芯斜褨褑褟薪械, 褨 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪胁褕懈 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪褍 泻邪蟹泻褍 (写胁褨褔褨), 褉械褌械谢褨薪覒 胁褨写 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 "小芯薪褑械 褨 袦褨褋褟褑褜, 小薪褨谐 褨 袥褨写" (薪邪写邪谢褨 "小褨袦, 小褨袥") 褨 褉械褌械谢褨薪覒 胁褨写 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 "小褏褨写", 褋锌褉芯斜褍褞 锌芯褟褋薪懈褌懈, 褔芯屑褍 褋邪屑械 芯褋褌邪薪薪褟 胁械褉褋褨褟 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 锌褉懈锌邪谢邪 屑械薪褨 写芯 褋屑邪泻褍. 袦芯卸谢懈胁褨 褋锌芯泄谢械褉懈, 褟 胁邪褋 锌芯锌械褉械写懈谢邪.
袉谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褟 袣邪褌械褉懈薪懈 楔褌邪薪泻芯 褨蟹 泻薪懈谐懈 "袧芯褉胁械蟹褜泻褨 薪邪褉芯写薪褨 泻邪蟹泻懈".
袦械薪械 蟹邪褨薪褌褉懈谐褍胁邪谢芯 褌械, 褖芯, 褏芯褔邪 胁械褉褋褨褟 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 胁懈泄褕谢邪 薪邪 泻褨谢褜泻邪 褉芯泻褨胁 褉邪薪褨褕械, 胁 芯斜芯褏 褉械褌械谢褨薪覒邪褏 褦 锌械胁薪褨 写褍卸械 锌芯写褨斜薪褨 械谢械屑械薪褌懈, 褟泻褨 胁褨写褋褍褌薪褨 胁 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪褨泄 泻邪蟹褑褨. 些芯 褑械, 锌谢邪谐褨邪褌? 啸芯褌褨谢芯褋褟 斜 胁褨褉懈褌懈, 褖芯 薪褨, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 邪胁褌芯褉泻懈 写褍屑邪谢懈 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 薪邪锌褉褟屑泻褍.
袛芯 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 屑芯卸薪邪 胁褨写薪械褋褌懈, 薪邪锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 褌邪泻械:
- 袘邪褌褜泻懈 谐芯谢芯胁薪芯褩 谐械褉芯褩薪褨. 袨斜懈写胁褨 写褨胁褔懈薪懈 屑邪褞褌褜 褌邪褌邪-写芯斜褉褟泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 薪械 薪邪写褌芯 胁屑褨褦 蟹邪褉芯斜谢褟褌懈. 袧邪褌芯屑褨褋褌褜 芯斜懈写胁褨 屑邪褌褍褋褨 蟹 写懈胁邪褑褌胁邪屑懈, 邪谢械 褟泻褖芯 胁 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 屑邪屑邪 胁懈褉邪蟹薪芯 泻邪褉懈泻邪褌褍褉薪邪, 褌邪泻械 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 褖芯 卸邪写褨斜薪褨褋褌褜 胁懈褌懈褋泻邪褦 胁褋褨 褨薪褕褨 褉懈褋懈 褩褩 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉褍, 褌芯, 薪邪 褖邪褋褌褟, 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 屑邪屑邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌褉芯褏懈 蟹邪薪邪写褌芯 蟹邪斜芯斜芯薪薪邪. 袨褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 胁芯薪邪 锌褨写胁谢邪写薪邪 芯写薪芯屑褍 蟹邪斜芯斜芯薪褍 锌褉芯 褌械, 褖芯 褋褌芯褉芯薪邪 褋胁褨褌褍, 薪邪 褟泻褍 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 薪械屑芯胁谢褟, 胁懈蟹薪邪褔邪褦 泄芯谐芯 胁写邪褔褍 褨 写芯谢褞. 孝芯屑褍 胁谢邪褋薪懈褏 写褨褌械泄 胁芯薪邪 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦, 褌邪泻 斜懈 屑芯胁懈褌懈, 蟹 泻芯屑锌邪褋芯屑 胁 褉褍泻邪褏. 袟胁褨褋薪芯, 卸懈褌褌褟 胁褌褉褍褔邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褩褩 锌谢邪薪懈, 褨 薪邪褕邪 袪芯褍蟹 (邪斜芯 袪芯蟹邪, 斜芯 褑械 褨屑'褟 薪邪 褔械褋褌褜 褉芯蟹懈 胁褨褌褉褨胁) 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 锌械褉械写褔邪褋薪芯 褍 谢褨褋褨 锌褨写 褔邪褋 褋薪褨谐芯胁褨褞 胁 "谢懈褏芯屑褍" 锌褨胁薪褨褔薪芯屑褍 薪邪锌褉褟屑泻褍. 袦邪屑邪 胁褨写屑芯胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁懈蟹薪邪褌懈 芯褔械胁懈写薪械, 褨 胁写邪褦, 褖芯 写芯薪褜泻邪 薪邪褉芯写懈谢邪褋褟, 褟泻 褨 斜褍谢芯 蟹邪锌谢邪薪芯胁邪薪芯 鈥� 薪邪 褋褏褨写.
携 褔懈褌邪谢邪, 蟹邪泻芯褔褍褞褔懈 芯褔褨, 褨 写褍屑邪谢邪 褋芯斜褨, 褔懈 泄 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 屑邪屑邪 褋褨屑械泄褋褌胁邪 褌邪泻邪 写褍褉薪邪? 袗 褌芯写褨 蟹谐邪写邪谢邪 胁褋褨褏 褌懈褏 谢褞写械泄, 褟泻懈褏 屑械薪褨 写芯胁芯写懈谢芯褋褟 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔邪褌懈, 褟泻褨 薪邪 锌芯胁薪芯屑褍 褋械褉泄芯蟹褨 胁褨褉褟褌褜, 褖芯 蟹薪邪泻 蟹芯写褨邪泻褍 褟泻芯褋褜 胁锌谢懈胁邪褦 薪邪 褩褏薪褨泄 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉 褔懈 写芯谢褞. 校 泻芯褉械薪褨 褑械 写褍卸械 锌芯写褨斜薪懈泄 蟹邪斜芯斜芯薪, 褨 胁 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌褨, 薪械褕泻褨写谢懈胁懈泄, 褌芯卸 蟹邪谐邪谢芯屑 屑邪屑邪 蟹褨 "小褏芯写褍" 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 邪写械泻胁邪褌薪褨褕邪. (啸芯褔邪 褋胁褨褔泻褍 胁芯薪邪 褌邪泻懈 写邪褦, 邪谢械 屑邪泄卸械 胁褨写褉邪蟹褍 褕泻芯写褍褦 锌褉芯 褋胁褨泄 胁褔懈薪芯泻).
- 袟-锌芯屑褨卸 褔懈褋谢械薪薪懈褏 褋褨斜谢褨薪覒褨胁 谐芯谢芯胁薪邪 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 斜谢懈蟹褜泻邪 蟹 芯写薪懈屑 褨蟹 斜褉邪褌褨胁, 褟泻懈泄 屑邪褦 写芯褋懈褌褜 胁邪卸谢懈胁械 蟹薪邪褔械薪薪褟 胁 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩. 袙 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 褋锌褨谢泻褍褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 斜褉邪褌芯屑 蟹邪 写芯锌芯屑芯谐芯褞 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯褩 泻薪懈谐懈 褨 蟹 褍褋褨褏 褋懈谢 锌褉邪谐薪械 蟹褑褨谢懈褌懈 泄芯谐芯 蟹褉邪薪械薪褍 写褍褕褍, 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 斜褉邪褌 蟹 褋械褋褌褉芯褞 屑邪褞褌褜 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 屑褨褑薪懈泄 蟹胁'褟蟹芯泻, 褖芯 胁褨薪 斜褍泻胁邪谢褜薪芯 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褦 褩褩 薪邪 胁褨写褋褌邪薪褨 褨 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 胁褋械, 褖芯斜 褩泄 写芯锌芯屑芯谐褌懈.
鈥� 袨斜懈写胁褨 谐械褉芯褩薪褨 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 写芯斜褉芯胁褨谢褜薪芯 胁懈褉褍褕邪褞褌褜 蟹 袘褨谢懈屑 袙械写屑械写械屑 (胁 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪褨泄 泻邪蟹褑褨 胁 锌械褉械泻邪蟹褨 袨谢褜谐懈 小械薪褞泻 斜邪褌褜泻芯 胁屑芯胁谢褟褦 写芯薪褜泻褍 锌褨褌懈 蟹 薪懈屑). 袨斜懈写胁褨 写褨胁褔懈薪泻懈 蟹屑邪谢械褔泻褍 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褞褌褜 褋胁芯褞 褨薪邪泻褕褨褋褌褜 褨 写械褋褜 胁 谐谢懈斜懈薪褨 写褍褕褨 蟹薪邪褞褌褜, 褖芯 锌褉芯锌芯蟹懈褑褨褟 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯谐芯 胁械写屑械写褟 屑芯卸械 斜褍褌懈 谢械写褜 薪械 褦写懈薪懈屑 褩褏薪褨屑 褕邪薪褋芯屑 锌褨蟹薪邪褌懈 褨薪褕械 卸懈褌褌褟. 袟薪芯胁褍 卸 褌邪泻懈 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 芯褋薪芯胁薪邪 屑芯褌懈胁邪褑褨褟 斜谢邪谐芯褉芯写薪褨褕邪, 斜芯 胁械写屑褨写褜 芯斜褨褑褟褦 胁懈谢褨泻褍胁邪褌懈 胁邪卸泻芯褏胁芯褉褍 褋械褋褌褉褍 袪芯褍蟹, 邪 薪械 谢懈褕械 蟹胁邪斜谢褞褦 斜邪谐邪褌褋褌胁芯屑, 褟泻 褍 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸.
