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Loading... Which Witch?by Eva Ibbotson
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. http://amiralace.blogspot.com/2007/12... (  ) amira | Mar 12, 2009 |  Although Eva Ibbotson's The Secret of Platform 13 is the more well-known novel, I've always felt it's completely overrated. This, in my opinion, is her real work of genius. I read it repeatedly as a child and loved it more each time, finding great new aspects I'd missed each time. Now, many years later, it's still as adorable and enjoyable, with a complex plot, highly unique characters that grow on you, and a mystical, fantastical tone that anyone will love. Ibbotson demonstrates her great talent at plot twists as well in this great book! My one minor complaint is that she does spend a little too much time directly describing each character (your typical paragraph blurb, giving a physical description), and that's something that always disturbs my reading and my imagination in general. Rating: 5/5 (  )2  Runa | Feb 27, 2009 | A slightly unusual retelling of the traditional fairy tale concept of finding a wife by means of a competition. Ariman is looking for a wife because he longs to retire and hand over to the next generation of dark wizards - and since no replacement wizard has appeared, he must father one himself. Enter Belladonna, who longs to be a dark witch, but is unremittingly white. A charming tale with a satisfying ending. ( ) jnicholson | Aug 8, 2008 | It was a great book and you would probably like it more if you like fiction. It was a fairytale about witches, but I am not sure if i can explain much more or i might give it away. madison5305 | Dec 7, 2007 | Arriman the Awful, Loather of Light and Wizard of the North, needs a wife. How else can he have a wizard baby to carry on the family tradition of blighting and smiting, blasting and wuthering? The problem is, wizards can only marry one kind of person--a witch. Arriman dreads the thought. And here is our story. I thought this book had excellent detail and while an adult might get bored - as I did a little - I think that a young adult would enjoy it immensely. ( )2 Mendoza | Aug 13, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0330265865, Paperback)Arriman the Awful, Loather of Light and Wizard of the North, needs a wife. How else can he have a wizard baby to carry on the family tradition of blighting and smiting, blasting and wuthering? The problem is, wizards can only marry one kind of person--a witch. Arriman dreads the thought. "A great black crone with warts and blisters in unmentionable places from crashing about on her broom! You want me to sit opposite one of those every morning eating my cornflakes?" But a witch it must be, so Arriman holds a contest to decide which witch. The local witches are all atwitter over what spell they'll perform for the contest--all except Belladonna, who is, to her great shame, a white witch. She looks rather like the girl on the Clairol Herbal Essence bottle, with a sweet face and flowing blonde hair. "There was usually something in Belladonna's hair: A fledgling blackbird parked there by its mother while she went to hunt for worms, a baby squirrel wanting somewhere safe to eat its hazel nuts, or a butterfly who thought she was a lily or a rose."Black spells are cast, enchantments are woven, and even Belladonna manages to do a little damage in this wonderfully clever 1979 book by Eva Ibbotson (of The Secret of Platform 13). Young readers will delight in the way Ibbotson glories in the ghoulish and the gory--and in her engaging characters who are kindly and fiendish all at once. Which Witch (finally reissued in the United States) begs to be read aloud, with before-bed-length chapters and lots of opportunities for funny voices. (Ages 9 and older) --Claire Dederer (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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