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Caraliza (2010)

by Joel Blaine Kirkpatrick(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0557425093 (ISBN13: 9780557425099)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

lulu.com

review 1: Never before have I been hooked by a book as much as I was with Caraliza. And this isn't even the genre I like to read!At my dad's recommendation, I read his copy of Caraliza. I'm not a night owl. I go to bed early. I stayed up until midnight- every night for 3 nights- reading Caraliza."Hauntingly beautiful" is the best way I can describe this book. And I don't use the term because it's a ghost story. This story will follow you around until you finish it, and even then it will linger in the back of your mind. The strength of emotions are so well described that you are quickly swept up into the world of the characters. You care about what happens to them.There were some things that put me off slightly, but the book left such an impression on me that I couldn't bear to remov... moree a star.> People have mentioned the presence of spelling/ grammar errors. There weren't enough of them to frustrate me.> I found the transition between past and present to be a little jarring. The writing style even changed (though it started to match the style of the beginning of the book as the ghosts played a bigger part).> The ending was certainly unexpected. Maybe it's just me, but I felt like maybe the author changed his mind at the last minute about how he'd end the book. There was so much detail in the lead up, and then the ending happened almost in summary, and took a totally different turn to what might have been expected.Usually quirks like these might lead to a 3 or 4 star rating. But I feel that anything less than a 5 star would be a shame. This story is beautiful, and the characters will stay with you. I would be surprised if this book doesn't develop a cult following. This book has convinced me to venture out of my favourite genre more often.
review 2: "The brilliant glow of his soul in their mouths as Caraliza prevented its escape into the air."Caraliza is a gripping but also lovely, potent novel that is about human endurance, connection, and our capacity for love despite distance and time. What makes the book so incredible is the fact that it constantly surprises. Like any good book, there's a dynamic here that is difficult to recreate in summary if I want to do the story justice, but I'll try: Caraliza is about the endurance of genuine romance, the beauty of hope, the ability to imagine and remember love so vividly that it becomes immune to death. This book is part mystery, part fantastical, part dark realism, and yet it is the baffling and remarkable nature of love that drives each plot shift, injects each gritty scene with beauty and softness, and clearly defines each character's role. Caraliza is a beautifully written and utterly unique work that, like love, is sure to endure. less

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