鈥� 袛褨胁褔懈薪邪 锌褨写 褔邪褋 褋胁芯谐芯 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪薪薪褟-褍胁'褟蟹薪械薪薪褟 胁 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 蟹邪屑泻褍 胁懈胁褔邪褦 屑芯胁褍 褌褉芯谢褨胁. 笑褨泻邪胁芯, 褖芯 胁 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 胁懈胁褔邪褦 褩褩 锌懈褋褜屑芯, 褉芯蟹褕懈褎褉芯胁褍褞褔懈 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔褨 褉褍薪褨褔薪褨 薪邪锌懈褋懈 (写械褟泻褨 褉褍薪懈 胁芯薪邪 胁懈胁褔懈谢邪 褖械 胁写芯屑邪 胁褨写 褋胁芯谐芯 斜褉邪褌邪), 邪 胁 "小褏芯写褨" 鈥� 褍褋薪褍 屑芯胁褍, 褋锌褨谢泻褍褞褔懈褋褜 蟹 泻褍屑械写薪懈屑 褨 写褍卸械 褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪懈屑 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈屑 褌褉芯谢械屑-锌褉懈褋谢褍卸薪懈泻芯屑. 袛芯 褉械褔褨, 胁 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 褌邪泻芯卸 锌褉邪谐薪械 褋锌褨谢泻褍胁邪薪薪褟 蟹褨 褋谢褍谐邪屑懈, 邪谢械 褑械 蟹褉械褕褌芯褞 锌褉懈蟹胁芯写懈褌褜 写芯 锌械胁薪懈褏 褋褍屑薪懈褏 锌芯写褨泄.
孝械锌械褉 锌械褉械泄写褨屑芯 写芯 胁褨写屑褨薪薪芯褋褌械泄:
- 袟邪谐邪谢褜薪懈泄 褌芯薪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩. 袛卸械褋褨泻邪 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 胁械褉褋褨褞 写谢褟 褋械褉械写薪褜芯谐芯 褕泻褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 胁褨泻褍, 蟹 褍褋褨屑邪 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写薪懈屑懈 薪械写芯谢褨泻邪屑懈 (褔懈 锌械褉械胁邪谐邪屑懈, 褑械 褟泻 蟹 褟泻芯谐芯 斜芯泻褍 谐谢褟薪褍褌懈). 袆写懈薪械 屑褨褋褑械, 褟泻械 写械褖芯 胁懈斜懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 褨蟹 middle-grade 褋褌懈谢褨褋褌懈泻懈 鈥� 泻芯谢懈 胁芯胁褔懈泻 袪芯谢芯 泻邪卸械, 褖芯 泻褉懈卸邪薪褨 褋褌褨薪懈 蟹邪屑泻褍 薪邪 褋屑邪泻, 褟泻 谐薪懈谢械 屑'褟褋芯. 袨, 锌芯写褍屑邪谢邪 褌褍褌 褋芯斜褨 褟, 蟹邪褉邪蟹 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌芯胁械褉薪械 薪邪 褌械屑薪懈泄 斜褨泻 褨 屑懈 写褨蟹薪邪褦屑芯褋褟 锌褉懈谐芯谢芯屑褕谢懈胁芯 屑芯褌芯褉芯褕薪懈泄 褋械泻褉械褌! 袉 褖芯 卸? 笑褟 褋褑械薪邪 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪褨泻褍写懈 薪械 锌褉懈胁械谢邪, 邪 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褜 锌芯胁械褉薪褍谢邪褋褟 写芯 蟹胁懈褔薪芯-薪邪褩胁薪芯褩 芯锌芯胁褨写泻懈. 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 薪邪斜邪谐邪褌芯 泻褉邪褖械 胁懈褌褉懈屑褍褦 褋褌懈谢褨褋褌懈泻褍, 褩褩 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 邪写械泻胁邪褌薪褨褕芯褞 褨 泻褍写懈 写芯褉芯褋谢褨褕芯褞. 袊褩 写懈褌褟褔褨 褉芯泻懈 芯锌懈褋邪薪褨 褌邪泻, 褖芯斜 屑懈 芯写褉邪蟹褍 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢懈 鈥� 褑械 薪械锌芯褋懈写褞褔械, 写懈泻械 写懈褌褟褌泻芯 (褟泻械, 胁褌褨屑, 屑邪褦 芯写薪械 写芯褋懈褌褜 薪械褋锌芯写褨胁邪薪械 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪械 褏芯斜褨, 褟泻械 薪械 褉邪蟹 褋褌邪薪械 胁 薪邪谐芯写褨). 袩芯褏芯写褟褔懈 蟹 写邪胁薪褜芯谐芯 褉芯写褍 泻邪褉褌芯谐褉邪褎褨胁 (she will be reaching compass faster than her mother's milk), 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 写芯斜褉械 写邪褦 褋芯斜褨 褉邪写褍 蟹 芯褉褨褦薪褌邪褑褨褦褞 褍 锌褉芯褋褌芯褉褨, 褉芯斜芯褌芯褞 蟹 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写薪懈屑懈 锌褉懈谢邪写邪屑懈, 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯 褔懈褌邪褦 泻邪褉褌懈, 邪谢械 锌褉懈 薪邪谐芯写褨 屑芯卸械 褨 褕懈泻邪褉薪褍 褋褍泻薪褞 锌芯褕懈褌懈, 褨 褌褍褌 卸 褋褍泻薪褞 胁褔邪褋薪芯 褋锌谢邪胁懈褌懈, 褖芯斜 芯锌谢邪褌懈褌懈 褋芯斜褨 写邪谢械泻褍 锌芯写芯褉芯卸 薪邪 泻芯褉邪斜谢褨. 袙芯薪邪 胁屑褨褦 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌懈 褋锌褨谢褜薪褍 屑芯胁褍 蟹 薪邪泄褉褨蟹薪芯屑邪薪褨褌薪褨褕懈屑懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪屑懈, 褨 薪械 斜芯褩褌褜褋褟 泻懈薪褍褌懈 胁懈泻谢懈泻 锌芯胁薪芯屑褍 蟹邪屑泻褍 褌褉芯谢褨胁.
鈥� 袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 胁懈褉邪蟹薪芯 屑邪褋褕褌邪斜薪褨褕邪, 芯褏芯锌谢褞褦 泻褍写懈 斜褨谢褜褕械 谐械芯谐褉邪褎褨褩 褨 屑邪褦 胁 褋胁芯褦屑褍 蟹邪锌邪褋褨 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 褑褨泻邪胁懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 褨 屑褨褋褑懈薪. 孝邪屑, 写械 袛卸械褋褨泻邪 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 锌褨褕谢邪 谢械谐泻懈屑 褕谢褟褏芯屑, 褨 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹褉褍泄薪褍胁邪薪薪褟 "锌邪谢邪褑芯胁懈褏" 褔邪褉褨胁, 锌褉芯胁械谢邪 谐械褉芯褩薪褞 褋褞卸械褌芯屑 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪芯褩 泻邪蟹泻懈, 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 写邪褦 胁芯谢褞 褎邪薪褌邪蟹褨褩. 袩芯写芯褉芯卸 袪芯褍蟹 胁懈写邪谢邪褋褟 屑械薪褨 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 褌褉懈胁邪谢褨褕芯褞 褨 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 褋泻谢邪写薪褨褕芯褞, 薪褨卸 褍 谐械褉芯褩薪褨 "小褨袦, 小褨袥", 褨 褋邪屑械 胁 褑褨泄 褔邪褋褌懈薪褨 泻薪懈谐懈 薪邪屑 写邪谢懈 胁褨写褔褍褌懈, 褔芯谐芯 胁邪褉褌邪 薪邪褕邪 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸泻邪, 邪 褋邪屑邪 胁芯薪邪 屑邪褦 褔邪褋 锌芯写褍屑邪褌懈 薪邪胁褨褖芯 胁芯薪邪 褉芯斜懈褌褜 褌械, 褖芯 褉芯斜懈褌褜. 袛芯 褋谢芯胁邪, 薪邪 胁褨写屑褨薪褍 胁褨写 袛袛袛, 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 褉芯蟹写褨谢懈 蟹 泻褨谢褜泻芯褏 PoV, 蟹邪胁写褟泻懈 褔芯屑褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 薪邪斜褍胁邪褦 芯斜'褦屑褍. 袦械薪褨 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褟 泻芯褉芯褌泻褨 褉芯蟹写褨谢懈, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪褨 胁褨写 褨屑械薪褨 袘褨谢芯谐芯 袙械写屑械写褟 褔懈, 褟泻褖芯 褏芯褔械褌械, 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻邪 胁 胁械写屑械写褟褔褨泄 褕泻褍褉褨. 袗胁褌芯褉泻邪 写褍卸械 胁懈褉邪蟹薪芯 锌芯泻邪蟹邪谢邪, 褟泻 胁褨写褔邪泄写褍褕薪芯 胁褨薪 薪邪屑邪谐邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁斜械褉械谐褌懈 芯褋褌邪薪薪褦 谢褞写褋褜泻械 胁 褋芯斜褨, 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褉芯泻褨胁 卸懈胁褍褔懈 胁 锌芯写芯斜褨 褌胁邪褉懈薪懈. 携 褋谢褍褏邪谢邪 full cast 邪褍写褨芯泻薪懈谐褍, 褨 薪邪褉邪褌芯褉 褑懈褏 褉芯蟹写褨谢褨胁 写褍卸械 谐邪褉薪芯 胁锌芯褉邪胁褋褟 蟹褨 褋胁芯褩屑 蟹邪胁写邪薪薪褟屑. (袛芯 褋谢芯胁邪, 褔褍写芯胁邪 邪褍写褨芯泻薪懈谐邪, 屑械薪褨 谢懈褕械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 芯锌芯胁褨写邪褔褨胁 薪械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪胁褋褟, 邪 褟 锌械褉械斜褨褉谢懈胁邪.)
