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Heretic
Ketika Elizabeth menemukan makhluk berkulit hijau di hutan, ia takjub ketika melihat gadis itu ternyata seumur dengannya.
Selama tiga ratus tahun terakhir Isabella ternyata hidup di dunia peri, bersembunyi dari orang-orang yang menuduhnya sebagai penyihir.
Tetapi Elizabeth juga sebetulnya diburu. Seorang pastor Katolik bersembunyi di rumahnya... yang pada tahun 1586 dianggap merupakan tindakan pengkhianatan terhadap negara.
Elizabeth dan Isabella pun harus mencari cara untuk menyelamatkan diri dan keluarga mereka agar tidak terpecah-belah…
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*Pemenang Booktrust Teenage Prize*
Selama tiga ratus tahun terakhir Isabella ternyata hidup di dunia peri, bersembunyi dari orang-orang yang menuduhnya sebagai penyihir.
Tetapi Elizabeth juga sebetulnya diburu. Seorang pastor Katolik bersembunyi di rumahnya... yang pada tahun 1586 dianggap merupakan tindakan pengkhianatan terhadap negara.
Elizabeth dan Isabella pun harus mencari cara untuk menyelamatkan diri dan keluarga mereka agar tidak terpecah-belah…
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*Pemenang Booktrust Teenage Prize*
328 pages, Paperback
First published February 6, 2006
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About the author
Sarah Singleton
36 books71 followersSarah Singleton was born in Thornbury in 1966. She was educated at the University of Nottingham and has travelled in Europe, India and Nepal. She has two daughters, Fuchsia and Poppy.
She worked as a reporter for local weekly newspapers, including the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, before becoming a writer and freelance journalist in 2007. A novella, In The Mirror (Enigmatic Novellas #4), was reprinted by Cosmos Books in 2001. Her first novel (for adults), The Crow Maiden, was published by Cosmos in 2000 and was short-listed for the IAFA Crawford Award. She has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including Black Static, QWF magazine, Enigmatic Tales and Interzone.
She worked as a reporter for local weekly newspapers, including the Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, before becoming a writer and freelance journalist in 2007. A novella, In The Mirror (Enigmatic Novellas #4), was reprinted by Cosmos Books in 2001. Her first novel (for adults), The Crow Maiden, was published by Cosmos in 2000 and was short-listed for the IAFA Crawford Award. She has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, including Black Static, QWF magazine, Enigmatic Tales and Interzone.
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September 20, 2009
Berlatar belakang Inggris abad pertengahan, pada masa itu masyarakat Inggris diwajibkan memeluk agama Kristen Protestan, dan mereka yang membangkang karena tetap setia terhadap agama Katolik Roma akan disebut sebagai Heretic.
Pada suatu hari Elizabeth sedang pergi ke hutan untuk merawat tempat suci Perawan Maria dan Santo Jerome, kesetiaan keluarganya pada gereja Katolik membuat mereka harus membayar mahal. Untuk berdoa saja, Elizabeth harus pergi ke hutan, bersembunyi dari masyarakat yang mengucilkan keluarganya. Di hutan itu Elizabeth bertemu dengan Isabella, gadis berkulit hijau yang sebaya dengannya yang sudah lama tinggal di dunia peri, tempatnya berlindung dari dunia nyata di mana orang-orang memburunya karena menganggapnya penyihir.
Kisah ini tentang persahabatan dua gadis cilik yang sama-sama berusaha tetap berjuang di dunia dimana mereka dikucilkan masyarakat karena berbeda. Elizabeth dan keluarganya banyak menghadapi masalah akibat keyakinan yang mereka anut, tidak ada yang mau bergaul dan berbisnis dengan keluarga mereka, belum lagi ketika kakak laki-laki Elizabeth, Robert yang pulang dan membawa seorang pastor untuk disembunyikan.
Sedangkan Isabella yang sudah 300 tahun lamanya hidup dalam dunia abadi kaum gagak, memutuskan kembali ke dunia nyata, dunia fana yang kembali mengingatkan dirinya akan kenangan-kenangan menyakitkan yang membuat dirinya pergi ke dunia kaum gagak.
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Buku fantasy ini cukup menarik, terutama kisah dukun perempuan dan dunia kaum gagak, misterinya lebih ringan dibanding Century yang banyak lompatan waktu. Dan bagaimana pada masa itu banyak orang yang menderita akibat perbedaan membuat saya kembali teringat bahwa sampai sekarang pun banyak masyarakat yang suka menghakimi seenaknya hanya karena tidak bisa menerima perbedaan.
Pada suatu hari Elizabeth sedang pergi ke hutan untuk merawat tempat suci Perawan Maria dan Santo Jerome, kesetiaan keluarganya pada gereja Katolik membuat mereka harus membayar mahal. Untuk berdoa saja, Elizabeth harus pergi ke hutan, bersembunyi dari masyarakat yang mengucilkan keluarganya. Di hutan itu Elizabeth bertemu dengan Isabella, gadis berkulit hijau yang sebaya dengannya yang sudah lama tinggal di dunia peri, tempatnya berlindung dari dunia nyata di mana orang-orang memburunya karena menganggapnya penyihir.
