Colin Meloy
Hardcover | Pages: 541 pages Rating: 3.65 | 26437 Users | 3379 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Wildwood |
| ISBN: | 006202468X (ISBN13: 9780062024688) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.wildwoodchronicles.com/ |
| Series: | Wildwood Chronicles #1 |
| Setting: | Portland, Oregon(United States) Wildwood Oregon(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2011) |
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Prue McKeel's life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest on the edge of Portland. No one's ever gone in, or at least returned to tell of it. So begins an adventure that will take Prue and her friend, Curtis, deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval, a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater, as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood. Wildwood is the first in the Wildwood Chronicles trilogy.Particularize Regarding Books Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles #1)
| Title | : | Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles #1) |
| Author | : | Colin Meloy |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 541 pages |
| Published | : | August 30th 2011 by Balzer + Bray |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Adventure. Juvenile |
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Ratings: 3.65 From 26437 Users | 3379 ReviewsCommentary Regarding Books Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles #1)
Fun fact: When my husband was a child he was in a community theater play with Colin Meloy. Also, I listened to a lot of Tarkio in college in Montana and love the Decemberists. So I came to this as a fan of Meloy and was excited to hear his take on an "American Narnia without all the Jesus" as I've heard it described.But ye gods, what a snoozefest this turned out to be. I hated, hated, hated the main characters. I know this is supposed to be a fantasy, but seriously. What upper middle classReal Rating: 3.5 starsWhile this wasn't a perfect read by any means, it certainly was an enjoyable one. A highly enjoyable one. The overall familiar yet unique feel of this novel felt like I was coming home to a childhood favorite, but discovering something new along the way. The writing was also a wonderful aspect, and I really appreciated it. It was just really fun overall!Now that I've pointed out the great things about Wildwood let me outline some...not so great things. Firstly, it felt
Prue's baby brother Mac has been spirited away by Crows into the Impassable wilderness of Wildwood. Curtis follows her and tries to help her find her brother. Coyotes split them up. Can they get back to each other save Mac, and get out of this magical world to go home? Read on and find out for yourself.This was a pretty good read and the illustrations were beautiful. If you like Ya and fantasy stories, definitely check it out. I am going to wait until my library has the rest of the trilogy
'We are the inheritors of a wonderful world, a beautiful world, full of life and mystery, goodness and pain. But likewise are we the children of an indifferent universe. We break our own hearts imposing our moral order on what is, by nature, a wide web of chaos.'Sometimes I wish I didn't give out star-ratings and only wrote reviews, I think sometimes that would be easier than feeling it necessary to justify a low rating despite the fact that I DID like it. But there were some big problems I had
Halfway through this book, I got that sinking feeling.That, oh no, this is a series, feeling.I was going to want more, and more, and more, and after every book, I'd have to wait for the next one. Happily, this first Wildwood novel ties up quite neatly and stands on its own. I'm not going to have to wonder what on earth happens next for the next few years, the desire for a new Wildwood novel warring with my desire for a new Decemberists album. Poor Colin... if he is one of my favorite singers AND
Im not a big Decemberists fan, although I know who they are, have heard some of their music, but it had nothing to do with my decision to read this book. I suspect that this book is a must-read for any Portland area residents, It does require a high degree of leniency and a stretch of reality but then again it isnt meant to be a non-fiction book. A lot of people seem to have trouble with Prues character, but I read this largely because she reminded me a lot of the eldest of the youngest group
I first picked up this book because, I cannot lie, I love the Decemberists. After cracking open the first couple pages I was swept into the seedlings of a great adventure. The world created by Meloy is so close to our own yet so far apart. It takes place in the "Impassable Wilderness" of Portland. And by the end of the book I was thinking if I went to Portland I too would be able to find this magic forest existing today just beyond my imagination. It has everything I love: adventure! birds!
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