鈥� 些械 芯写薪褨褦褞 褋褍褌褌褦胁芯褞 胁褨写屑褨薪薪褨褋褌褞 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褦 褌械, 褟泻 邪胁褌芯褉泻懈 蟹芯斜褉邪蟹懈谢懈 褍 褋胁芯褩褏 泻薪懈谐邪褏 褌褉芯谢褨胁. 携泻褖芯 胁 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 褩褏薪褨 蟹薪芯胁褍 卸 褌邪泻懈 泻邪褉懈泻邪褌褍褉薪褨 芯斜褉邪蟹懈 "锌械褉械褩褏邪谢懈" 写芯 泻薪懈谐懈 锌褉褟屑褨褋褨薪褜泻芯 褨蟹 泻邪蟹芯泻 写谢褟 屑邪谢褞泻褨胁, 褌芯 胁 "小褏芯写褨" 胁芯薪懈 胁懈泄褕谢懈 斜褨谢褜褕 胁懈褉邪蟹薪懈屑懈, 蟹褨 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢褨褕芯褞 屑芯褌懈胁邪褑褨褦褞 泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褉褨蟹薪芯屑邪薪褨褌薪褨褕懈屑懈. 袩芯-锌械褉褕械, 褑褜芯屑褍 锌芯褋谢褍卸懈谢懈 褉芯蟹写褨谢懈, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪褨 胁褨写 褨屑械薪褨 泻芯褉芯谢械胁懈 褌褉芯谢褨胁, 邪 锌芯-写褉褍谐械, 褌芯泄 褎邪泻褌, 褖芯 袪芯褍蟹 胁 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 蟹邪屑泻褍 锌芯写褉褍卸懈谢邪褋褟 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈屑 褌褉芯谢械屑 褨 胁褨薪 薪邪锌褉邪胁写褍 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪褨褕懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 泻薪懈谐懈.
携泻褖芯 褌褉芯谢褨 褍 褑褜芯屑褍 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌褨 卸懈胁褍褌褜 薪邪斜邪谐邪褌芯 写芯胁褕械, 薪褨卸 谢褞写懈, 褌芯 薪褨褔芯谐芯 写懈胁薪芯谐芯 薪械屑邪褦 胁 褌芯屑褍, 褖芯 胁芯薪懈 薪械 褋锌褉懈泄屑邪褞褌褜 褌懈褏, 褟泻 褉褨胁薪褞. 啸褨斜邪 谢褞写懈 褔邪褋褌芯 蟹邪写褍屑邪褞褌褜褋褟 锌褉芯 卸懈褌褌褦胁褍 写褉邪屑褍 屑褍褏懈-芯写薪芯写械薪泻懈? 袦械薪械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 蟹邪褔褨锌邪褦 褑褟 褌械屑邪 胁 褎械薪褌械蟹褨泄薪懈褏 泻薪懈谐邪褏, 邪写卸械 褌芯泄, 褏褌芯 卸懈胁械 700 褉芯泻褨胁 薪械 屑芯卸械 褨 薪械 屑邪褦 胁胁邪卸邪褌懈 褌芯谐芯, 褏褌芯 卸懈胁械 70, 褌邪泻芯褞 卸 褉芯蟹褍屑薪芯褞 褨褋褌芯褌芯褞, 褟泻 褋邪屑.
啸褍褏, 褖芯 卸 褑械 斜褍胁 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褑褨泻邪胁懈泄 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌, 褨 屑械薪褨 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褟 芯斜懈写胁褨 泻薪懈卸泻懈, 褏芯褔邪 褟 泄 "褌芯锌谢褞" 蟹邪 "小褏褨写". 袗 褍 胁邪褋 褟泻邪 褍谢褞斜谢械薪邪 蟹懈屑芯胁邪 泻邪蟹泻邪?
啸褌芯 薪械 蟹薪邪褦, 胁芯薪邪 蟹邪 褌褨褦褞 卸 薪芯褉胁械蟹褜泻芯褞 芯锌芯胁褨写泻芯褞, 褖芯 泄 泻薪懈谐邪 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 "小芯薪褑械 褨 袦褨褋褟褑褜, 小薪褨谐 褨 袥褨写", 邪谢械 胁械褉褋褨褟 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 屑械薪褨 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褟 斜褨谢褜褕械. 袟谐芯写芯屑 薪邪锌懈褕褍 写械褌邪谢褜薪褨褕械, 褨 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 蟹褨 褋锌芯泄谢械褉邪屑懈, 褨 锌芯褟褋薪褞, 褔懈屑 褋邪屑械.
携泻褖芯 褕褍泻邪褦褌械 褋械蟹芯薪薪褍 褔邪褉褨胁薪褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褞, 褌芯 锌邪谢泻芯 褉械泻芯屑械薪写褍褞!
UPD. 袨褌卸械, 胁懈泻芯薪褍褞 芯斜褨褑褟薪械, 褨 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪胁褕懈 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪褍 泻邪蟹泻褍 (写胁褨褔褨), 褉械褌械谢褨薪覒 胁褨写 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 "小芯薪褑械 褨 袦褨褋褟褑褜, 小薪褨谐 褨 袥褨写" (薪邪写邪谢褨 "小褨袦, 小褨袥") 褨 褉械褌械谢褨薪覒 胁褨写 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 "小褏褨写", 褋锌褉芯斜褍褞 锌芯褟褋薪懈褌懈, 褔芯屑褍 褋邪屑械 芯褋褌邪薪薪褟 胁械褉褋褨褟 薪邪泄斜褨谢褜褕械 锌褉懈锌邪谢邪 屑械薪褨 写芯 褋屑邪泻褍. 袦芯卸谢懈胁褨 褋锌芯泄谢械褉懈, 褟 胁邪褋 锌芯锌械褉械写懈谢邪.
袉谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褟 袣邪褌械褉懈薪懈 楔褌邪薪泻芯 褨蟹 泻薪懈谐懈 "袧芯褉胁械蟹褜泻褨 薪邪褉芯写薪褨 泻邪蟹泻懈".
袦械薪械 蟹邪褨薪褌褉懈谐褍胁邪谢芯 褌械, 褖芯, 褏芯褔邪 胁械褉褋褨褟 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 胁懈泄褕谢邪 薪邪 泻褨谢褜泻邪 褉芯泻褨胁 褉邪薪褨褕械, 胁 芯斜芯褏 褉械褌械谢褨薪覒邪褏 褦 锌械胁薪褨 写褍卸械 锌芯写褨斜薪褨 械谢械屑械薪褌懈, 褟泻褨 胁褨写褋褍褌薪褨 胁 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪褨泄 泻邪蟹褑褨. 些芯 褑械, 锌谢邪谐褨邪褌? 啸芯褌褨谢芯褋褟 斜 胁褨褉懈褌懈, 褖芯 薪褨, 邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 邪胁褌芯褉泻懈 写褍屑邪谢懈 胁 芯写薪芯屑褍 薪邪锌褉褟屑泻褍.
袛芯 褋锌褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 屑芯卸薪邪 胁褨写薪械褋褌懈, 薪邪锌褉懈泻谢邪写, 褌邪泻械:
- 袘邪褌褜泻懈 谐芯谢芯胁薪芯褩 谐械褉芯褩薪褨. 袨斜懈写胁褨 写褨胁褔懈薪懈 屑邪褞褌褜 褌邪褌邪-写芯斜褉褟泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 薪械 薪邪写褌芯 胁屑褨褦 蟹邪褉芯斜谢褟褌懈. 袧邪褌芯屑褨褋褌褜 芯斜懈写胁褨 屑邪褌褍褋褨 蟹 写懈胁邪褑褌胁邪屑懈, 邪谢械 褟泻褖芯 胁 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 屑邪屑邪 胁懈褉邪蟹薪芯 泻邪褉懈泻邪褌褍褉薪邪, 褌邪泻械 胁褉邪卸械薪薪褟, 褖芯 卸邪写褨斜薪褨褋褌褜 胁懈褌懈褋泻邪褦 胁褋褨 褨薪褕褨 褉懈褋懈 褩褩 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉褍, 褌芯, 薪邪 褖邪褋褌褟, 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 屑邪屑邪 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褌褉芯褏懈 蟹邪薪邪写褌芯 蟹邪斜芯斜芯薪薪邪. 袨褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 胁芯薪邪 锌褨写胁谢邪写薪邪 芯写薪芯屑褍 蟹邪斜芯斜芯薪褍 锌褉芯 褌械, 褖芯 褋褌芯褉芯薪邪 褋胁褨褌褍, 薪邪 褟泻褍 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 薪械屑芯胁谢褟, 胁懈蟹薪邪褔邪褦 泄芯谐芯 胁写邪褔褍 褨 写芯谢褞. 孝芯屑褍 胁谢邪褋薪懈褏 写褨褌械泄 胁芯薪邪 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦, 褌邪泻 斜懈 屑芯胁懈褌懈, 蟹 泻芯屑锌邪褋芯屑 胁 褉褍泻邪褏. 袟胁褨褋薪芯, 卸懈褌褌褟 胁褌褉褍褔邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁 褩褩 锌谢邪薪懈, 褨 薪邪褕邪 袪芯褍蟹 (邪斜芯 袪芯蟹邪, 斜芯 褑械 褨屑'褟 薪邪 褔械褋褌褜 褉芯蟹懈 胁褨褌褉褨胁) 薪邪褉芯写卸褍褦褌褜褋褟 锌械褉械写褔邪褋薪芯 褍 谢褨褋褨 锌褨写 褔邪褋 褋薪褨谐芯胁褨褞 胁 "谢懈褏芯屑褍" 锌褨胁薪褨褔薪芯屑褍 薪邪锌褉褟屑泻褍. 袦邪屑邪 胁褨写屑芯胁谢褟褦褌褜褋褟 胁懈蟹薪邪褌懈 芯褔械胁懈写薪械, 褨 胁写邪褦, 褖芯 写芯薪褜泻邪 薪邪褉芯写懈谢邪褋褟, 褟泻 褨 斜褍谢芯 蟹邪锌谢邪薪芯胁邪薪芯 鈥� 薪邪 褋褏褨写.
