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I really can't convey how breathtakingly beautiful this story is. This follows a young girl from the age of 10 to 18 as she learns about a world she spent most of her life sheltered from and the beasts who inhabit it.If you love Studio Ghibli, you will love this book.If you want a culturally rich young adult fantasy, ripe with Japanese mythology, you will love this book.If you love animals, you will love this book.
Part of my never-ending quest to catch up on backlist ARCs!!!I'm stoked to get into this one. An English translation of the sequel is set to release on July 28th! Hopefully I can get to this before then.Thank you to the publisher, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), for providing me with a copy to read and review!!!
The thing that all creatures share in is not love. It is fear.This is one of those books that broke all the "rules" and somehow made magic. For a fantasy novel, it is more character-based than your usual sword and dragon novel. Beast Player begins with a prologue that I don't think was really a prologue. I have certain expectations for prologue: that it will divulge pertinent world-building or take place years before the actual story events, or it will feature a narrator who only appears in the
For those who like to read about animals and/or dragons.__________Printz Honor 2020Never heard of it, but down to try.
oh my gosh.I seriously need to read more tranlated books. This was translated from the Japanese, and I think the translator did a truly excellent job because I never really had any comprehension issues while listening. Also a shoutout to the narrator, because her audio performance was fantastic!Okay okay. The first 30 or so pages left me terrified*. There was no worldbuilding, I had no idea what was going on*, and I wasn’t accustomed to the writing yet. However, this quickly unfolded into one of...
Originally, The Beast Player was published in Japan under 4 volumes. This version is a single volume, and while I enjoyed the first two thirds or so, the ending happens suddenly and the tone dramatically shifts. The first parts are a heartwarming veterinary fantasy. I don't know why there aren't more veterinary fantasy! Elin loves animals, and observing nature, and is eventually accepted into a prestigious veterinary school to take care of fantasy animals. I'm pretty sure everyone loves fantasy
I enjoyed this one. Wow, was it actually almost 15 hours? It did not feel like that, I listened to it really quickly.It follows Elin, whose mother is killed at the beginning when the serpents under her care die. (yes aholes much!) The rest of Elin's family is nothing to have and she is sent away.There was a lot of bee talk. Complicated creatures. But I liked it, Elin is 10 and she needed something stable. I liked her time there. Will say no more.Then there is a school and beasts. This country us...
"Tears are the soup of sorrow. The more tears you shed, the more they will wash away your grief. Eventually you'll be able to forget what caused you so much pain."The Beast Player is an extraordinary tale that follows a young girl named Elin who has the uncanny ability to work with animals that have been deemed dangerous and un-tameable. We first meet her at a very young age at a pivotal moment in her life. Her mother has been sentenced to death after losing a herd of Toda (giant worm like thing...
100% a new all time favourite. will review properly later!
4 stars As a disclaimer, my love for this story is likely biased. Its adaptation is one of my favourite things in the world, so I'm sure that affects my opinion. Saying that - I do prefer the animation over this novel, despite the anime's low budget & recycled sequences.What I liked;- Erin/Elin; I love her with my whole heart, and watching her from childhood to adulthood is an incredible experience. She's so compassionate, intelligent, and her respect & love for beasts are unconditional. Sh
