tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post5626324551927837534..comments2023-10-30T00:42:48.890+10:00Comments on Once, oh marvellous once...: Book Review: The Halfmen of O by Maurice GeeElisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11106569383402671571noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-27576278360088498242017-03-07T18:10:32.479+10:002017-03-07T18:10:32.479+10:00I read the trilogy back in primary school and love...I read the trilogy back in primary school and loved it,so its interesting to read your analogy about fern gully.Given I enjoyed the stories in my youth I'm not going to read it again now. It's probably best left in another time. Maurice Gee has written a number of other good youth stories too like Under the Mountain.Read hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762579393083351192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-38035448990677624612012-02-02T10:23:12.855+10:002012-02-02T10:23:12.855+10:00I was just about to write my own review of this bo...I was just about to write my own review of this book on my blog, so you have got there first! <br />I do agree about a slight disappointment on reading it as an adult - I remember reading it as a child and having nightmares strong enough to make me hesitate to pick it up again.<br />This time however, it read as a good adventure story, I thought, and perhaps a good intruction to the larger fanatsy works like The Lord of the Rings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-66130553338963179672012-02-01T18:29:05.392+10:002012-02-01T18:29:05.392+10:00I felt the same about this book when I read it for...I felt the same about this book when I read it for my children's literature class. We went to New Zealand and studied the "power of place," how New Zealand's own unique identity influences its literature. I found the trilogy a bit of a chore to get through, but I really enjoy his more recent Salt trilogy. It's a bit more unique & less "chronicles of narnia." New Zealand authors are absolutely fantastic on the whole though, and I would recommend reading anything New Zealand you can access here in the states. Sadly, the majority of great Kiwi lit won't be published for US readers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830906316785749066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-3396217608026267242010-11-06T19:59:45.016+10:002010-11-06T19:59:45.016+10:00I'm re-reading this right now! It was a child...I'm re-reading this right now! It was a childhood favorite, but like yourself, I was disappointed to find that it hasn't held up over time. The writing is too flat. The characterization of the children: flat. There's all the stock cliche elements of fantasy, e.g. "the chosen one" returning to save an entire species of people, a journey, a wise sage explaining the history of the place to the foreigners (children). The writing is a bit too placid, even when describing the Jasper Jones character...you never feel any real terror for the childrenLuan Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341853189890342565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-34063037341412482202010-08-18T10:24:17.074+10:002010-08-18T10:24:17.074+10:00Nice review
click my link to check out our review...Nice review<br /><br />click my link to check out our reviews of the half men of oR.A.D.I.C.A.L Room 9 at Summerlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342857349211326284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-23279998973274891502010-04-25T22:01:56.598+10:002010-04-25T22:01:56.598+10:00I've heard of this book off and on for the pas...I've heard of this book off and on for the past few decades, but never actually sought it out...I am tempted to now!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-52727523668841006162010-04-17T20:32:46.733+10:002010-04-17T20:32:46.733+10:00Ash - it is very disappointing when a character ca...Ash - it is very disappointing when a character can ruin a whole book for you! I'm sure he didn't annoy me so much last time.<br /><br />Nymeth - It is certainly a really interesting book, and a really good read for the most part. I imagine it is quite difficult to find these days, it seems to have become a bit forgotten.<br /><br />Jen - thanks!! I would still recommend reading this book, despite Nick.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106569383402671571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-23198025697781938812010-04-16T11:32:33.835+10:002010-04-16T11:32:33.835+10:00Oh my gosh I love your blog the background is gorg...Oh my gosh I love your blog the background is gorgeous!!!<br /><br />I'm very intrigued by this book though I think I'm already annoyed by Nick, hehe and I haven't even read it yet!!! <br /><br />I loved Fern Gully & Avatar by the way... Fern Gully brings back memories!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-67306485163583916882010-04-14T05:49:54.839+10:002010-04-14T05:49:54.839+10:00I have to confess I hadn't heard of Maurice Ge...I have to confess I hadn't heard of Maurice Gee, but as I'm still a big of children's and YA fantasy I should probably keep an eye out for him. I'm sorry about the annoying character, but this sounds interesting all the same.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822724042328177051.post-79953433283245519592010-04-14T00:12:58.957+10:002010-04-14T00:12:58.957+10:00It's funny how one character can completely ru...It's funny how one character can completely ruin a book for you. I recently experienced that myself. I know what you mean about a book being right for a certain age group too. I just finished Fifteen by Beverly Clearly and I hated it! But I know a lot of people loved it and maybe if I had read when I was about 13 I would have thought it was great.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00878749520906342274noreply@blogger.com