携 褔懈褌邪谢邪, 蟹邪泻芯褔褍褞褔懈 芯褔褨, 褨 写褍屑邪谢邪 褋芯斜褨, 褔懈 泄 褋锌褉邪胁写褨 屑邪屑邪 褋褨屑械泄褋褌胁邪 褌邪泻邪 写褍褉薪邪? 袗 褌芯写褨 蟹谐邪写邪谢邪 胁褋褨褏 褌懈褏 谢褞写械泄, 褟泻懈褏 屑械薪褨 写芯胁芯写懈谢芯褋褟 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔邪褌懈, 褟泻褨 薪邪 锌芯胁薪芯屑褍 褋械褉泄芯蟹褨 胁褨褉褟褌褜, 褖芯 蟹薪邪泻 蟹芯写褨邪泻褍 褟泻芯褋褜 胁锌谢懈胁邪褦 薪邪 褩褏薪褨泄 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉 褔懈 写芯谢褞. 校 泻芯褉械薪褨 褑械 写褍卸械 锌芯写褨斜薪懈泄 蟹邪斜芯斜芯薪, 褨 胁 锌褉懈薪褑懈锌褨, 薪械褕泻褨写谢懈胁懈泄, 褌芯卸 蟹邪谐邪谢芯屑 屑邪屑邪 蟹褨 "小褏芯写褍" 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 邪写械泻胁邪褌薪褨褕邪. (啸芯褔邪 褋胁褨褔泻褍 胁芯薪邪 褌邪泻懈 写邪褦, 邪谢械 屑邪泄卸械 胁褨写褉邪蟹褍 褕泻芯写褍褦 锌褉芯 褋胁褨泄 胁褔懈薪芯泻).
- 袟-锌芯屑褨卸 褔懈褋谢械薪薪懈褏 褋褨斜谢褨薪覒褨胁 谐芯谢芯胁薪邪 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 斜谢懈蟹褜泻邪 蟹 芯写薪懈屑 褨蟹 斜褉邪褌褨胁, 褟泻懈泄 屑邪褦 写芯褋懈褌褜 胁邪卸谢懈胁械 蟹薪邪褔械薪薪褟 胁 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩. 袙 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 褋锌褨谢泻褍褦褌褜褋褟 蟹 斜褉邪褌芯屑 蟹邪 写芯锌芯屑芯谐芯褞 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯褩 泻薪懈谐懈 褨 蟹 褍褋褨褏 褋懈谢 锌褉邪谐薪械 蟹褑褨谢懈褌懈 泄芯谐芯 蟹褉邪薪械薪褍 写褍褕褍, 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 斜褉邪褌 蟹 褋械褋褌褉芯褞 屑邪褞褌褜 薪邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈 屑褨褑薪懈泄 蟹胁'褟蟹芯泻, 褖芯 胁褨薪 斜褍泻胁邪谢褜薪芯 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褦 褩褩 薪邪 胁褨写褋褌邪薪褨 褨 谐芯褌芯胁懈泄 蟹褉芯斜懈褌懈 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 胁褋械, 褖芯斜 褩泄 写芯锌芯屑芯谐褌懈.
鈥� 袨斜懈写胁褨 谐械褉芯褩薪褨 邪斜褋芯谢褞褌薪芯 写芯斜褉芯胁褨谢褜薪芯 胁懈褉褍褕邪褞褌褜 蟹 袘褨谢懈屑 袙械写屑械写械屑 (胁 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪褨泄 泻邪蟹褑褨 胁 锌械褉械泻邪蟹褨 袨谢褜谐懈 小械薪褞泻 斜邪褌褜泻芯 胁屑芯胁谢褟褦 写芯薪褜泻褍 锌褨褌懈 蟹 薪懈屑). 袨斜懈写胁褨 写褨胁褔懈薪泻懈 蟹屑邪谢械褔泻褍 胁褨写褔褍胁邪褞褌褜 褋胁芯褞 褨薪邪泻褕褨褋褌褜 褨 写械褋褜 胁 谐谢懈斜懈薪褨 写褍褕褨 蟹薪邪褞褌褜, 褖芯 锌褉芯锌芯蟹懈褑褨褟 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯谐芯 胁械写屑械写褟 屑芯卸械 斜褍褌懈 谢械写褜 薪械 褦写懈薪懈屑 褩褏薪褨屑 褕邪薪褋芯屑 锌褨蟹薪邪褌懈 褨薪褕械 卸懈褌褌褟. 袟薪芯胁褍 卸 褌邪泻懈 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 芯褋薪芯胁薪邪 屑芯褌懈胁邪褑褨褟 斜谢邪谐芯褉芯写薪褨褕邪, 斜芯 胁械写屑褨写褜 芯斜褨褑褟褦 胁懈谢褨泻褍胁邪褌懈 胁邪卸泻芯褏胁芯褉褍 褋械褋褌褉褍 袪芯褍蟹, 邪 薪械 谢懈褕械 蟹胁邪斜谢褞褦 斜邪谐邪褌褋褌胁芯屑, 褟泻 褍 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸.
鈥� 袛褨胁褔懈薪邪 锌褨写 褔邪褋 褋胁芯谐芯 锌褉芯卸懈胁邪薪薪褟-褍胁'褟蟹薪械薪薪褟 胁 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 蟹邪屑泻褍 胁懈胁褔邪褦 屑芯胁褍 褌褉芯谢褨胁. 笑褨泻邪胁芯, 褖芯 胁 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 胁懈胁褔邪褦 褩褩 锌懈褋褜屑芯, 褉芯蟹褕懈褎褉芯胁褍褞褔懈 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔褨 褉褍薪褨褔薪褨 薪邪锌懈褋懈 (写械褟泻褨 褉褍薪懈 胁芯薪邪 胁懈胁褔懈谢邪 褖械 胁写芯屑邪 胁褨写 褋胁芯谐芯 斜褉邪褌邪), 邪 胁 "小褏芯写褨" 鈥� 褍褋薪褍 屑芯胁褍, 褋锌褨谢泻褍褞褔懈褋褜 蟹 泻褍屑械写薪懈屑 褨 写褍卸械 褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪懈屑 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈屑 褌褉芯谢械屑-锌褉懈褋谢褍卸薪懈泻芯屑. 袛芯 褉械褔褨, 胁 袛卸械褋褨泻懈 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 褌邪泻芯卸 锌褉邪谐薪械 褋锌褨谢泻褍胁邪薪薪褟 蟹褨 褋谢褍谐邪屑懈, 邪谢械 褑械 蟹褉械褕褌芯褞 锌褉懈蟹胁芯写懈褌褜 写芯 锌械胁薪懈褏 褋褍屑薪懈褏 锌芯写褨泄.
孝械锌械褉 锌械褉械泄写褨屑芯 写芯 胁褨写屑褨薪薪芯褋褌械泄:
- 袟邪谐邪谢褜薪懈泄 褌芯薪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褩. 袛卸械褋褨泻邪 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 胁械褉褋褨褞 写谢褟 褋械褉械写薪褜芯谐芯 褕泻褨谢褜薪芯谐芯 胁褨泻褍, 蟹 褍褋褨屑邪 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写薪懈屑懈 薪械写芯谢褨泻邪屑懈 (褔懈 锌械褉械胁邪谐邪屑懈, 褑械 褟泻 蟹 褟泻芯谐芯 斜芯泻褍 谐谢褟薪褍褌懈). 袆写懈薪械 屑褨褋褑械, 褟泻械 写械褖芯 胁懈斜懈胁邪褦褌褜褋褟 褨蟹 middle-grade 褋褌懈谢褨褋褌懈泻懈 鈥� 泻芯谢懈 胁芯胁褔懈泻 袪芯谢芯 泻邪卸械, 褖芯 泻褉懈卸邪薪褨 褋褌褨薪懈 蟹邪屑泻褍 薪邪 褋屑邪泻, 褟泻 谐薪懈谢械 屑'褟褋芯. 袨, 锌芯写褍屑邪谢邪 褌褍褌 褋芯斜褨 褟, 蟹邪褉邪蟹 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 锌芯胁械褉薪械 薪邪 褌械屑薪懈泄 斜褨泻 褨 屑懈 写褨蟹薪邪褦屑芯褋褟 锌褉懈谐芯谢芯屑褕谢懈胁芯 屑芯褌芯褉芯褕薪懈泄 褋械泻褉械褌! 袉 褖芯 卸? 笑褟 褋褑械薪邪 胁蟹邪谐邪谢褨 薪褨泻褍写懈 薪械 锌褉懈胁械谢邪, 邪 褉芯蟹锌芯胁褨写褜 锌芯胁械褉薪褍谢邪褋褟 写芯 蟹胁懈褔薪芯-薪邪褩胁薪芯褩 芯锌芯胁褨写泻懈. 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 薪邪斜邪谐邪褌芯 泻褉邪褖械 胁懈褌褉懈屑褍褦 褋褌懈谢褨褋褌懈泻褍, 褩褩 谐械褉芯褩薪褟 蟹写邪褦褌褜褋褟 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 邪写械泻胁邪褌薪褨褕芯褞 褨 泻褍写懈 写芯褉芯褋谢褨褕芯褞. 袊褩 写懈褌褟褔褨 褉芯泻懈 芯锌懈褋邪薪褨 褌邪泻, 褖芯斜 屑懈 芯写褉邪蟹褍 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢懈 鈥� 褑械 薪械锌芯褋懈写褞褔械, 写懈泻械 写懈褌褟褌泻芯 (褟泻械, 胁褌褨屑, 屑邪褦 芯写薪械 写芯褋懈褌褜 薪械褋锌芯写褨胁邪薪械 褋锌芯泻褨泄薪械 褏芯斜褨, 褟泻械 薪械 褉邪蟹 褋褌邪薪械 胁 薪邪谐芯写褨). 袩芯褏芯写褟褔懈 蟹 写邪胁薪褜芯谐芯 褉芯写褍 泻邪褉褌芯谐褉邪褎褨胁 (she will be reaching compass faster than her mother's milk), 写褨胁褔懈薪邪 写芯斜褉械 写邪褦 褋芯斜褨 褉邪写褍 蟹 芯褉褨褦薪褌邪褑褨褦褞 褍 锌褉芯褋褌芯褉褨, 褉芯斜芯褌芯褞 蟹 胁褨写锌芯胁褨写薪懈屑懈 锌褉懈谢邪写邪屑懈, 锌褉械泻褉邪褋薪芯 褔懈褌邪褦 泻邪褉褌懈, 邪谢械 锌褉懈 薪邪谐芯写褨 屑芯卸械 褨 褕懈泻邪褉薪褍 褋褍泻薪褞 锌芯褕懈褌懈, 褨 褌褍褌 卸 褋褍泻薪褞 胁褔邪褋薪芯 褋锌谢邪胁懈褌懈, 褖芯斜 芯锌谢邪褌懈褌懈 褋芯斜褨 写邪谢械泻褍 锌芯写芯褉芯卸 薪邪 泻芯褉邪斜谢褨. 袙芯薪邪 胁屑褨褦 蟹薪邪褏芯写懈褌懈 褋锌褨谢褜薪褍 屑芯胁褍 蟹 薪邪泄褉褨蟹薪芯屑邪薪褨褌薪褨褕懈屑懈 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸邪屑懈, 褨 薪械 斜芯褩褌褜褋褟 泻懈薪褍褌懈 胁懈泻谢懈泻 锌芯胁薪芯屑褍 蟹邪屑泻褍 褌褉芯谢褨胁.
