Roberto
Reads like a fairy tale, but I wouldn't recommended for kids, maybe young adults.
Our main protagonist lives in our boring world in England and decides to venture in the magical world to impress a girl by bringing her a falling star. The journey is full of interesting characters, reminded me of the Hobbit. Has its twist & turns, found it a simple yet pleasant reading.
Reads like a fairy tale, but I wouldn't recommended for kids, maybe young adults.
Our main protagonist lives in our boring world in England and decides to venture in the magical world to impress a girl by bringing her a falling star. The journey is full of interesting characters, reminded me of the Hobbit. Has its twist & turns, found it a simple yet pleasant reading.
At 15, this might have been my favorite book. Reading it after 30, it very much feels like a young adult novel of its era.
We have a caste system, not a very subtle way to pinpoint the class divide but it does its job. We start the story with the lowest one, the Reds who are mining underground on Mars and we meet our protagonist, Darrow. It was the best part for me seeing their culture and witnessing how they are controlled. We get to see more of the world after this. Darrow starts his Count of Monte Cristo journey, he even reads the book. As we can see subtlety is not a thing in this book.
Then comes the Institute—essentially a Hunger Games-style arena school for the Golds, the highest caste, where students are split into houses and engage in medieval warfare to prove themselves. The concept is bold, but this was the part that clicked the least with me.
At 15, this might have been my favorite book. Reading it after 30, it very much feels like a young adult novel of its era.
We have a caste system, not a very subtle way to pinpoint the class divide but it does its job. We start the story with the lowest one, the Reds who are mining underground on Mars and we meet our protagonist, Darrow. It was the best part for me seeing their culture and witnessing how they are controlled. We get to see more of the world after this. Darrow starts his Count of Monte Cristo journey, he even reads the book. As we can see subtlety is not a thing in this book.
Then comes the Institute—essentially a Hunger Games-style arena school for the Golds, the highest caste, where students are split into houses and engage in medieval warfare to prove themselves. The concept is bold, but this was the part that clicked the least with me.
This comic book merits the Absolute tag. Batman is just a simple civil engineer coming from a normal family, but the villains are richer than ever. Black Mask leads a wild gang which has the resources of an army. The action scenes and brutality is at max volume. Can't wait for the next installments.
This comic book merits the Absolute tag. Batman is just a simple civil engineer coming from a normal family, but the villains are richer than ever. Black Mask leads a wild gang which has the resources of an army. The action scenes and brutality is at max volume. Can't wait for the next installments.
A book with a theme relevant even today, man playing god without realizing the responsibility of dealing with the consequences of your actions. I enjoyed the writing style, felt transported 200 years ago in a gothic setting, though it becomes a bit repetitive towards the end.
A book with a theme relevant even today, man playing god without realizing the responsibility of dealing with the consequences of your actions. I enjoyed the writing style, felt transported 200 years ago in a gothic setting, though it becomes a bit repetitive towards the end.
