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| Original Title: | Enchanted Glass |
| ISBN: | 0007320787 (ISBN13: 9780007320783) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Andrew, Jocelyn Brandon Hope, Aidan Cain, Mr Brown, Stashe, Mrs Stock, Andrew Hope |
| Setting: | Melstone,2010(United Kingdom) |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2011), Carnegie Medal Nominee (2011) |
Diana Wynne Jones
Hardcover | Pages: 332 pages Rating: 3.87 | 5383 Users | 623 Reviews
List Appertaining To Books Enchanted Glass
| Title | : | Enchanted Glass |
| Author | : | Diana Wynne Jones |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 332 pages |
| Published | : | April 6th 2010 by HarperCollins Children's Books (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Magic |
Explanation Toward Books Enchanted Glass
One thing I've always liked about Diana Wynne Jones' books for children is that she makes no artificial barrier between adults and children; they're all people. So rather than have the grownups dismiss or disbelieve the children's real concerns for no apparent reason other than that they're grownups, in her books parental and other adult figures listen, understand, and get stuck in to the magic. In Enchanted Glass, Diana Wynne Jones takes this a stage further: even though the book is obviously aimed at children and young teenagers, the main protagonist is an adult in his thirties — and a real adult at that, not just an older person with a childish personality. I found the switching of viewpoints between him and the twelve-year-old secondary protagonist a good way of showing that there is no real difference between people of different ages, just different personalities.In this book, Diana Wynne Jones takes a lot of themes she's touched upon in previous stories, reworking them and improving them in new ways. Melstone House has a very similar atmosphere to Chrstomanci Castle, with Andrew Hope as a more believeable and rather more interesting Chrestomanci reminiscent of a more sympathetic Rupert Venables from Deep Secret. There's a lot about names, their power and variation (think Eight Days of Luke); some clannish villagers, some wise, some annoying (like The Pinhoe Egg); and references to greater powers (Black Maria or, better, Power of Three). And I've always loved the way she depicts the working of magic: natural, powerful, and almost instinctive to the practitioner, not at all mechanical the way Harry Potter magic can be.
There's a well-constructed plot, with a nice little — not so much a twist as a flourish— at the end, but this takes second place to the enjoyable character interactions and atmosphere. This was a nice gentle change for me from plot-driven books where bad thing after bad thing happens and only begins to start coming right near the end. I particularly liked her handling of Andrew and his half-forgotten memories of his grandfather, subtly hinting — but never explicitly saying — that his grandfather had made sure the memories would resurface as they were needed.
I have a suspicion that in writing this book towards the end of her life, Diana Wynne Jones is deliberately looking back over her career and picking out some of her favourite ideas and giving them a work over. And I think she succeeds: it was certainly good enough for me to read it twice in quick succession, just because it was such an enjoyable world to be in, with such nice people to get to know.
Rating Appertaining To Books Enchanted Glass
Ratings: 3.87 From 5383 Users | 623 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books Enchanted Glass
Delightful perfection. All I can say right now, review to come later...Andrew Hope inherits his grandfather's field-of-care, although he's a bit vague on what that entails. He has his hands full with the housekeeper and his gardener, who dislike change almost as much as they dislike each other. Then young Aiden shows up on his doorstep. Having a twelve-year-old boy about the place rather opens Andrew's eyes to the magic he's been forgetting. Overgrown vege and walking the boundaries. Magical knacks and cauliflower cheese. Racing results and polishing glasses.
One thing I've always liked about Diana Wynne Jones' books for children is that she makes no artificial barrier between adults and children; they're all people. So rather than have the grownups dismiss or disbelieve the children's real concerns for no apparent reason other than that they're grownups, in her books parental and other adult figures listen, understand, and get stuck in to the magic. In Enchanted Glass, Diana Wynne Jones takes this a stage further: even though the book is obviously
This is Diana Wynne Jones at her very best, a mixture of magic, humor, and sheer delight as an absent-minded professor inherits/encounters his grandfather's house, his magical field-of-care, two tyrannical servants, a giant, a weredog, a beautiful secretary, and a young boy hiding from the magical forces who are trying to kill him.Don't worry if you're confused, it will all be sorted out in the end, as Andrew gets his head out of the clouds and begins to figure out the puzzle that has been left
I could NOT believe that my woefully inadequate local library had a Diana Wynne Jones book I hadn't read before (one summer I read 40 or so, and that, at the time, seemed to cover it), and I am delighted that it did. Enchanted Glass is reliably weird, and for a change, it's set in a lovely bucolic setting. I especially like the punishment vegetables. Jones invites you into her own logic without romanticism or explanation, and as with all her good books, it stretches out the inside of your head a
This book was really great! I picked it up because I had it in my scribd library and was looking for something whimsical and fun to read. I had never read any of Diana Wynne Jones books before, but I saw Neil Gaiman had given this book 5 stars and he is one of my favourite authors.This was very different from middle grade fantasy that I have read before. It feels very magical throughout the book (although in the beginning there's just small things happening) it really captures this whimsical
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