鈥� 袉褋褌芯褉褨褟 胁 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 胁懈褉邪蟹薪芯 屑邪褋褕褌邪斜薪褨褕邪, 芯褏芯锌谢褞褦 泻褍写懈 斜褨谢褜褕械 谐械芯谐褉邪褎褨褩 褨 屑邪褦 胁 褋胁芯褦屑褍 蟹邪锌邪褋褨 斜邪谐邪褌褜芯褏 褑褨泻邪胁懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 褨 屑褨褋褑懈薪. 孝邪屑, 写械 袛卸械褋褨泻邪 袛械泄 袛卸芯褉写卸 锌褨褕谢邪 谢械谐泻懈屑 褕谢褟褏芯屑, 褨 锌褨褋谢褟 蟹褉褍泄薪褍胁邪薪薪褟 "锌邪谢邪褑芯胁懈褏" 褔邪褉褨胁, 锌褉芯胁械谢邪 谐械褉芯褩薪褞 褋褞卸械褌芯屑 芯褉懈谐褨薪邪谢褜薪芯褩 泻邪蟹泻懈, 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 写邪褦 胁芯谢褞 褎邪薪褌邪蟹褨褩. 袩芯写芯褉芯卸 袪芯褍蟹 胁懈写邪谢邪褋褟 屑械薪褨 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 褌褉懈胁邪谢褨褕芯褞 褨 蟹薪邪褔薪芯 褋泻谢邪写薪褨褕芯褞, 薪褨卸 褍 谐械褉芯褩薪褨 "小褨袦, 小褨袥", 褨 褋邪屑械 胁 褑褨泄 褔邪褋褌懈薪褨 泻薪懈谐懈 薪邪屑 写邪谢懈 胁褨写褔褍褌懈, 褔芯谐芯 胁邪褉褌邪 薪邪褕邪 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸泻邪, 邪 褋邪屑邪 胁芯薪邪 屑邪褦 褔邪褋 锌芯写褍屑邪褌懈 薪邪胁褨褖芯 胁芯薪邪 褉芯斜懈褌褜 褌械, 褖芯 褉芯斜懈褌褜. 袛芯 褋谢芯胁邪, 薪邪 胁褨写屑褨薪褍 胁褨写 袛袛袛, 袝写褨褌 袩邪褌褍 薪邪锌懈褋邪谢邪 褉芯蟹写褨谢懈 蟹 泻褨谢褜泻芯褏 PoV, 蟹邪胁写褟泻懈 褔芯屑褍 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟 薪邪斜褍胁邪褦 芯斜'褦屑褍. 袦械薪褨 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁芯 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褟 泻芯褉芯褌泻褨 褉芯蟹写褨谢懈, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪褨 胁褨写 褨屑械薪褨 袘褨谢芯谐芯 袙械写屑械写褟 褔懈, 褟泻褖芯 褏芯褔械褌械, 褔芯谢芯胁褨泻邪 胁 胁械写屑械写褟褔褨泄 褕泻褍褉褨. 袗胁褌芯褉泻邪 写褍卸械 胁懈褉邪蟹薪芯 锌芯泻邪蟹邪谢邪, 褟泻 胁褨写褔邪泄写褍褕薪芯 胁褨薪 薪邪屑邪谐邪褦褌褜褋褟 胁斜械褉械谐褌懈 芯褋褌邪薪薪褦 谢褞写褋褜泻械 胁 褋芯斜褨, 斜邪谐邪褌芯 褉芯泻褨胁 卸懈胁褍褔懈 胁 锌芯写芯斜褨 褌胁邪褉懈薪懈. 携 褋谢褍褏邪谢邪 full cast 邪褍写褨芯泻薪懈谐褍, 褨 薪邪褉邪褌芯褉 褑懈褏 褉芯蟹写褨谢褨胁 写褍卸械 谐邪褉薪芯 胁锌芯褉邪胁褋褟 蟹褨 褋胁芯褩屑 蟹邪胁写邪薪薪褟屑. (袛芯 褋谢芯胁邪, 褔褍写芯胁邪 邪褍写褨芯泻薪懈谐邪, 屑械薪褨 谢懈褕械 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 芯锌芯胁褨写邪褔褨胁 薪械 褋锌芯写芯斜邪胁褋褟, 邪 褟 锌械褉械斜褨褉谢懈胁邪.)
鈥� 些械 芯写薪褨褦褞 褋褍褌褌褦胁芯褞 胁褨写屑褨薪薪褨褋褌褞 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褦 褌械, 褟泻 邪胁褌芯褉泻懈 蟹芯斜褉邪蟹懈谢懈 褍 褋胁芯褩褏 泻薪懈谐邪褏 褌褉芯谢褨胁. 携泻褖芯 胁 "小褨袦, 小褨袥" 褩褏薪褨 蟹薪芯胁褍 卸 褌邪泻懈 泻邪褉懈泻邪褌褍褉薪褨 芯斜褉邪蟹懈 "锌械褉械褩褏邪谢懈" 写芯 泻薪懈谐懈 锌褉褟屑褨褋褨薪褜泻芯 褨蟹 泻邪蟹芯泻 写谢褟 屑邪谢褞泻褨胁, 褌芯 胁 "小褏芯写褨" 胁芯薪懈 胁懈泄褕谢懈 斜褨谢褜褕 胁懈褉邪蟹薪懈屑懈, 蟹褨 蟹褉芯蟹褍屑褨谢褨褕芯褞 屑芯褌懈胁邪褑褨褦褞 泄 锌褉芯褋褌芯 褉褨蟹薪芯屑邪薪褨褌薪褨褕懈屑懈. 袩芯-锌械褉褕械, 褑褜芯屑褍 锌芯褋谢褍卸懈谢懈 褉芯蟹写褨谢懈, 薪邪锌懈褋邪薪褨 胁褨写 褨屑械薪褨 泻芯褉芯谢械胁懈 褌褉芯谢褨胁, 邪 锌芯-写褉褍谐械, 褌芯泄 褎邪泻褌, 褖芯 袪芯褍蟹 胁 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 蟹邪屑泻褍 锌芯写褉褍卸懈谢邪褋褟 蟹 屑邪谢械薪褜泻懈屑 褌褉芯谢械屑 褨 胁褨薪 薪邪锌褉邪胁写褍 芯写懈薪 褨蟹 薪邪泄褋懈屑锌邪褌懈褔薪褨褕懈褏 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨胁 泻薪懈谐懈.
携泻褖芯 褌褉芯谢褨 褍 褑褜芯屑褍 褔邪褉褨胁薪芯屑褍 褋胁褨褌褨 卸懈胁褍褌褜 薪邪斜邪谐邪褌芯 写芯胁褕械, 薪褨卸 谢褞写懈, 褌芯 薪褨褔芯谐芯 写懈胁薪芯谐芯 薪械屑邪褦 胁 褌芯屑褍, 褖芯 胁芯薪懈 薪械 褋锌褉懈泄屑邪褞褌褜 褌懈褏, 褟泻 褉褨胁薪褞. 啸褨斜邪 谢褞写懈 褔邪褋褌芯 蟹邪写褍屑邪褞褌褜褋褟 锌褉芯 卸懈褌褌褦胁褍 写褉邪屑褍 屑褍褏懈-芯写薪芯写械薪泻懈? 袦械薪械 蟹邪胁卸写懈 蟹邪褔褨锌邪褦 褑褟 褌械屑邪 胁 褎械薪褌械蟹褨泄薪懈褏 泻薪懈谐邪褏, 邪写卸械 褌芯泄, 褏褌芯 卸懈胁械 700 褉芯泻褨胁 薪械 屑芯卸械 褨 薪械 屑邪褦 胁胁邪卸邪褌懈 褌芯谐芯, 褏褌芯 卸懈胁械 70, 褌邪泻芯褞 卸 褉芯蟹褍屑薪芯褞 褨褋褌芯褌芯褞, 褟泻 褋邪屑.
