so-soThis was a fun, short, juvenile version of his older good vs evil tales. The characters weren‘t quite as well defined. The ending not all that satisfying but it is the first in a series.
pickI've had this one on my TBR for a while but I never felt in the mood but once I saw that Curry narrated the audio, I needed to give it a listen!
The whole book just takes me back to the way fantasy books used to be written with heavy world building and so much detailing!
Plus I loved Sabriel's portrayal in the book. She's young and unsure at the beginning. It's been a while since I've read a character like her.
#25in2025 #fromthetbr
Maybe I just don‘t remember anything about this book besides the names of some of the characters. Very little of this is familiar!
In the last room of the Cats & Dogs exhibition there was a room with no gallery cards, which I find deeply annoying HOWEVER since I just finished Sabriel, I was like - is that ??? and it is!!!
Formally titled Girl with sword and white cat by Gregory Rogers, this was the cover illustration for Sabriel by Garth Nix, when it was published in 1995 by Harper Collins.
And tbh, if I can sneak Garth Nix into a conversation - I will.
pickSabriel has been languishing on my “books I want to reread” stack ever since I bought the 25th anniversary edition during lockdown (so just the standard 3-5 business years on my shelf 🫣)
The beginning was a lot slower than I remembered but this is proper, detail heavy high fantasy and I‘m a little out of practice.
I switched to Tim Curry‘s audiobook version for the second half and that was a great life choice.
The Abhorsen reread is back on!
pickI‘m not a big audiobook fan but I loved this! I think it‘s a combination of the fact that I‘ve already read this book a few times and Tim Curry‘s masterful narration. I especially enjoyed his drawling Mogget voice!
Thank You @debinhawaii for #5JoysFriday & for the tag 💖🌺💝.
1- Litsy!!! So glad we all have access to Litsy again 🥳📚💝💝💝!
2- Springtime has arrived!!!! 🪄🌱🌺🌻🌼🌸🌷🌹🐛🦋🐝🐦💝.
3- The 6th book in the Old Kingdom series has finally been added to my library 🪄📚💝 #theoldkingdomreviewedbyanncrystal.
4- The magic of Books 📚💝.
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Ch 13:
They waded across, Mogget clinging to Sam‘s shoulder and the Dog swimming in the middle. Unlike most dogs, Lirael noticed, her friend actually stuck her whole head underwater, ears and all. And whatever power fast-moving water had over the Dead and some Free Magic creatures clearly didn‘t apply to the Disreputable Dog.
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I feel this in my soul
