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Runemarks

Author: Joanne Harris
Creator: David Timson
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

13 reviews
Sales Rank: 343634

Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.9

ISBN: 1846576598
EAN: 9781846576591
ASIN: 1846576598

Publication Date: August 2, 2007
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Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars

runemark reveiw June 23, 2008
I think the book was great at the start but as i got into it, it became less interesting and more fairytale. i would sugest this book to someone that likes magical worlds.

2 out of 5 stars

disappointed April 28, 2008
Big disappointment to me as I am not a fan of this genre. However, I liked her style of writing as much as before. I never got round to finishing the book!

2 out of 5 stars

okay - but not sure who the audience is April 22, 2008
There is no doubt that Joanne Harris has a strong writing pedigree but this is a strange diversion. I think it is aimed at 'young adults' and also the Pratchett and fantasy crowd, but the problem is that it never really hits the mark in any of these areas. My lack of Norse knowledge didn't help and I did not find it clever, witty or engaging enough. A real shame, I liked the cover and the cover tag and quality writing in the fantasy arena is a good thing - but sadly I think the author tried to spread this over too many potential audiences and ended up missing most of them.

3 out of 5 stars

Not Terry Pratchett :( February 25, 2008
I love Joanne Harris and I also love fantasy books, and while this was definetely not bad, it was neither a great Joanne Harris book, nor a great fantasy read. Comparisons with Terry Pratchett were inevitable for me, and the result was disappointing. The story is very good, but the writing style is not. I do not know if the author tried to "simplify" things to attract a younger audience, but the result seemed awkward at times. I felt I could catch glimpses of a great book, without actually ever getting there.

2 out of 5 stars

Thought it would have been better February 15, 2008
I have really enjoyed Joanne Harris' other works but this work was not up to her normal standard. Firstly I think it relies on a previous knowledge of Norse mythology - with it the characters probably work in an entertaining way, without it they are just a bunch of backstabbing characters that you care equally little about. Secondly there seems to be an inner confusion in the book - the church is portrayed as a bad thing, but there is no good portrayed either. Everyone hates each other or is cheating on someone else which might have worked for a little while but surely a novel should form some order out of such chaos? The geography is shallow (a shock from the author of Chocolat): the whole world appears to consist of a big city which we never see and a valley with a couple of villages in it. Runes and magic were overplayed to the point that every character can use them (even a pig!). Surely magic is something special - if everyone has it what is the point of including it at all? I never thought I would consider not bothering to finish a Joanne Harris novel, but I did consider this even in the last twenty pages.