Kisah ini tentang persahabatan dua gadis cilik yang sama-sama berusaha tetap berjuang di dunia dimana mereka dikucilkan masyarakat karena berbeda. Elizabeth dan keluarganya banyak menghadapi masalah akibat keyakinan yang mereka anut, tidak ada yang mau bergaul dan berbisnis dengan keluarga mereka, belum lagi ketika kakak laki-laki Elizabeth, Robert yang pulang dan membawa seorang pastor untuk disembunyikan.
Sedangkan Isabella yang sudah 300 tahun lamanya hidup dalam dunia abadi kaum gagak, memutuskan kembali ke dunia nyata, dunia fana yang kembali mengingatkan dirinya akan kenangan-kenangan menyakitkan yang membuat dirinya pergi ke dunia kaum gagak.
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Buku fantasy ini cukup menarik, terutama kisah dukun perempuan dan dunia kaum gagak, misterinya lebih ringan dibanding Century yang banyak lompatan waktu. Dan bagaimana pada masa itu banyak orang yang menderita akibat perbedaan membuat saya kembali teringat bahwa sampai sekarang pun banyak masyarakat yang suka menghakimi seenaknya hanya karena tidak bisa menerima perbedaan.
March 4, 2019
When Isabella a human girl raised by faeries is found by a young girl named Elizabeth, she hopes they become friends. It is only when Elizabeth's life is in danger that their friendship is truly put to the test. Can Isabella save Elizabeth from death and persecution for being a Catholic? Read on and find out for yourself.
This was a pretty good story about friendship and more. If you enjoy these types of stories, then check this book out at your local library and wherever books are sold.
This was a pretty good story about friendship and more. If you enjoy these types of stories, then check this book out at your local library and wherever books are sold.
October 10, 2010
Eh, aku suka buku ini. Dongengnya indah, ada sejarahnya juga. Dunia paralel digambarkan dengan sederhana juga menawan, tidak seperti beberapa buku sci-fi lain yang cenderung njelimet hehehe. Saya suka cara Sarah Singleton menjelaskan bagaimana penduduk negeri bayangan bisa hidup abadai. Mereka hidup dalam kisah yang selalu berulang sehingga tidak pernah mati. Entah mereka yang menciptakan kisah itu atau kisahlah yang memimpikan mereka.
Ternyata ya, dari dulu dunia kita selalu dipenuhi orang-orang yang senang memerangi dan menyingkirkan orang lain atas nama agama. Atas nama Tuhan. Merasa paling benar karena menganggap diri paling suci dan paling dimuliakan Tuhan. Itu sebabnya dunia begitu sulit menjadi tempat yang damai, karena penghuninya sibuk menghakimi dan menindas orang lain.
Kalau sudah begitu, rasanya melarikan diri ke dunia dongeng menjadi pilihan yang menggiurkan...seperti yang dilakukan (walaupun setengah hati) oleh si gadis hijau Isabella Leland...
Ternyata ya, dari dulu dunia kita selalu dipenuhi orang-orang yang senang memerangi dan menyingkirkan orang lain atas nama agama. Atas nama Tuhan. Merasa paling benar karena menganggap diri paling suci dan paling dimuliakan Tuhan. Itu sebabnya dunia begitu sulit menjadi tempat yang damai, karena penghuninya sibuk menghakimi dan menindas orang lain.
Kalau sudah begitu, rasanya melarikan diri ke dunia dongeng menjadi pilihan yang menggiurkan...seperti yang dilakukan (walaupun setengah hati) oleh si gadis hijau Isabella Leland...
June 24, 2011
Started off interestingly enough and Sarah Singleton's writing is so beautiful that I wish I could rate this one higher. Unfortunately the plot began to drag after the first few chapters and I couldn't connect with either of the two main characters. Towards the end the pace began to pick up, but the happily-ever-after relied too heavily on deus ex machina for my tastes. A disappointing read.
November 6, 2020
This book was...ok. The story had a lot of potential but the writing style felt dry and plain, which made this a bit boring to read at times.
I kind of liked that some aspects of the story reminded me of other books such as Howl's Moving Castle (the crow people) and The Picture of Dorian Gray at the end.
I appreciated the different take on faeries the author put forward, but there wasn't enough of it - all of the talk of religion, though relevant to the tale, left less room for the more interesting parts, such as exploring the shadow land and conversing with the faeries.
There also were a lot of grammatical errors and repetition of certain words within a couple sentences of each other. For example, "Soon they would have him, soon. He was exhausted, his muscles giving out, his heart thundering. Soon he would be..." (there's more to that sentence but that could be a spoiler). You get the idea. There was a lot of those errors throughout that made the read irksome.
Overall, the ideas and ways that everything was tied together was interesting, but those moments were few and far between, sadly. Like I said, this book has potential, but the writing style let it down.
I kind of liked that some aspects of the story reminded me of other books such as Howl's Moving Castle (the crow people) and The Picture of Dorian Gray at the end.
I appreciated the different take on faeries the author put forward, but there wasn't enough of it - all of the talk of religion, though relevant to the tale, left less room for the more interesting parts, such as exploring the shadow land and conversing with the faeries.
There also were a lot of grammatical errors and repetition of certain words within a couple sentences of each other. For example, "Soon they would have him, soon. He was exhausted, his muscles giving out, his heart thundering. Soon he would be..." (there's more to that sentence but that could be a spoiler). You get the idea. There was a lot of those errors throughout that made the read irksome.
