City of the Beasts
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061825115 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mmmmmaleee said The translation is awkward. Much of the dialogue seems. The translation is awkward. Much of the dialogue seems clunky an inauthentic and that really takes away from the story.. Javier Sahagun said Five Stars. Excelente escritora.. Easy read KittyKit All of the books in this series are fun easy reads, more for children coming of age. I did enjoy the mature and sometimes paranormal concepts these books have to offer. The characters are engaging and have thought provoking adventures. While this is definitely a read I would have enjoyed more as a young adult, I liked them enough to finish all 3 within a week or so.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Adventure seekers will find plenty of thrills in Allende's first novel for young readers. The action and outcome seem preordained, cleverly crafted to deliver the moral, but many readers will find the author's formula successful with its environmentalist theme, a pinch of the grotesque and a larger dose of magic. When 15-year-old Alexander Cold is sent to stay with his eccentric, gruff grandmother, Kate, while his mother is being treated for cancer, he is more than a little reluctant to accompany Kate on a writing assignment in South America to search for a legendary nine-foot-tall "Beast." However, once the expedition down the begins, Alexander's doubts are pushed out of his mind by more immediate concerns, such as keeping an eye on two su
Equal parts magical realism and deft political commentary, City of the Beasts, the first novel of Isabel Allende's page-turning adventure trilogy, takes young Alexander Cold on an adventure in the to find the legendary Beast and its home, El Dorado. Available in trade paperback for the first time, this exciting coming-of-age novel from Allende, acclaimed author of The Sum of Our Days and The House of the Spirits, is an “Indiana Jones-style adventure packed with daring feats, monsterlike beings, intrigue, and mystery." (Indianapolis Star)