啸褍褏, 褖芯 卸 褑械 斜褍胁 写谢褟 屑械薪械 褑褨泻邪胁懈泄 械泻褋锌械褉懈屑械薪褌, 褨 屑械薪褨 薪邪褋锌褉邪胁写褨 褋锌芯写芯斜邪谢懈褋褟 芯斜懈写胁褨 泻薪懈卸泻懈, 褏芯褔邪 褟 泄 "褌芯锌谢褞" 蟹邪 "小褏褨写". 袗 褍 胁邪褋 褟泻邪 褍谢褞斜谢械薪邪 蟹懈屑芯胁邪 泻邪蟹泻邪?
September 17, 2023
I initially read this book in high school, at least once, and remembered very little about it except that I was intrigued by the premise and drawn to the characters. Recently, I discovered that this book has a sequel (although stands beautifully as a stand-alone; no sequel needed). So I reread it to remember detail going into West.
Reading it again, years later, I realize that this is a Scandinavian myth retold. My family lineage is HEAVY with Scandinavia, Sweden especially. And I'm finding as years go on, I gravitate towards stories that have a Nordic flair.
Regardless, highly recommend this book! Wonderful read with a strong female lead who is driven off of loyalty, grace, and kindness rather than brash, obnoxious anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better mentality. It's a refreshing and needed change.
I'd rate this book a PG.
Original review posted 5/20/21.
Reading it again, years later, I realize that this is a Scandinavian myth retold. My family lineage is HEAVY with Scandinavia, Sweden especially. And I'm finding as years go on, I gravitate towards stories that have a Nordic flair.
Regardless, highly recommend this book! Wonderful read with a strong female lead who is driven off of loyalty, grace, and kindness rather than brash, obnoxious anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better mentality. It's a refreshing and needed change.
I'd rate this book a PG.
Original review posted 5/20/21.
May 30, 2021
Rose es diferente, es intr茅pida, aventurera y curiosa. Es distinta a cualquier ni帽o que que naciera hacia el Este. Un d铆a que no parec铆a ser diferente a cualquier otro, un enorme oso blanco irrumpe en la casa de su familia exigiendo llevarse a Rose con 茅l. A cambio, promete que la enfermedad de su hermana desaparecer谩. Rose tendr谩 que decidir si quedarse en la comodidad de su hogar y arriesgarse a perder a su hermana o embarcarse en un viaje que no sabe a d贸nde la llevar谩.
Esta historia es un retelling de un cuento noruego llamado East of the sun and west of the moon, publicado en 1841. No he le铆do el cuento original, pero esta historia me ha parecido encantadora.
Aunque es un libro middle grade, ha conseguido sorprenderme en varias ocasiones y la trama consigue mantenerte enganchado a la historia hasta comprender todos los secretos que se intuyen en ella.
La ambientaci贸n de cada una de las partes de esta novela ha sido totalmente de cuento, al igual que los personajes y las criaturas que le dan vida. Me he encontrado muchas cosas en este libro que me han hecho revivir a la ni帽a que hay en m铆: una protagonista joven y aventurera, un oso que no es lo que parece, reinas malvadas, trolls, castillos y secretos. Todo ello ha conseguido que leyera este libro con una sonrisa en la cara.
He adorado el personaje de Rose, me ha parecido una ni帽a encantadora con una voluntad de hierro, ansiosa por ver mundo y luchar por lo que quiere sin ceder ante las dificultades. Aunque me ha encantado la relaci贸n que tiene con el Oso y todo lo que vive con 茅l, lo que m谩s ha conseguido dejarme el coraz贸n calentito ha sido la relaci贸n tan especial que mantiene con su hermano y con su padre, que la seguir铆an al fin del mundo si hiciera falta.
En definitiva ha sido una historia entra帽able, que aunque no vaya a cambiaros la vida, s铆 que conseguir谩 sacaros m谩s de una sonrisa.
Ingl茅s: Os la recomiendo mucho si quer茅is empezar a leer algo en ingl茅s. El lenguaje es sencillo aunque tenga tintes de fantas铆a. Aunque no sea un libro corto, los cap铆tulos s铆 lo son, as铆 que conseguir谩 que quer谩is seguir avanzando mucho m谩s con la lectura.
Esta historia es un retelling de un cuento noruego llamado East of the sun and west of the moon, publicado en 1841. No he le铆do el cuento original, pero esta historia me ha parecido encantadora.
Aunque es un libro middle grade, ha conseguido sorprenderme en varias ocasiones y la trama consigue mantenerte enganchado a la historia hasta comprender todos los secretos que se intuyen en ella.
La ambientaci贸n de cada una de las partes de esta novela ha sido totalmente de cuento, al igual que los personajes y las criaturas que le dan vida. Me he encontrado muchas cosas en este libro que me han hecho revivir a la ni帽a que hay en m铆: una protagonista joven y aventurera, un oso que no es lo que parece, reinas malvadas, trolls, castillos y secretos. Todo ello ha conseguido que leyera este libro con una sonrisa en la cara.
He adorado el personaje de Rose, me ha parecido una ni帽a encantadora con una voluntad de hierro, ansiosa por ver mundo y luchar por lo que quiere sin ceder ante las dificultades. Aunque me ha encantado la relaci贸n que tiene con el Oso y todo lo que vive con 茅l, lo que m谩s ha conseguido dejarme el coraz贸n calentito ha sido la relaci贸n tan especial que mantiene con su hermano y con su padre, que la seguir铆an al fin del mundo si hiciera falta.
En definitiva ha sido una historia entra帽able, que aunque no vaya a cambiaros la vida, s铆 que conseguir谩 sacaros m谩s de una sonrisa.
Ingl茅s: Os la recomiendo mucho si quer茅is empezar a leer algo en ingl茅s. El lenguaje es sencillo aunque tenga tintes de fantas铆a. Aunque no sea un libro corto, los cap铆tulos s铆 lo son, as铆 que conseguir谩 que quer谩is seguir avanzando mucho m谩s con la lectura.
January 10, 2019
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.
East is a retelling of East of the Sun and West of the Moon, a fairy tale similar to Beauty and the Beast. I had previously read by Sarah Beth Durst and really liked it so I put this one on my list to read. It's been on my list for several years now and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. There are some differences in the two retellings. This one is a historical fantasy where Ice was set in modern day. I liked that this book has a historical setting. There were some things about this book that I liked better than Ice , but some things I liked less. The main character Rose was easy to like and so was the love interest, but I do feel like the book lacked in that we don't get enough chapters from his point of view, so we don't get to know him as well as we could. I also feel that the author could have used less telling and more showing at times, especially when it came to the interactions between Rose and the bear.
Rose's mother was a very superstitious woman who was definitely not in her right mind and she was hard to like at times. There were some inconsistencies in the way her character is written and some of the things she did didn't make a lot of sense, although I suppose you could chalk it up to her being kind of crazy. I did really like that the book had multiple points of view and I thought they were well done. I liked Rose's brother Neddy a lot, although it took a while to see why his point of view was needed in the story.
After reading this book I kept thinking about it and the more I thought about it the darker it seemed. There are some things that happen that are rather disturbing if you think about them.
Overall this was a good read. It is a great standalone, but I'm considering reading the sequel West, even though I don't really think it was necessary. I recommend this if you like fairytale retellings.
Review also posted at
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.
East is a retelling of East of the Sun and West of the Moon, a fairy tale similar to Beauty and the Beast. I had previously read by Sarah Beth Durst and really liked it so I put this one on my list to read. It's been on my list for several years now and I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. There are some differences in the two retellings. This one is a historical fantasy where Ice was set in modern day. I liked that this book has a historical setting. There were some things about this book that I liked better than Ice , but some things I liked less. The main character Rose was easy to like and so was the love interest, but I do feel like the book lacked in that we don't get enough chapters from his point of view, so we don't get to know him as well as we could. I also feel that the author could have used less telling and more showing at times, especially when it came to the interactions between Rose and the bear.
Rose's mother was a very superstitious woman who was definitely not in her right mind and she was hard to like at times. There were some inconsistencies in the way her character is written and some of the things she did didn't make a lot of sense, although I suppose you could chalk it up to her being kind of crazy. I did really like that the book had multiple points of view and I thought they were well done. I liked Rose's brother Neddy a lot, although it took a while to see why his point of view was needed in the story.
After reading this book I kept thinking about it and the more I thought about it the darker it seemed. There are some things that happen that are rather disturbing if you think about them.
Overall this was a good read. It is a great standalone, but I'm considering reading the sequel West, even though I don't really think it was necessary. I recommend this if you like fairytale retellings.
Review also posted at
February 4, 2021
This was a retelling of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, a story I'd never heard before, although it had some inklings of Beauty and the Beast mixed in, with a maiden required to break the curse of a prince transformed into a bear.
This had the welcome feel of a classic fantasy story, built upon magic, legend, and superstition. Rose was born a North born child, meant to wander, with a prophesy over her head that she will die, buried in snow and ice in the frozen North. As such, her mother does her best to keep her close, which proves to be impossible.
When Rose's sister, Sarah, becomes ill, a white bear comes to their door, and says he will heal Sarah and make the family wealthy, if Rose will go away with him. She agrees, and he takes her to a magical palace in the mountain where her days are spent weaving and telling stories to the bear and her nights are spent in a magical darkness with a strange visitor sleeping beside her.
What I liked best about this story, I think, was the slow build and extensive character development. Piece by piece this story comes together, and everything Rose learns along her journey is put to good use in the climax. While it did slow down a bit in the journey portion of the story, my attachment to Rose kept me well-immersed until the last page.
This had the welcome feel of a classic fantasy story, built upon magic, legend, and superstition. Rose was born a North born child, meant to wander, with a prophesy over her head that she will die, buried in snow and ice in the frozen North. As such, her mother does her best to keep her close, which proves to be impossible.
When Rose's sister, Sarah, becomes ill, a white bear comes to their door, and says he will heal Sarah and make the family wealthy, if Rose will go away with him. She agrees, and he takes her to a magical palace in the mountain where her days are spent weaving and telling stories to the bear and her nights are spent in a magical darkness with a strange visitor sleeping beside her.