Overall, the ideas and ways that everything was tied together was interesting, but those moments were few and far between, sadly. Like I said, this book has potential, but the writing style let it down.
January 30, 2022
Cerita yang cukup menarik. Walaupun di blurb menjelaskan tentang seorang anak yang baru kembali dari negeri peri dan persahabatannya dengan anak lain. Akan tetapi, sebenarnya novel ini lebih ingin menunjukkan tentang perbedaan agama dan bagaimana suatu masyarakat menghadapi hal tersebut.
Oiya, cerita peri dan negeri peri yang disebutkan di cerita ini tidak seperti peri-peri di kisah-kisah lain. Malah, lebih sering disebutnya Negeri Kaum Gagak dan negeri itu dianggap masih paralel dengan negeri manusia.
Oiya, cerita peri dan negeri peri yang disebutkan di cerita ini tidak seperti peri-peri di kisah-kisah lain. Malah, lebih sering disebutnya Negeri Kaum Gagak dan negeri itu dianggap masih paralel dengan negeri manusia.
July 1, 2024
I'm not going to leave a bad review, that would be unfair! However, this book wasn't quite what I thought it would be. I felt it dragged a little at times to create 'twists' that didn't quite hit the mark for me. Would I⁰⁰ read it again? No, probably not. I do think it has its place though, wouldn't recommend it to readers I know, but in certain circles, it seems to have almost a cult following. Just not my thing
May 28, 2018
This book is like a synopsis to an incredible story of two young girls and how their lives intertwine in the shadow land and the real world. The book is written for a younger reader unfortunately because if the author took the time to really develop her stories then this story would be a fantastical journey.
August 29, 2022
It captures my imagination walking through the woods and everything came alive .
The story is for young teenagers however I quite like it as once I got reading wanted to know more ..
Story takes one into a different world of hundred of years ago and the torture people went through depending on their religious faith . Loved the writers way of bringing art herbs magic all together.
The story is for young teenagers however I quite like it as once I got reading wanted to know more ..
Story takes one into a different world of hundred of years ago and the torture people went through depending on their religious faith . Loved the writers way of bringing art herbs magic all together.
February 5, 2025
This story has some interesting information on religious history surrounding Catholicism and The Church of England entwined with a bit of Mytholgy/Paganism with the shadow world and faerys, also referred to as "crow people". I really liked that Elizabeth and Isabelle became friends and the historical link between their families.
September 13, 2019
Read it all in a near solid 6 hours, could not put it down ! 👌🏼
March 3, 2022
Stopped after a couple chapters. Not my cup of tea as didn't realize written for children.
September 12, 2023
Novel fantasi berbalut fiksi sejarah agama. Awalnya seru, tapi makin ke belakang makin kurang menarik.
August 11, 2024
A fantastic gripping book that I could not put down. Amazing , magical and thrilling.
May 15, 2008
Selalu menjadi hal yang menarik perhatian saya ketika sebuah buku diangkat dengan latar belakang sejarah. Walau cerita didalamnya hanya pengembangan fakta di masa lalu, namun memberi nilai tersendiri pada setiap babnya. Apalagi yang menjanjikan petualangan yang menegangkan . Seperti yang ditulis oleh Sarah Singleton dalam buku yang satu ini. Dengan sampul berwarna coklat dengan gam,bar yang cukup suram seperti menjadi gambaran bagaimana cerita yang ada di dalamnya.
Tahun 1527, pemasalahan antara Gereja dan kerajaan Inggris mencuat ke permukaan. Hal ini disebabkan karena permintaan Raja Henry VIII pada Paus, pemimpin Gereja Katolik Roma, mengabulkan permintaan cerainya kepada istirinya karena tidak bisa memberinya putra, ditolak. Sejak saat itu, Raja Henry memutuskan hubungan dengan Gereja Katolik. Bahkan menutup delapan ratus biara. Bertahun tahun setelah itu pergolakan terus terjadi. Di masa pemerintahan berikutnya, sekitar dua ratus pastor dan umat Katolik dieksekusi.
Elizabeth, anak perempuan yang besar dikeluarga yang memeluk agama yang bertentangan dengan kerajaan tentu tak bisa bernafas dengan lega. Ayah memutuskan untuk meninggalkan rumah demi kepentingan bisnis dan kakaknya Robert belajar di Universitas. Otomatis kehidupan keluarganya tidak berjalan seperti bagaimana mestinya. Terlebih karena mereka harus membayar denda pada kerajaan. Mau tak mau mereka harus menghemat untuk dapat terus hidup. Elizabeth pun memutuskan untuk membantu keluarganya bekerja di sebuah rumah bangsawan.
Beruntung Lady Catherine, wanita bangsawan sekaligus majikan di tempat Elizabeth bekerja, menyukainya. Tugas yang dilakukan Elizabeth tidaklah seberat pelayan umumnya. Terkadang yang perlu dilakukannya hanyalah mengobrol dengan sang Lady.
Setiap hari Elizabeth berjalan setengah kilometer untuk sampai di bukit Spirit, rumah bangsawan itu berada. Suatu hari dalam perjalanan pulang ia menemukan makhluk berkulit hijau di hutan. Tak disangka ternyata ia adalah seorang gadis yang seumuran dengannya. Gadis itu mengenalkan diri sebagai Isabella.
