Uprooted

English language

Published Oct. 6, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-4472-9414-6
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4 stars (19 reviews)

Uprooted is a 2015 high fantasy novel written by Naomi Novik.The book is a standalone novel, like Spinning Silver, but unlike Novik's other fantasy series.

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'Uprooted' by Naomi Novik

4 stars

This book is very, very close to perfect. Novik's prose is stunning. Reading Uprooted felt like watching the Howl's Moving Castle movie again. In fact, this book felt very similar to Howl's Moving Castle, with a bit more of the plot happening outside of the tower.

The characters in this book were stunning. I thought Sarkan was goofy in the best way possible (he's the most serious character ever, lol), and adored Kasia. Even the villain was written so beautifully I felt her connections to the valley in the way I feel connected to my own home. There are so many themes of love and connection in this book that reading it filled me with so much joy. It was genuinely difficult to put down, that hasn't happened to me in ages.

I've read some other reviews for this book (the one-stars seem popular) and I definitely see where they're …

what a blast

5 stars

Initially took me a few days to get started (probably too tired), but then finished it in a couple of days. Really fun inner dialog of main character, nice pace and very nice first encounter with this author (I know, I know, I'm late to the party and now have to read all her other books..)

Review of 'Uprooted' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I've had such high hopes for this book - it seemed to have all the tropes I adore. But I've ended up disappointed. The reasons for my disappointment:

None of the main characters are likable in the slightest. One's anti-social arrogance and the other one's utter stupidity are not tempered with enough positive qualities, plus neither actually grows out of it in the course of the book.

The heroine embodies that "women run on feeeeeelings, are not capable of logic, and should succeed by just doing what feeeeeels right" thing that I happen to hate

The romance has nothing leading to it. They hate each other, then they make some magic together and want to jump each other, then they hate each other again. No character development, no conversations, nothing.


There was one good thing about this book, though. The description of the Wood is absolutely, masterfully creepy. It is …

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