What I liked best about this story, I think, was the slow build and extensive character development. Piece by piece this story comes together, and everything Rose learns along her journey is put to good use in the climax. While it did slow down a bit in the journey portion of the story, my attachment to Rose kept me well-immersed until the last page.
November 17, 2010
I'm conflicted about this novel. I really am.
On one hand, "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is one of my favorite fairy tales and this isn't a bad retelling of it.
On the other hand, there are several parts to this novel that don't quite gel.
Let's nickpick.
But first, in case you don't know, "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is a wonderful fairy tale. It is why I love polar bears. It is a Northern version of Cupid and Psyche, but instead of some silly boy with iddy biddy wings, it has a POLAR BEAR!
ROAR!!!!
So in short, polar bear is really a prince who has to be saved by a girl who screws up once, but redeems herself and her love by saving them both in the end.
Now, to the nitpick.
My first problem, my first nitpicking problem, is the names. Most of the whole family has English names - Neddy, Eugenia - yet they are basically Norwegians. Did I miss something? And why is an Inuit woman named after a place in Sweden?
Second nitpicking problem - I've seen better world building. However, in all fairness, I've seen worse, much worse.
Third nitpicking problem - The emotional bond between Beauty (called Rose in this novel) and her Beast just doesn't seem real. I get she is kind, but love?
Fourth nitpicking - Rose is one those too perfect and too different clich茅 heroines.
All the nitpicking aside, there are some interesting bits in this book, but here's where the conflict comes from, at least for me. It's like something that looks and sounds really good, but somehow doesn't come off really well, kinda like an apple omelet. I also can't promise I make sense for the rest of the review because I'm trying to puzzle this out.
Pattou does something very interesting when she retells this tale, and that is to use multiple viewpoints. Her narrators are Rose (the heroine), the Bear (the enscrolled human), Rose's Father, Neddy (Rose's brother), and finally, the Troll Princess (Rose's rival and the evil witch).
This is also slightly disturbing. Most of the voices are male. It's true this is a YA book, but it seems to be geared towards young women and girls more than young men and boys. Then why, I have to wonder, are the men given more place? Why do we not get the view of Rose's mother or her sister? One of whom comes off as silly, cruel, and silly again; the other is simply someone who needs help. Wouldn't it be more interesting to hear from the sister who was aided by Rose's going with the bear instead of hearing how silly the mother is, how husband and son seem to reject her?
It also is slightly disturbing because Rose is far closer to the male members of her family than her sisters. I understand this YA, and I understand that YA novel geared towards girls is going to have a mother/daughter rift. What teenage girl doesn't feel like an outcast from her family, or that her mother doesn't understand her? I get that, I get it's a trope. But if Rose shares a bed with her sister (or sisters) wouldn't she be a little close to one of them? Wouldn't her agreeing to go off with the bear make more sense if the reader saw her interact with members of her family other than her brother and father? (I'm discounting her damaged relationship with her mother).
Malmo, the Inuit woman, is the only truly older woman (i.e. old enough to be a parent of an adult) that is shown in a good light. Every other older woman is shown to be stupid, silly, or cruel (or all three). While Rose does form a type of relationship with Malmo and two other females, none of these relationships seems as deep as the ones with her father and brother. It seems like the women are more tools (they are, basically, the helper figures of the fairy tale). It is also telling that when Rose decides to make friends with the Bear's servants, it is the male servant she reaches out to. Malmo is also interesting because Rose thinks that she works with the older woman like a long married husband and wife. Funny, considering some of those Inuit stories about women romancing their daughter-in-laws.
Yet, despite this, Rose succeeds because she can sew, because she knows material. This knowledge she gained from her mother and an older neighbor. Additionally, Rose's book knowledge and small language knowledge comes from her mother. This seems to indicate that the mother did spend time with her, so why aren't we shown this? Additionally if Rose was always running off, how did she get these lessons?
It's true that Rose isn't the only female voice of the novel. The Troll Princess gets to have her say as well. Like Rose, the Troll Princess has an older woman as quasi helper. Like Rose, the Troll Princess' closest relationship seems to be with the male member of her family (her father; her sin is not respecting him. Rose is better because Rose respects her father). But the Troll Princess, too, is part of the problem. Princess and Rose are too similar. When she gets to the Troll kingdom, Rose describes the other humans there with the troll word for human, soft skin. She sets herself apart from them. She sees herself as better (she also is the best slave ever). Like the Troll Princess, Rose uses someone and then spares no thought for his fate (and it is a sad fate). It is hard to see this as much better than the Troll Princess and her version of inhumanity. At least, the Princess has an excuse. She's a troll.
So I'm conflicted about this book. It's not good, but it's not bad.
And at least it has polar bears
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 14, 2024
Was f眉r ein bezauberndes Winterm盲rchen <3 Trotz kleiner Verst盲ndigungsschwierigkeiten am Anfang durch die Sprache hab ich diese Handlung mit gro脽er Spannung verfolgt und bin gebannt an den Seiten geklebt. Eine wundervolle, wilde winterliche Atmosph盲re, ein starkes M盲dchen das ihren Weg sucht und ein alter Fluch, der endlich gebannt werden will...
Schon die Geburt von Rose war von einer L眉ge gepr盲gt.
Ihre Mutter ist vom Aberglauben durchdrungen und will nicht wahrhaben, dass Rose ein "Nordkind" ist. Die Weissagung dar眉ber, dass dieses Kind in Eis und K盲lte sterben wird l盲sst die Mutter mit allen Mitteln versuchen, sie in eine andere Richtung zu dr盲ngen als es ihre Wesensart ist. Denn Rose ist nicht wie ihre Geschwister. Sie ist ungez盲hmt und von Abenteuerlust gepr盲gt - und der Freude am Entdecken und einem Drang, alles zu erforschen und ihren Willen durchzusetzen.
Man hat schon fr眉h den Eindruck, dass die Mutter mit ihr nicht so recht warm wird und kann dadurch manche Entscheidungen besser verstehen. Rose l盲sst sich dadurch aber nicht ver盲ndern. Ihr Vater liebt sie, wie sie ist und auch mit ihrem Bruder Neddy verbindet sie eine starke Zuneigung.
Das Buch ist in f眉nf Abschnitte unterteilt und w盲hrend man im ersten Rose麓s Familie kennenlernt, beginnt im zweiten ihre Reise mit dem mysteri枚sen wei脽en B盲ren. Auch 眉ber ihn erf盲hrt man St眉ck f眉r St眉ck mehr und 眉ber die alten Wesen im eisigen Norden, die Huldra, die mancher vielleicht schon aus den skandinavischen Mythen kennt.
Durch die verschiedenen Perspektiven erh盲lt man einen weitr盲umigen Blick 眉ber die Ereignisse.
Neben Rose und ihrem Bruder Neddy sowie ihrem Vater erleben wir auch den Wei脽en B盲ren, der seine Gedanken und Gef眉hle nur schwer ausdr眉cken kann. Somit sind das nur sehr kurze Einblicke, die aber umso intensiver sind. Besonders ein Zitat m枚chte ich euch zeigen, bei dem ich direkt G盲nsehaut bekam:
All changed, in a moment.
Lost.
But now...
Hope.
Zitat Seite 112
Jetzt so aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen wirkt es sicher nicht so, wie bei mir als ich es gelesen habe. Aber glaubt mir, dass es einige G盲nsehautmomente gegeben hat, die mich sehr ber眉hrt haben!
Ein weiteres Zitat m枚chte ich euch ebenfalls noch zeigen. Im eisigen Norden ist das 脺berleben ja stark von der Jagd abh盲ngig, weil es einfach nicht viel anderes an Essbarem gibt. Der Respekt vor dem Leben entgegen gestellt der T枚tung von Tieren hat eine Schamanin hier sehr sch枚n in Worte gefasst:
Because it is part of the cycle. Wie must hunt to survice. Disrespect would be to hunt when you are not hungry and then to treat the dead in a wasteful, unclean way. The words I sing are to ask forgiveness for taking the seal麓s life, and to send its soul safely to the spirit world.
Zitat Seite 342
Es gibt einige M盲rchenelemente, die eher unscheinbar mitschwingen, und den mystischen Charme umso mehr unterstreichen. Es ist auch eine Liebesgeschichte, die nur nach und nach durchsickert, w盲hrend man Rose auf ihrer langen Reise begleitet, die sie durch viele Abenteuer lotst, um schlie脽lich - vielleicht - an ihrem Ziel anzukommen.
Sie muss einiges auf sich nehmen und harte Zeiten durchleben, und w盲hrend man mit ihr bangt und um das Ende f眉rchtet, empfindet man die letzten Seiten umso spannender, weil die Autorin immer wieder neue 脺berraschungen bereit h盲lt.
Ich war absolut verzaubert von der m盲rchenhaften Atmosph盲re, dem klirrenden Winter und den harten Pr眉fungen, der liebevollen Protagonistin Rose und dem "verlorenen" Wei脽en B盲ren - und dem langen Weg, der durch Hoffnung und Liebe gepr盲gt ist und die schlie脽lich zu einem Ziel f眉hren sollen: der wahren Freiheit, auch wenn diese einen Verlust bedeuten.
Jedes M盲rchen hat ein Happy End und so auch dieses: und es hat mich unglaublich ber眉hrt.
Schon die Geburt von Rose war von einer L眉ge gepr盲gt.
Ihre Mutter ist vom Aberglauben durchdrungen und will nicht wahrhaben, dass Rose ein "Nordkind" ist. Die Weissagung dar眉ber, dass dieses Kind in Eis und K盲lte sterben wird l盲sst die Mutter mit allen Mitteln versuchen, sie in eine andere Richtung zu dr盲ngen als es ihre Wesensart ist. Denn Rose ist nicht wie ihre Geschwister. Sie ist ungez盲hmt und von Abenteuerlust gepr盲gt - und der Freude am Entdecken und einem Drang, alles zu erforschen und ihren Willen durchzusetzen.
