![]() He doesn't have a shocking fact, that to me it caught my attention while reading this novel, and is that the novel says, the emperor who unified china forbade his subjects read, so they become more intelligent than he. The novel is very suggestive, and interesting, and is well set. Never gets to show any talent in particular except for the friendship, and loyalty (it is not little, and more in these times that run). The first thing I have to say is that it has been a success to put this novel in China of the dynasty have, as also surround the protagonist, which in the end will get a name of very good characters including a rat called Hua, which is a rat. This is the novel of a slave girl, who has no name, and that should take care of animals, his master Lan, which is a vague, and a tyrant does not care, and there meets a dragon. Three-fourths of the novel I liked much, but it has disappointed me the end. This book buys it from starting at a comic book shop that much, go is mostly my sister:-). Some would be highly controversial, so I've opted to choose the easiest review momentarily. Ladies and gentlemen you know I have lot of overdue review. Now I'm dying to read it-and will tell everyone I recommend it because it got my reluctant fiction reader to fall in love with a whole series! The things he says he loves about it are: We have also ordered the third book (Dragon Moon). When he finished, he begged me to get the first book (this one) and is reading it now, and loves it as much as the second book. Stayed up late at night reading (yep, he can, we homeschool) and raved and raved about it. He actually ended up choosing the second book in the series (Garden of the Purple Dragon), not realizing it was a series. "Too thick, chapters are too long, words (font) are too tiny." But I told him he needed to pick SOMETHING fiction and TRY to read it. A three inch thick reference book about sea animals will occupy him for hours, but a novel will get scrutiny and a turned up nose. He is normally one who reads only for information. I'm writing this on behalf of my 11 yr old son. Everyone should read it, whether you're 10-years-old, or 50. I can't put into words how beautiful this novel is. However, Wilkinson made me forget how much I disliked dragon fantasy. Normally, I'd turn up my nose and sniff at such a plot. Wilkinson does this in such a way that reading and understanding Ping is as easy as breathing.įinally, the fact that her novel is about dragons. You need to dumb down vocabulary and simplify internal monologues. A child protagonist is always challenging, no matter whether it's a children's or an adult novel. This would have meant months of research to adequately portray the world into which the reader is thrust. Not only is she setting her novel in China, but also in Ancient China. There are a few reasons why I admire Wilkinson so greatly:įirstly, the setting of the novel is a challenge in itself. The book is stunningly written and refreshingly different. I think that, because of some violence and more difficult vocabulary it should be read by children from 8 years old.I read this book as a child and it moved me in a way that I'm unable to forget. It is exciting, it is hard to put down, and it makes you want to read the following books by the same author. I recommend this book because it is a terrific book, and I want to share the joy it gave me. The protagonist, Ping, can be doubting, brave, kind and awesome, and as a reader I found parts of myself that were identical to Ping – I identified well with her. Its strong themes of friendship and self-discovery are well developed by the plot, which moves at a Its vocabulary is very rich and full of descriptive language which helps build an image of the towns and villages of old China, in which the story takes place. I think that Dragonkeeper is a superbly constructed book. Ping makes a number of strong friendships on their journey, with Wang Cao, Danzi, Hua and the Emperor, and she treasures those friendships. They encounter both Diao and The Necromancer on the journey, but overcome these evil men, and also meet The Emperor. A slave girl Ping escapes from the palace of Huangling with the dragon Danzi, carrying the dragonstone towards Ocean.
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