Dari cerita Isabella, Elizabeth tahu bahwa gadis itu bersembunyi dari kejaran orang- orang yang menuduhnya sebagai penyihir. Banyak hal yang mengejutkan dari cerita Isabella. Seperti halnya gadis misterius ini, Elizabeth juga sebenarnya memiliki satu rahasi abesar yang jika terbongkar akan berakibat fatal bagi keselamatan ibu dan adiknya. Tentu saja dirinya sendiri. Bersama Isabella, Elizabeth pun mencari cara untuk menyelamatkan diri.
Setelah The Century, ini buku kedua Sarah Singleton yang saya baca. Tak berbeda dengan buku sebelumnya, cerita kali ini pun sangat gelap. Bakan dari sampul depan buku hal tersebut tergambar denga jelas. Sayangnya warna sampul yang tidak jauh berbeda dengan buku sebelumnya. Seakan tidak ada variasi di dalamnya. entah apakan ingin memberi tahu kepada para pembaca bahwa cerita yang ada di kedua buku sama – sama memberikan al yang tidak pernah diduga sebelumnya.
Seperti halnya The Century, terdapat beberapa bagia dalam buku ini yang menceritakan sesuatu yang cukup mengerikan untuk divisualisasikan. Sehingga tentunya saja klimaks dari buku juga bergenre fantasi ini tetap menjadi hal yang menarik untuk dituntaskan.
Tahun 1527, pemasalahan antara Gereja dan kerajaan Inggris mencuat ke permukaan. Hal ini disebabkan karena permintaan Raja Henry VIII pada Paus, pemimpin Gereja Katolik Roma, mengabulkan permintaan cerainya kepada istirinya karena tidak bisa memberinya putra, ditolak. Sejak saat itu, Raja Henry memutuskan hubungan dengan Gereja Katolik. Bahkan menutup delapan ratus biara. Bertahun tahun setelah itu pergolakan terus terjadi. Di masa pemerintahan berikutnya, sekitar dua ratus pastor dan umat Katolik dieksekusi.
Elizabeth, anak perempuan yang besar dikeluarga yang memeluk agama yang bertentangan dengan kerajaan tentu tak bisa bernafas dengan lega. Ayah memutuskan untuk meninggalkan rumah demi kepentingan bisnis dan kakaknya Robert belajar di Universitas. Otomatis kehidupan keluarganya tidak berjalan seperti bagaimana mestinya. Terlebih karena mereka harus membayar denda pada kerajaan. Mau tak mau mereka harus menghemat untuk dapat terus hidup. Elizabeth pun memutuskan untuk membantu keluarganya bekerja di sebuah rumah bangsawan.
Beruntung Lady Catherine, wanita bangsawan sekaligus majikan di tempat Elizabeth bekerja, menyukainya. Tugas yang dilakukan Elizabeth tidaklah seberat pelayan umumnya. Terkadang yang perlu dilakukannya hanyalah mengobrol dengan sang Lady.
Setiap hari Elizabeth berjalan setengah kilometer untuk sampai di bukit Spirit, rumah bangsawan itu berada. Suatu hari dalam perjalanan pulang ia menemukan makhluk berkulit hijau di hutan. Tak disangka ternyata ia adalah seorang gadis yang seumuran dengannya. Gadis itu mengenalkan diri sebagai Isabella.
Dari cerita Isabella, Elizabeth tahu bahwa gadis itu bersembunyi dari kejaran orang- orang yang menuduhnya sebagai penyihir. Banyak hal yang mengejutkan dari cerita Isabella. Seperti halnya gadis misterius ini, Elizabeth juga sebenarnya memiliki satu rahasi abesar yang jika terbongkar akan berakibat fatal bagi keselamatan ibu dan adiknya. Tentu saja dirinya sendiri. Bersama Isabella, Elizabeth pun mencari cara untuk menyelamatkan diri.
Setelah The Century, ini buku kedua Sarah Singleton yang saya baca. Tak berbeda dengan buku sebelumnya, cerita kali ini pun sangat gelap. Bakan dari sampul depan buku hal tersebut tergambar denga jelas. Sayangnya warna sampul yang tidak jauh berbeda dengan buku sebelumnya. Seakan tidak ada variasi di dalamnya. entah apakan ingin memberi tahu kepada para pembaca bahwa cerita yang ada di kedua buku sama – sama memberikan al yang tidak pernah diduga sebelumnya.
Seperti halnya The Century, terdapat beberapa bagia dalam buku ini yang menceritakan sesuatu yang cukup mengerikan untuk divisualisasikan. Sehingga tentunya saja klimaks dari buku juga bergenre fantasi ini tetap menjadi hal yang menarik untuk dituntaskan.
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November 8, 2008
Ini buku siapa ya, Mia atau Palsay?
Baru pinjam seminggu lalu saat ketemu di SkyDining tapi sudah lupa siapa gerangan sang empunya buku, hehe...
Manakala membaca catatan pengarang di awal buku, saya mengira muatan historis mengenai kehidupan beragama masyarakat Inggris di abad pertengahan bakal mendominasi. Sejujurnya saya ingin tahu banyak hal yang mewarnai kondisi saat itu.
