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The Ogre Of Oglefort. Eva Ibbotson (2011)

by Eva Ibbotson(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0330513052 (ISBN13: 9780330513050)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

MacMillan Children's Books

review 1: A fantastical, funny and charming book that I couldn't put down till I read the whole book. All the characters - the Hag, the troll, the orphan boy, princess Mirella and her sisters, the sisters husbands, and even the Hag's familiar, Gladys , were all vividly portrayed and each one had some or the other endearing quality. One cannot help but fall in love with the ogre! The part where he keeps deciding, organising and making elaborate funeral arrangements for himself was truly funny and I re read that part a second time!! It's a great book for kids, and adults, if you dig magical.
review 2: Unexpected turns of events render this story an utter delight. Although its messages about accepting the good that life deals out to you, following your own path and findi... moreng that every cloud has a silver lining, etc., are rather obvious, it’s acceptable, given that the writing is clearly aimed for pre-teens.Turning fairy tale conventions on their heads is nothing new in modern children’s books but Ibbotson rendered this story with flair and wit. The characters are all searching for ways out of their traditional niches (as if each one were thumbing his or her nose at the fates usually reserved for them in older tales). The means by which they find them make “The Ogre of Oglefort” worth enjoying again and again. less

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