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Noah Foge De Casa (2010)

by John Boyne(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

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Fantasy

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Companhia das Letras

review 1: Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John BoyneThis book,an enticing read,fills the popular, fantasy category on the Bingo Board.The book is about a young boy named Noah Barleywater. Noah's mother is sick and is going to die, and because of this Noah is sad and depressed. He misses the days when he was a little kid, when his mother would take him out to the beach and other exciting adventures. So he decides to run away. During the time he is away from home he meets many strange and interesting characters which make this book a fantasy read. His journey is started off at a small village where he meets an apple tree. By then he is very hungry and there are red, juicy apples on the trees branches. He picks an apple and then the tree gets angry which surprises Noah as he has never se... moreen a talking tree before. Then the people of the village look over at the commotion and see that Noah is stealing the apples. The people of the village start chasing Noah out of the village and he is forced to walk down a long path in search of another village. He finally finds another village and he meets a shop owner who tells him stories about how he used to be a great runner, the best in the land. The shop owner shows Noah everything he knows and shows him how to carve wood and the secrets to it. The experience with the old shop owner makes Noah feel happy and so he decides to go back home to meet his parents again.A character I liked was Noah as he resembled a person like me who likes adventure and learning new things. A memorable moment was when the apple tree got angry at Noah for stealing its apples.I liked the book because the plot was interesting, with many imaginative ideas, and it was generally well written and kept me interested throughout. Although the story was over one day it felt like a week because there were lots of different adventures. Although I enjoyed the book, my only criticism would be that the adventures were a bit too brief and that maybe there could have been a bit more descriptive language.I give the book four stars and would recommend it to other readers of my age.
review 2: Ésta es la tercera novela que leo de John Boyne y la verdad es que me gusta mucho su estilo, así como la variedad de temáticas que aborda en sus libros, de modo que espero poder leer los otros tres que me quedan para haber leído todas sus novelas."En el corazón del bosque" es una novela muy cortita que apenas supera las cien páginas pero está narrado con tanto cariño y de una manera tan dulce que es imposible que no te enganches a la primera. Nos cuenta la historia de Noah, un chico de ocho años que decide huir de casa de sus padres en mitad de la noche con el firme propósito de no volver nunca. Al vivir en una aldea pequeña, Noah decide internarse en el corazón del bosque para así impedir que sus progenitores, al notar su ausencia, salgan en su búsqueda. Así es como nuestro pequeño protagonista encuentra un pequeño y extraño pueblecito donde las cosas no son siempre lo que parecen y donde aprenderá más de una lección de vida gracias a un viejo juguetero y su tienda de marionetas.Cuando estaba leyendo el libro, me estaba gustando tanto desde el principio que tenía claro que le iba a dar las cinco estrellas - no únicamente porque me gustara la narrativa, sino porque había incluso momentos en los que me llegaba a emocionar bastante y eso no lo consigue cualquier libro - y no entendía cómo tenía una puntuación tan "baja" con lo que a mí me estaba gustando... Hasta que llega un momento en la novela en que lo entiendes y bastante. Cuando estaba leyendo ESE momento que todos reconoceréis si habéis leído la novela, yo estaba en plan negación total - "WTF, ¿qué es esto?" más concretamente - y comprendí por qué tenía la nota que tenía. A partir de ese momento, la novela pierde las dos estrellas más que pensaba ponerle y su nota final se convierte en un tres: me ha gustado, sí, pero no veo nada acertado ese último giro del final.Aún así, os lo recomiendo si buscáis un librito corto y ameno: a pesar de todo, es una buena novela. less

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danturcotte

I have an eight year old boy who has many eight year old friends, none of which are anywhere near this character's level of reasoning. I would rather the main character be 10 to 12, it would seem a bit more believable on the intellectual side and would appeal to an older audience which I would get much more out of the story. Unfortunately I suspect it will be lost as being too mature and a bit dull at times for a younger reader, and a very hard sell for an older child because the main character is so young. Not many older children I know are willing to read a story written about a "little" kid. That said the writing was well done and the lesson held within its pages about life and loss is deeply moving.

bpaster

Zwei Sterne, aber das heißt nicht, dass ein schlechtes Buch war, ich glaub es war einfach kein Buch für mich. Objektiv für ich es besser bewerten, aber darum geht es hier ja nicht.Mir hat einfach was gefehlt. Bis zum Endteil habe ich auf eine große Enthüllung gewartet oder eine zweite Ebene, die dieser sehr kindlichen Geschichte mehr Tiefe verleiht. In gewisser Weise kam dann auch so was, aber das hat mich irgendwie nicht befriedigt. Außerdem habe ich erst am Ende gecheckt, dass es sich hierbei um eine Art Neuerzählung von Pinocchio handelt o.O Ob das Absicht war? Oder hab ich einfach zu oft auf Durchzug geschaltet?

Kimbow

I was expecting more from the man who brought us The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

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