Betapa kala itu di tengah masyarakat Eropa yang dicengkeram dominasi gereja Katolik, Raja Henry VIII dengan alasan pribadi berani memutuskan hubungan dengan Kepausan Katolik Roma dan memimpin langsung Gereja Inggris yang Protestan.
Betapa kemudian masyarakat Protestan Inggris justru memandang pengikut Katolik yang masih bertahan (para heretics: orang yang memiliki kepercayaan agama berbeda dengan Gereja yang berkuasa) sebagai noda pada pakaian pesta.
Betapa sebelumnya pun ternyata orang-orang Katolik pernah berlaku tidak kalah kejam pada sisa-sisa penganut pagan, membakar hidup-hidup para pemuja dewa dan pemilik kekuatan yang tak bisa dijelaskan dengan tuduhan sebagai tukang tenung.
Betapa saya jadi merasa tersesat karena ternyata buku ini ditujukan sebagai cerita fantasi (baru saya tahu setelah saya buku dan mengamati kotak barcode di sampul belakang). Sayang, fantasinya serba terbatas. Padahal latar belakang cerita di atas punya potensi menghadirkan cerita yang unik.
Ceritanya sendiri adalah persahabatan antara Elizabeth Dyer, gadis Katolik 12 tahun pada masa kekuasaan Henry VIII, dengan Isabella Leland, gadis sebaya yang ditemuinya di hutan. Ternyata Isabella selama 300 tahun tinggal sebagai remaja yang sering bolak-balik dunia "sini" dan dunia "bayangan" karena punya adik laki-laki yang menjadi cucu Ratu Peri. Pokoknya bayangan kisah masa lalu yang secara historis nyata adanya jadi buyar gara-gara plot yang berperi-peri ini (oiya, sebutan untuk peri-peri yang kadang disebut malaikat ini adalah Kaum Gagak. Jadi ingat Morrigan di The Alchemyst-nya Michael Scott ga siy?). Bakal lebih seru kalau setidaknya ada latar belakang mengapa Kit Merrivale begitu bersemangat mengejar orang Katolik yang jadi heretics masa itu.
Dari segi penulisan, kurang ada ledakan emosi. Sepertinya biasa saja setelah membaca ini kita sulit bersimpati pada mereka yang diniatkan jadi tokoh protagonis yang sering didzalimi. Pada tokoh macam Kit Merrivale juga... ah, emangnya gue pikirin?
Baru pinjam seminggu lalu saat ketemu di SkyDining tapi sudah lupa siapa gerangan sang empunya buku, hehe...
Manakala membaca catatan pengarang di awal buku, saya mengira muatan historis mengenai kehidupan beragama masyarakat Inggris di abad pertengahan bakal mendominasi. Sejujurnya saya ingin tahu banyak hal yang mewarnai kondisi saat itu.
Betapa kala itu di tengah masyarakat Eropa yang dicengkeram dominasi gereja Katolik, Raja Henry VIII dengan alasan pribadi berani memutuskan hubungan dengan Kepausan Katolik Roma dan memimpin langsung Gereja Inggris yang Protestan.
Betapa kemudian masyarakat Protestan Inggris justru memandang pengikut Katolik yang masih bertahan (para heretics: orang yang memiliki kepercayaan agama berbeda dengan Gereja yang berkuasa) sebagai noda pada pakaian pesta.
Betapa sebelumnya pun ternyata orang-orang Katolik pernah berlaku tidak kalah kejam pada sisa-sisa penganut pagan, membakar hidup-hidup para pemuja dewa dan pemilik kekuatan yang tak bisa dijelaskan dengan tuduhan sebagai tukang tenung.
Betapa saya jadi merasa tersesat karena ternyata buku ini ditujukan sebagai cerita fantasi (baru saya tahu setelah saya buku dan mengamati kotak barcode di sampul belakang). Sayang, fantasinya serba terbatas. Padahal latar belakang cerita di atas punya potensi menghadirkan cerita yang unik.
Ceritanya sendiri adalah persahabatan antara Elizabeth Dyer, gadis Katolik 12 tahun pada masa kekuasaan Henry VIII, dengan Isabella Leland, gadis sebaya yang ditemuinya di hutan. Ternyata Isabella selama 300 tahun tinggal sebagai remaja yang sering bolak-balik dunia "sini" dan dunia "bayangan" karena punya adik laki-laki yang menjadi cucu Ratu Peri. Pokoknya bayangan kisah masa lalu yang secara historis nyata adanya jadi buyar gara-gara plot yang berperi-peri ini (oiya, sebutan untuk peri-peri yang kadang disebut malaikat ini adalah Kaum Gagak. Jadi ingat Morrigan di The Alchemyst-nya Michael Scott ga siy?). Bakal lebih seru kalau setidaknya ada latar belakang mengapa Kit Merrivale begitu bersemangat mengejar orang Katolik yang jadi heretics masa itu.
Dari segi penulisan, kurang ada ledakan emosi. Sepertinya biasa saja setelah membaca ini kita sulit bersimpati pada mereka yang diniatkan jadi tokoh protagonis yang sering didzalimi. Pada tokoh macam Kit Merrivale juga... ah, emangnya gue pikirin?
