11.17.2008
Brilliance of the Moon: Tales of the Otori Book Three
by Lian Hearn, 344 pgs, paperback
Overall Grade: B+
Series: The Tales of the Otori
Third in the Tales of the Otori, sequel to 'Grass for His Pillow'.
Still beautiful and fast-paced, but the plot somehow fizzled. There were still surprising elements, and yet it disappointed.
Labels: genre: fiction, genre: historical, media: book, series: Tales of the Otori
Grass for His Pillow: Tales of the Otori Book Two
by Lian Hearn, 315 pgs, paperback
Overall Grade: A
Series: The Tales of the Otori
The beauty and fast-pace of Book One continue in Book Two. I don't want to give a plot summary because that would ruin it.
And again, some content not really teen appropriate.
Labels: genre: fiction, genre: historical, media: book, series: Tales of the Otori
Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori Book One
by Lian Hearn, paperback, 287pgs
Overall Grade: A
Series: The Tales of the Otori
A beautifully descriptive and yet fast-paced book! Hearn somehow flows from idyllic and contemplative moments to action and back again and the plot just keeps rolling by. It's hard to put the book down (the chapters are LONG) and before you know it you're done. As for the story, it follows the story of Takeo, an adolescent boy who is rescued from the utter destruction of his village and adopted by a nobleman whom he comes to adore, and then falls in love. But Takeo finds himself split by blood, loyalties, and his childhood faith, and ends up losing all the new things he cherishes. Set in a quasi-medieval Japan.
And I know my library had it in the teen/YA section, but this has some violent, and sexual content, that I wouldn't really think is appropriate.
Labels: genre: fiction, genre: historical, media: book, series: Tales of the Otori
