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Noah Barleywater Gaat Ervandoor (2010)

by John Boyne(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9022554805 (ISBN13: 9789022554807)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Boekerij

review 1: ★★★ 3/5 StarsSynopsis: Eight year old Noah’s problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn’t think about them so he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest. Before long, he comes across a shop but this is no ordinary shop. It is a toy shop filled with the most amazing toys and brimming with the most wonderful magic and here Noah meets a very unusual toy maker.The toy maker has a story to tell and it’s a story of adventure and wonder and broken promises. He takes Noah on a journey, a journey that changes his life and it could change yours too.I really did love this middle grade read about a boy who is life is changed by a toy shop. There was just so much wonder in every page that certainly gave me a break from my heavy reading and renewed faith in... more what is seen as a cute genre, a genre that is simple and filled with simple stories for children but this book, with it’s beautiful depth and lesson was just lovely. What appeared superficially to be just another juvenile adventure book is, in truth, a beautiful and deeply touching fairy tale that I took great pleasure in reading.However, by consulting GoodReads as well, I felt that it could have done with less of the ‘random’. The well constructed theme of time and sense of time ticking was a beautiful element as I know that as young people, we aren’t often made aware of the effects of time and don’t feel how time changes us but it is taught in this story with the aid of magic but the random such as taking donkeys and sausage dogs didn’t really add to the story for me, just held it back. This is just because I think that Boyne could have appealed to a wider age range of young people without the talking animals even though perhaps this was done with the aim of focusing on middle grade readers by giving them something to enjoy but at the same time, communicating the sense of morals and the lessons of appreciation gently.Despite this, it is an incredibly intelligent and poignant way of bringing up the issues that many people or people around you go through, in a quirky way i.e. Loss of someone who was important in our lives, running away from home, not realising that time flies by and that the people that we love won't be around forever. I guess it teaches you that running away from problems isn't always the best solution, and we should really appreciate the people around us a lot more as there will be a day they won't be there anymore.Either way, it was a wonderful story just with a few things that, for me, held it back a little.
review 2: Als typischer Boyne lässt sich „Der Junge mit dem Herz aus Holz“ nur sehr schwer einem bestimmten Genre zuordnen. Dafür ist das Buch einfach zu vielschichtig und inhaltsvoll.Junge Leser werden ihre Freude an den sprechenden Tieren und Gegenständen haben, die in diesem Buch lebendig werden. Sie werden sich begeistern können an den Türen, die ihren Platz wechseln, je nachdem, wo sie gerade gebraucht werden. Sie werden Spaß haben mit dem sprechenden Esel, der nie genug zu futtern hat und jeden Menschen, den er trifft, um etwas zu Fressen bittet. Sie werden Noah mit Spannung auf seinem Abenteuer begleiten und sich wahrscheinlich in ihm selbst wiedererkennen. Zudem eignet sich das Buch aufgrund seiner Kürze, der großen Schrift und dem für junge Leser angemessenen Schreibstil hervorragend als Bettlektüre, zum Selberlesen oder zum Vorlesen.Erwachsene Leser werden jedoch den tieferen Sinn, der hinter der Geschichte steckt, schnell verstehen. Sie werden die Melancholie und Traurigkeit, die dieses Buch umgibt, spüren können. Sie werden hinter die Fassade blicken und erkennen, welche Aussage der Autor mit diesem Buch machen möchte. Denn es gibt einen Grund, warum Noah von zu Hause wegläuft. Auch wenn dieser lange verborgen bleibt, ergibt er sich am Ende des Buches doch umso gewaltiger und eindringlicher. Und auch die Geschichte des namenlosen Spielzeugmachers ist nur auf den ersten Blick aufregend und spannend. Auf den zweiten Blick ergibt sich jedoch die Tragik, die dahintersteckt.Die Handlung des Buches ist sehr geradlinig und steuert konsequent auf die große Auflösung zu. Nichts Überflüssiges wird erzählt, jede Handlung und jede Aussage hat ihren Sinn, auch wenn dieser oft sehr tiefgründig ist.Das Buch hat aufgrund seiner sprechenden Tiere und Gegenstände etwas Märchenhaftes und Bezauberndes an sich. Gleichzeitig ist es aber ein sehr bewegendes und berührendes Buch. Der besondere Schreibstil des Autors, der lebendig und fesselnd ist, bei dem sich aber hervorragend zwischen den Zeilen lesen lässt, sorgt für ein besonderes Leseerlebnis.Mein Fazit:Ein tiefsinniges Buch, das sich auch für junge Leser eignet, dessen Gehalt aber wohl nur für erwachsene Leser richtig greifbar wird. less

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Chuck

Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers - Interesting storyline, fascinating characters and stories revealed throughout. The twists and reveals are pretty fantastic yet somewhat upsetting. I think since this was an audiobook listen I will reread this book later in the summer to see the illustrations that accompany the text. Can’t wait! This is part of the Hong Kong Battle of the Books list for next year. Quite happy to continue reading my way through the end of the list. I’ve read this book TWICE. First time, I listened to it. Good audiobook but not quite for me. I very much preferred reading the book and digesting simultaneously the illustrations, created by Oliver Jeffers!, accompanying the text. This book has stories within stories embedded with stories all taking place on one day. Quite a magical story with a little boy who thinkings picking a few apples off a tree is not a terrible thing but learns quickly that his actions have consequences… And that’s just the beginning. But there are deep rooted, heart-wrenching emotions and situations within this book that will catch you up and upset you… I would partner this book with Oliver Jeffers’ picture book The Heart and the Bottle. Both have touching, beautiful themes.What a powerful, unexpected book. It certainly packs a punch. I enjoyed the deeper context, the thoughtful characters, the storytelling aspect, and especially the fairy tale connections. I do recommend this book for older children who won’t be upset by a death somewhere within the book.

Woosterchick2015

Bingung juga mau nulis apa tentang cerita ini, takutnya malah jadi spoiler. Yang pasti, gue suka banget sama ceritanya. Saat gue baca ceritanya menghangatkan hati. Dan, dari semua buku genre "children" karya John Boyne yang pernah gue baca. Kisah Noah Barleywater yang kabur dari rumah orang tuanya ini, sangat berbeda. Modern fairy tale kalau bisa dibilang.Inti ceritanya pun simpel tapi bermakna. tentang perjalanan menemukan arti "rumah".

snigdha

It will change your life. Definitely.

meg

review to come soon...

ila

A nice little novel.

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