May 28, 2016
Set in the Elizabethan period yet far removed from either the royal court or the drudgery of peasant life, this features the daughter of a merchant who serves as a companion/lady in waiting for the childless wife of a noble at her country manor. It's also one of those rare books where Queen Elizabeth is the villain, as her anti-Catholic policies have led to persecution and torture of anyone suspected of aiding priests who may want to foment a revolution to take back the throne, which has put our main character and her family at risk.
I know The Church as an authoritative institution got all up in corruption, but then as now, The Church =/= the worshipers =/= the faith, so as a technical Catholic I connected strongly to her devotion. As an alumnus of St. Ben's/St. John's, I also latched right on to the idea of a secret sect of monks carefully preserving a hidden library from those who would destroy it. I'm pretty sure 50% of my remaining attachment to the religion is pride in being connected to the people who made all the pretty things.
As for the part that makes up the "fantasy" label on the sticker -- I tend to zone out immediately when the word "faerie" is mentioned, so I appreciated that we did not dwell long in the shadow realm, and that the "crow people" were ultimately tied up enough in the idea of archangels to keep the story sufficiently grounded in realism for me.
But for the most part, it's a story of friendship between Non-Queen Elizabeth and Isabella, a girl who has just come back to her body after 300 years in the immortal realm, doing whatever they can to protect the former's family from an overzealous priest hunter (speaking of which, I had a great deal of fun picturing Kit as an evil Jon Snow). I got quite swept up in the action, and by the halfway point I had to finish the book before I could go to bed.
I know The Church as an authoritative institution got all up in corruption, but then as now, The Church =/= the worshipers =/= the faith, so as a technical Catholic I connected strongly to her devotion. As an alumnus of St. Ben's/St. John's, I also latched right on to the idea of a secret sect of monks carefully preserving a hidden library from those who would destroy it. I'm pretty sure 50% of my remaining attachment to the religion is pride in being connected to the people who made all the pretty things.
As for the part that makes up the "fantasy" label on the sticker -- I tend to zone out immediately when the word "faerie" is mentioned, so I appreciated that we did not dwell long in the shadow realm, and that the "crow people" were ultimately tied up enough in the idea of archangels to keep the story sufficiently grounded in realism for me.
But for the most part, it's a story of friendship between Non-Queen Elizabeth and Isabella, a girl who has just come back to her body after 300 years in the immortal realm, doing whatever they can to protect the former's family from an overzealous priest hunter (speaking of which, I had a great deal of fun picturing Kit as an evil Jon Snow). I got quite swept up in the action, and by the halfway point I had to finish the book before I could go to bed.
November 14, 2008
Reviewed by Cat for TeensReadToo.com
While tending to the saint's shrine in the woods near her house one November day, thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Dyer comes across a Green Girl.
Isabella Leland's bones have been at rest in the human world for the past three hundred years, while the rest of her has lived among the Crow People. The world in which she wakes is very different from the one Isabelle once knew. A Protestant queen now resides on the throne and practitioners of Catholicism, like Elizabeth and her family, have been forced into practicing their faith in shadow, lest they jailed or even worse.
The stakes are raised when Elizabeth's older brother secrets an exiled priest from Oxford into the Dyer home for safekeeping. With Queen Elizabeth's priest-hunting spy (Kit Merrivale) hovering about the estate of Spirit Hill, where Elizabeth serves the Lady Catherine Melibourne, returning home to aide her family becomes impossible. Elizabeth has no choice but to ask for help from mysterious Isabelle, who has ventured beyond the forest in search of her new friend.
Both girls must reach out to overcome the threats and fears inherent to life as outsiders, if they want to survive this ordeal.
I thoroughly enjoyed OUT OF THE SHADOWS. Sarah Singleton seamlessly mixes folklore, history, and theology without once sacrificing character or plot development. Ms. Singleton gives the perfect amount of detail in all three subjects so we're never overwhelmed by too much information.
While the greater themes of acceptance, worlds of larger possibilities, life as an individual on the fringes of acceptable society, and trust resonate throughout the text, the heart of this novel is a friendship between its two young girls and the loneliness it fills.
While tending to the saint's shrine in the woods near her house one November day, thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Dyer comes across a Green Girl.
Isabella Leland's bones have been at rest in the human world for the past three hundred years, while the rest of her has lived among the Crow People. The world in which she wakes is very different from the one Isabelle once knew. A Protestant queen now resides on the throne and practitioners of Catholicism, like Elizabeth and her family, have been forced into practicing their faith in shadow, lest they jailed or even worse.
The stakes are raised when Elizabeth's older brother secrets an exiled priest from Oxford into the Dyer home for safekeeping. With Queen Elizabeth's priest-hunting spy (Kit Merrivale) hovering about the estate of Spirit Hill, where Elizabeth serves the Lady Catherine Melibourne, returning home to aide her family becomes impossible. Elizabeth has no choice but to ask for help from mysterious Isabelle, who has ventured beyond the forest in search of her new friend.
Both girls must reach out to overcome the threats and fears inherent to life as outsiders, if they want to survive this ordeal.
I thoroughly enjoyed OUT OF THE SHADOWS. Sarah Singleton seamlessly mixes folklore, history, and theology without once sacrificing character or plot development. Ms. Singleton gives the perfect amount of detail in all three subjects so we're never overwhelmed by too much information.
