Garden of the Purple Dragon, Carole Wilkinson (M28'12)
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1mirrani
I enjoyed reading this book so much I hardly took any notes. For the most part, this is a book of culture and adventure. What I love most about this series is the time the author took to put as much ancient culture into the pages as she could to make the whole thing real. There was not as much dragon culture as in the first book and it was more centered on failure than accomplishments, but still it was an enjoyable read.
A dragonfly balanced on the surface of the pool. Its slender legs were blood red. Its long thing body was a startling blue, like a splinter of sunlit sky that had fallen to earth. p1
I had forgotten how much I liked the wording of these books until I was hit with it from the very beginning.
Other people thought of rats as dirty, ugly pests, but Hua had been Ping's savior on many occasions. p10
Had to cheer for this one. Another thing I love about the author is the constant reminder that not /all/ rats are dirty, filthy, diseased creatures out to kill people. They are sweet, loving pets and VERY smart. Well done for bringing him back for this book!
She stroked the rat's warm fur. It was a mystery to her why people didn't like him. p130
After this they say he adjusted to sleeping in the day and going out at night. Hm.. rats do that anyway, how is that an adjustment?
Ping felt plain and clumsy in the company of this beautiful young woman, whose every move was graceful. Even when she brushed away a fly, it seemed like a part of an elegant dance. p136
More descriptions. This is a great example of saying a lot with as few words as possible. Well done.
Fortunately, it was unusually dark by the time they stopped for the night, and the weary innkeepers didn't notice that Ping arrived with a pot and left with a pumpkin. p214
This also made me chuckle.
One thing I wasn't fond of in this book was that there was a lot of repetition, sometimes in the same sentence or paragraph. I don't recall the other book being that way, but the story is so well written that even that annoyance quickly becomes a distant memory as you turn the page and continue on. I read this book from beginning to end in less than a day. Can't wait to conclude the series sometime later this year!
A dragonfly balanced on the surface of the pool. Its slender legs were blood red. Its long thing body was a startling blue, like a splinter of sunlit sky that had fallen to earth. p1
I had forgotten how much I liked the wording of these books until I was hit with it from the very beginning.
Other people thought of rats as dirty, ugly pests, but Hua had been Ping's savior on many occasions. p10
Had to cheer for this one. Another thing I love about the author is the constant reminder that not /all/ rats are dirty, filthy, diseased creatures out to kill people. They are sweet, loving pets and VERY smart. Well done for bringing him back for this book!
She stroked the rat's warm fur. It was a mystery to her why people didn't like him. p130
After this they say he adjusted to sleeping in the day and going out at night. Hm.. rats do that anyway, how is that an adjustment?
Ping felt plain and clumsy in the company of this beautiful young woman, whose every move was graceful. Even when she brushed away a fly, it seemed like a part of an elegant dance. p136
More descriptions. This is a great example of saying a lot with as few words as possible. Well done.
Fortunately, it was unusually dark by the time they stopped for the night, and the weary innkeepers didn't notice that Ping arrived with a pot and left with a pumpkin. p214
This also made me chuckle.
One thing I wasn't fond of in this book was that there was a lot of repetition, sometimes in the same sentence or paragraph. I don't recall the other book being that way, but the story is so well written that even that annoyance quickly becomes a distant memory as you turn the page and continue on. I read this book from beginning to end in less than a day. Can't wait to conclude the series sometime later this year!
2cedargrove
And I enjoyed 'hearing' this book so much that I didn't take any notes at all. I just reveled in the story and got lost in it. I hope I can be around when you get to read the last book in the series, so we can share that one too. :)
(Note this is also E9'12, just so that when I put the next one up as E10, people are not confused.)
(Note this is also E9'12, just so that when I put the next one up as E10, people are not confused.)