Man hat schon fr眉h den Eindruck, dass die Mutter mit ihr nicht so recht warm wird und kann dadurch manche Entscheidungen besser verstehen. Rose l盲sst sich dadurch aber nicht ver盲ndern. Ihr Vater liebt sie, wie sie ist und auch mit ihrem Bruder Neddy verbindet sie eine starke Zuneigung.
Das Buch ist in f眉nf Abschnitte unterteilt und w盲hrend man im ersten Rose麓s Familie kennenlernt, beginnt im zweiten ihre Reise mit dem mysteri枚sen wei脽en B盲ren. Auch 眉ber ihn erf盲hrt man St眉ck f眉r St眉ck mehr und 眉ber die alten Wesen im eisigen Norden, die Huldra, die mancher vielleicht schon aus den skandinavischen Mythen kennt.
Durch die verschiedenen Perspektiven erh盲lt man einen weitr盲umigen Blick 眉ber die Ereignisse.
Neben Rose und ihrem Bruder Neddy sowie ihrem Vater erleben wir auch den Wei脽en B盲ren, der seine Gedanken und Gef眉hle nur schwer ausdr眉cken kann. Somit sind das nur sehr kurze Einblicke, die aber umso intensiver sind. Besonders ein Zitat m枚chte ich euch zeigen, bei dem ich direkt G盲nsehaut bekam:
All changed, in a moment.
Lost.
But now...
Hope.
Zitat Seite 112
Jetzt so aus dem Zusammenhang gerissen wirkt es sicher nicht so, wie bei mir als ich es gelesen habe. Aber glaubt mir, dass es einige G盲nsehautmomente gegeben hat, die mich sehr ber眉hrt haben!
Ein weiteres Zitat m枚chte ich euch ebenfalls noch zeigen. Im eisigen Norden ist das 脺berleben ja stark von der Jagd abh盲ngig, weil es einfach nicht viel anderes an Essbarem gibt. Der Respekt vor dem Leben entgegen gestellt der T枚tung von Tieren hat eine Schamanin hier sehr sch枚n in Worte gefasst:
Because it is part of the cycle. Wie must hunt to survice. Disrespect would be to hunt when you are not hungry and then to treat the dead in a wasteful, unclean way. The words I sing are to ask forgiveness for taking the seal麓s life, and to send its soul safely to the spirit world.
Zitat Seite 342
Es gibt einige M盲rchenelemente, die eher unscheinbar mitschwingen, und den mystischen Charme umso mehr unterstreichen. Es ist auch eine Liebesgeschichte, die nur nach und nach durchsickert, w盲hrend man Rose auf ihrer langen Reise begleitet, die sie durch viele Abenteuer lotst, um schlie脽lich - vielleicht - an ihrem Ziel anzukommen.
Sie muss einiges auf sich nehmen und harte Zeiten durchleben, und w盲hrend man mit ihr bangt und um das Ende f眉rchtet, empfindet man die letzten Seiten umso spannender, weil die Autorin immer wieder neue 脺berraschungen bereit h盲lt.
Ich war absolut verzaubert von der m盲rchenhaften Atmosph盲re, dem klirrenden Winter und den harten Pr眉fungen, der liebevollen Protagonistin Rose und dem "verlorenen" Wei脽en B盲ren - und dem langen Weg, der durch Hoffnung und Liebe gepr盲gt ist und die schlie脽lich zu einem Ziel f眉hren sollen: der wahren Freiheit, auch wenn diese einen Verlust bedeuten.
Jedes M盲rchen hat ein Happy End und so auch dieses: und es hat mich unglaublich ber眉hrt.
June 21, 2021
This was such a good fantasy retelling! I have never read the original story East is based on, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, but this book reminded me a lot of Beauty and the Beast and of Eros and Psyche, granted I don't know which of those stories predates which. I loved the world building of East (such as the mother's superstitions regarding birth directions) and the romance was really cute. In fact, I found all the relationships, both romantic and familial, to be quite strongly written. I also was really impressed by Edith Pattou's writing style overall. I liked having chapters from different POV's and I feel like it helped paint a really well rounded picture of Rose, as we saw her from multiple perspectives. My only complaint for this book is the pacing. Whereas the first 300 pages of the book are slow-burn, the last 200 are just slow. About 100 pages of this book are just Rose travelling, and even though the last 100 pages ended strong, it was hard to get back into the story after such a lull in action. Still, overall I really liked this book and I look forward to reading the sequel. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a book with a fairy-tale like atmosphere who may be sick of seeing the same couple fairy tales retold over and over again. (Also I would recommend this to reader's of any age. Although it's technically middle grade, the writing is quite mature)
February 23, 2025
4 Stars 鉁�
Clean Fantasy Retelling
鈥淓ast of the sun and west of the moon. As unfathomable as the words were, I realized I must figure them out, reason it through. For I would go to this impossible land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon.鈥�
Rose has always felt out of place in her family, a wanderer in a bunch of homebodies. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with him--in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family--she readily agrees. The bear takes Rose to a distant castle, where each night she is confronted with a mystery. In solving that mystery, she loses her heart, discovers her purpose, and realizes her travels have only just begun.
** Retelling of the Fairytale- East of the Sun, West of the Moon with parts reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast
East was a beautiful, warm and cozy read, absolutely perfect for winter time! From the very first chapter, I knew I would enjoy this read. Something about the writing pulled me right on in. It was whimsical and captivated my imagination. I liked that it was written with alternating POVs and the story jumped from character to character. Usually it鈥檚 a lot to keep up with, but the chapters were short, which helped the pace move quickly and each of the characters were interesting. Rose the FMC will probably go down as one of my favorite female characters ever. Reading her pov was like a breath of fresh air. She was just lovely and so likable.
I had never heard of the original fairytale East of the Sun, West of the Moon , so for me it reminded me a lot more of Beauty and the Beast. If you can imagine the beast being a white bear who takes and Belle on a journey through a snow covered forest. Rose and the White Bears relationship was so sweet and kind. I cannot wait to share this read with my youngest daughter, I think she will gobble it up. Highly recommend for a sweet and wispy winter 鉂勶笍read!
Clean Fantasy Retelling
鈥淓ast of the sun and west of the moon. As unfathomable as the words were, I realized I must figure them out, reason it through. For I would go to this impossible land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon.鈥�
Rose has always felt out of place in her family, a wanderer in a bunch of homebodies. So when an enormous white bear mysteriously shows up and asks her to come away with him--in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family--she readily agrees. The bear takes Rose to a distant castle, where each night she is confronted with a mystery. In solving that mystery, she loses her heart, discovers her purpose, and realizes her travels have only just begun.
** Retelling of the Fairytale- East of the Sun, West of the Moon with parts reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast
East was a beautiful, warm and cozy read, absolutely perfect for winter time! From the very first chapter, I knew I would enjoy this read. Something about the writing pulled me right on in. It was whimsical and captivated my imagination. I liked that it was written with alternating POVs and the story jumped from character to character. Usually it鈥檚 a lot to keep up with, but the chapters were short, which helped the pace move quickly and each of the characters were interesting. Rose the FMC will probably go down as one of my favorite female characters ever. Reading her pov was like a breath of fresh air. She was just lovely and so likable.
I had never heard of the original fairytale East of the Sun, West of the Moon , so for me it reminded me a lot more of Beauty and the Beast. If you can imagine the beast being a white bear who takes and Belle on a journey through a snow covered forest. Rose and the White Bears relationship was so sweet and kind. I cannot wait to share this read with my youngest daughter, I think she will gobble it up. Highly recommend for a sweet and wispy winter 鉂勶笍read!
December 21, 2018
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 Askoy Forest, it's Ask酶y!
Literally no one is called Esbjorn, I don't know a fucking soul called it and I checked Norway's like statistic central because this shit annoyed the fuck out of me and I wondered if I was the dumb AF person but no, it's fucking Esbj酶rn and/or Asbj酶rn.
Skjebne-soke?? Which apparently is called "fate-seeker" in English which is a thing we have had here yeah, but it's not called skjebne-soke.
Brann om hode? Det finnes bedre m氓ter og bruke den ispedde norsken p氓.
Also, it's called T酶nsberg
Erlend, who liked to roam but had a frugal, organized side. Elise, the quiet, perfect east; practical and obedient. Selme Eva, who was comfortable and kind. Sara, a strong-willed, passionate girl. Sonja Wende, who was good with animals and a little bit prescient, farseeing. Willem, capable and decisive, who also had an easy hand with the farm animals. And Neddy Wilfrid,
She got some Norwegian names at least.
Honestly, I'm kinda sad because the writing wasn't bad it just felt kinda.. bad. Honestly, wish I had chosen something else for my book bingo because damn.
Some things are:
It's not Askoy Forest, it's Ask酶y!
Literally no one is called Esbjorn, I don't know a fucking soul called it and I checked Norway's like statistic central because this shit annoyed the fuck out of me and I wondered if I was the dumb AF person but no, it's fucking Esbj酶rn and/or Asbj酶rn.
Skjebne-soke?? Which apparently is called "fate-seeker" in English which is a thing we have had here yeah, but it's not called skjebne-soke.
Brann om hode? Det finnes bedre m氓ter og bruke den ispedde norsken p氓.
Also, it's called T酶nsberg
Erlend, who liked to roam but had a frugal, organized side. Elise, the quiet, perfect east; practical and obedient. Selme Eva, who was comfortable and kind. Sara, a strong-willed, passionate girl. Sonja Wende, who was good with animals and a little bit prescient, farseeing. Willem, capable and decisive, who also had an easy hand with the farm animals. And Neddy Wilfrid,
She got some Norwegian names at least.
Honestly, I'm kinda sad because the writing wasn't bad it just felt kinda.. bad. Honestly, wish I had chosen something else for my book bingo because damn.
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