While the greater themes of acceptance, worlds of larger possibilities, life as an individual on the fringes of acceptable society, and trust resonate throughout the text, the heart of this novel is a friendship between its two young girls and the loneliness it fills.
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September 13, 2011Written by Sarah Singleton, Heretic is a novel set in the Medieval and Elizabethan Era in England. Singleton narrates the story of two young girls; Isabella who has been living in another world, known as the Shadow Land, for 300 years since the Medieval Era. And Elizabeth, who lives in the Elizabethan Era. However their lives are not as different as they seem. Against incredible odds they become friends, make sacrifices for each other and their families.
Singleton uses very descriptive language in the novel that helps the reader to understand the situations the characters are in and what they are feeling. Having said, this can be a weakness because sometimes in very in depth parts the language becomes confusing and can bore the reader.
There are 2 plots and settings in Heretic that intertwine to add an effect to the story. Singleton uses flashbacks to portray the second plot, which is Isabella’s past in the Medieval Era. This helps the reader to understand more about why Isabella is, the way she is. The main plot is set in the Elizabethan Era when the Dyer family are in grave danger. These plots are interesting because they link and add an extra twist in the novel.
The characters in Heretic are very well developed and the language that describe them and their emotions is exceptional. Occasionally Singleton drags on in particular parts of the novel and can bore the reader.
Overall, Heretic is a very good novel. I personally would give it a 6 out of 10 as sometimes it drags on too much. I would recommend this book for people aged 12 and above as long as they have a good understanding of complicated language and are interested in the Medieval and Elizabethan Era.
Singleton uses very descriptive language in the novel that helps the reader to understand the situations the characters are in and what they are feeling. Having said, this can be a weakness because sometimes in very in depth parts the language becomes confusing and can bore the reader.
There are 2 plots and settings in Heretic that intertwine to add an effect to the story. Singleton uses flashbacks to portray the second plot, which is Isabella’s past in the Medieval Era. This helps the reader to understand more about why Isabella is, the way she is. The main plot is set in the Elizabethan Era when the Dyer family are in grave danger. These plots are interesting because they link and add an extra twist in the novel.
The characters in Heretic are very well developed and the language that describe them and their emotions is exceptional. Occasionally Singleton drags on in particular parts of the novel and can bore the reader.
Overall, Heretic is a very good novel. I personally would give it a 6 out of 10 as sometimes it drags on too much. I would recommend this book for people aged 12 and above as long as they have a good understanding of complicated language and are interested in the Medieval and Elizabethan Era.
September 13, 2011
Heretic is a novel written by Sarah Singleton. The main plot of the story is set in the Elizabethan era, another through the flashbacks to the Medieval Era. The story is about how two young girls meet, one a green girl who has lived for over 300 years in the shadow land (named Isabella) and the other a young girl trying to escape the possibility of her family getting caught for hiding a Catholic Priest (named Elizabeth). Throughout the novel, Elizabeth and Isabella build a friendship that faces life threatening decisions depending on whether or not they trust each other.
It is an outstanding novel as Singleton uses a mixed genre so it could appeal to more people. Readers of Heretic also learn alot of history throughout the book so the novel might be strongly encouraged by teachers. Singleton also goes through flashbacks and uses much descriptive language which makes the story and outline easier to understand.
However, the story does have a feel of confusion as the novel goes through flashbacks and uses two plots. This makes the story hard to follow and sometimes having flashbacks in which are unnecessary at times might cause the reader to lose concentration. The story also features a mixed genre which might not appeal to some readers.
This book would be relevant to young teenagers. I would recommend it to teenagers between the age of 12-15 because it would be too confusing for younger children and too easy for older children.
I rate this book 8/10 because even though the descriptive language made it a little easier to understand, flashbacks and two plots sometimes made the story a bit at times confusing. I did enjoy the book.
It is an outstanding novel as Singleton uses a mixed genre so it could appeal to more people. Readers of Heretic also learn alot of history throughout the book so the novel might be strongly encouraged by teachers. Singleton also goes through flashbacks and uses much descriptive language which makes the story and outline easier to understand.
However, the story does have a feel of confusion as the novel goes through flashbacks and uses two plots. This makes the story hard to follow and sometimes having flashbacks in which are unnecessary at times might cause the reader to lose concentration. The story also features a mixed genre which might not appeal to some readers.
This book would be relevant to young teenagers. I would recommend it to teenagers between the age of 12-15 because it would be too confusing for younger children and too easy for older children.
I rate this book 8/10 because even though the descriptive language made it a little easier to understand, flashbacks and two plots sometimes made the story a bit at times confusing. I did enjoy the book.
December 22, 2008
Settingnya di Inggris; tahun 1540-an. Ceritanya tentang Elizabeth yang bertemu Isabella; seorang gadis yang 'nampaknya' seusia dengannya --sekitar 12 tahun. Isabella si gadis hijau. Hijau? Iya, mungkin karena lumut2 yang menempel di 'bagian manusianya' saat 'bagian lainnya' dari Isabella berada di dunia peri. Bagian manusianya yang berupa seonggok tulang, mungkin dengan sedikit kulit keriput dan rambut yang rontok, yang terduduk di tengah pohon berongga; seperti ampas teh di dalam mangkok; tubuh yang lalu mulai berisi kembali saat si empunya mengisinya lagi setelah meninggalkannya selama 300 tahun. 300 tahun aktu dunia manusia, tang hanya beberapa lama saja di dunia peri. Karena para peri dapat mengatur waktu; membuatnya begitu relatif. Peri-peri tampan dengan sayap hitam; peri-peri gagak..
