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La Canción De Los Maoríes (2012)

by Sarah Lark(Favorite Author)
4.01 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
8466650474 (ISBN13: 9788466650472)
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Ediciones B
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Neuseeland-Saga
review 1: Después de "En el país de la nube blanca", primer libro de esta trilogía, empecé su secuela con bastantes dudas. El primero me había parecido flojo, sobre todo al final en la construcción de personajes y la resolución de tramas; además normalmente las trilogías y sagas empiezan a decaer a medida que pasan los tomos. ¡Sorpresa! "La canción de los maoríes" me pareció mucho mejor que su primera parte. Supongo que Lark aprendió de sus errores y, además de los cantos de sirenas del éxito, tuvo la suficiente madurez para revisar y mejorar. Y se nota. Los personajes son mucho más ricos, mejor construidos, están llenos de matices y problemáticas muy humanas y particulares, que determinan sin duda su rol en la historia. ¡Qué rico personaje el de Tim! ¡Qué fas... morecinante Kura! Y Elaine y William, menos llamativos quizás pero igualmente ricos y humanos. Y la historia de desenvuelve mucho mejor. Algunos "negritos" en el arroz: la transición en la relación de Elaine y Kura, de rivalidad feroz a casi hermandad cómplice es demasiado repentina e increíble; el perdón de Kura a William, aún cuando se justifica por la increíble atracción sexual entre ellos, es completamente inverosímil sobre todo en alguien tan ególatra como Kura; el cambio de Elaine, de tímida y acomplejada a valiente enamorada tampoco tiene una construcción adecuada. El final de John y Thomas Sideblossom es buenísimo pero se quedó corto en emoción. A unos antagonistas tan maravillosos, rico y fuertes Lark los desaparece de una manera que hace sentir que sucede más porque tenían que dejarle el camino libre a Elaine y Tim que porque de verdad el destino hizo lo suyo. De cualquier modo lo disfruté mucho más que el primero. Y empiezo el tercero.
review 2: The second in the "Land of the Long White Cloud " series, this novel focuses on Gwyneira's two granddaughters. Elaine is the daughter of Fleurette, Gwyneira's daughter by James, and Ruben, Helen' s son, who happily married by the end the first novel. Kura is the daughter of Paul, Gwyneira's son by Gerald after the rape and killed at the end of the first book, and Marama, a Maori tohunga. This novel focus much more narrowly on these two lives and is not as wide ranging in its character development. Elaine, after having her heart broken by William, marries Thomas Sideblossom, the son of John Sideblossom, the man who hunted down James and nearly raped Fleur. Her life there is brutal and filled with demeaning sex. She finally escapes at great cost and after discovering a secret relating to the Sideblossoms and the Maori. Kura is raised by Gwyneira and Marama at Keward Station where Gwyneira lives happily with James and their son Jack. Kura has a magnificant voice and wants to be an opera star but falls for William while visiting Fleur and Ruben. This is what breaks Elaine's heart and makes the cousins enemies. Against Gwyneira's wishes she marries Wiiliam giving up her opera career. As heir of Keward Station this marriage puts an end for the time being of Tonga's ( Paul's boyhood enemy) hopes that through Kura he will acqiure all the Ward land and the house. The novel revolves around Elaine's flight from her marriage and Kura's attempt to become a great opera star. Their paths cross in strange ways and as in the last novel it all comes right for the two women in the final chapters. However, the stage is set for volume three and a whole new generation of Wards and O'Keefes. Not as well written as the first novel this nonetheless is quite readable and entertaining. However, Kura is portrayed as such a willful selfabsorbed spoiled brat it is hard to care about her even as her character grows and changes. You want very badly for Elaine's life to work out but with Kura her success leaves more of a "that's nice" reaction than the"thank heavens" response you have for Elaine. The sudden reappearance of George Greenwood to save the day is a bit much. A quick read for over 600 pages. In the Kindle editions there are many misprints that are annoying and at times must be sorted to make a sentence understanable. less
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mrtrohman
I enjoyed this book as much as the precursor. Many of the same beloved characters make appearances.
anne
Great characters and a story I didn't want to put down.
jenna
Rape in the first book.The second a supposed murder.
icy
Excelente. Es apasionante. Lo lei en una semana
kage
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