Isabella pada zamannya dikucilkan dan dimusuhi orang-orang di lingkungannya karena menganut pagan; dan Elizabeth yang juga bernasib serupa karena keluarga satu2ya yang masih memeluk Katolik di tengah masyarakat Protestan Inggris. Di saat agama yang lebih tua itu dianggap para 'reformis' sebagai agama yang kolot dan 'salah'.
Intinya adalah bagaimana kita memandang rendah atau pun takut atau bahkan berusaha menyakiti apa yang tidak kita ketahui. Apa yang berbeda dengan kita.
Saya belum tahu akhir ceritanya; tapi saya sarankan temen2 baca aja sendiri. Dari halama2 pertama, saya tahu ini adalah buku bagus! Narasinya mantapppppppppp, tema n cara penyampaian ceritanya orisinil n natural, plotnya --huihhhh; kaya film!
Isabella pada zamannya dikucilkan dan dimusuhi orang-orang di lingkungannya karena menganut pagan; dan Elizabeth yang juga bernasib serupa karena keluarga satu2ya yang masih memeluk Katolik di tengah masyarakat Protestan Inggris. Di saat agama yang lebih tua itu dianggap para 'reformis' sebagai agama yang kolot dan 'salah'.
Intinya adalah bagaimana kita memandang rendah atau pun takut atau bahkan berusaha menyakiti apa yang tidak kita ketahui. Apa yang berbeda dengan kita.
Saya belum tahu akhir ceritanya; tapi saya sarankan temen2 baca aja sendiri. Dari halama2 pertama, saya tahu ini adalah buku bagus! Narasinya mantapppppppppp, tema n cara penyampaian ceritanya orisinil n natural, plotnya --huihhhh; kaya film!
September 13, 2011
The novel Heretic is written by Sarah Singleton, it is set in the Medieval times in England. It is based around 2 girls both at a young age becoming friends, and helping each other with fixing the complications and problems with their families. It is a mixture or genres, the novel is a fantastic mix of the 2 genres fantasy and adventure.
A good book encourages an emotional responds from the reader. As I travelled alongside Singletons characters I found myself throughly involves in her intriguing plot. Will they survive? Will they get there?
Recreating the Medieval Past was achieved by Singletons descriptive writing. Singleton described Isabella Leland as a moss coloured girl with dark brown hair like a mat down to her feet. The Faery Queen was the fairest of all the faeries, she has gold and black jewellery down her arms and neck. Jet black hair to her feet with 2 plates decorated with pearls and sapphires and a crown with 1 big gem that looked like the a crescent moon. The way Singleton put so much detailing into her characters and settings helped you imagine it in your head.
Alongside the books good points there seemed to be some bad. Singleton had to many things going on at once, which makes it hard for you to keep track. Through out the book Singleton had flash backs containing the girls lives before that point and how they got there, with all of the changing, it makes it hard for the reader.
Overall I rate Heretic 3 out of 5 because of the uniqueness of the book.
A good book encourages an emotional responds from the reader. As I travelled alongside Singletons characters I found myself throughly involves in her intriguing plot. Will they survive? Will they get there?
Recreating the Medieval Past was achieved by Singletons descriptive writing. Singleton described Isabella Leland as a moss coloured girl with dark brown hair like a mat down to her feet. The Faery Queen was the fairest of all the faeries, she has gold and black jewellery down her arms and neck. Jet black hair to her feet with 2 plates decorated with pearls and sapphires and a crown with 1 big gem that looked like the a crescent moon. The way Singleton put so much detailing into her characters and settings helped you imagine it in your head.
Alongside the books good points there seemed to be some bad. Singleton had to many things going on at once, which makes it hard for you to keep track. Through out the book Singleton had flash backs containing the girls lives before that point and how they got there, with all of the changing, it makes it hard for the reader.
Overall I rate Heretic 3 out of 5 because of the uniqueness of the book.
July 15, 2013
Sudah empat tahun buku ini tidak disentuh. Waktu itu aku tertarik sama sinopsisnya, tapi seorang teman yang sudah baca bilang, "Itu bukunya orang kristen ya." Akhirnya aku pun ogah-ogahan baca. Waktu dibaca sendiri, oalaaaahh.... Ini mah bukan novel orang kristen. Bisa-bisanya dulu aku gampang percaya. Di awal buku ada catatan dari pengarang tentang setting cerita dan sejarah dimana heretic itu muncul. Mungkin itu yang menyebabkan temanku bilang ini buku kristen karena yang ditulis memang sejarah eksekusi dua ratus pastor Katolik di rahun 1603.
Tapi sebenarnya ini kisah petualangan Elizabeth dan Isabella. Aku suka cara Sarah menceritakan bagaimana Isabella dan Elizabeth mempunya koneksi, entah apa. Kisah mereka hampir sama, hanya berbeda 300 tahun lamanya. Perjuangan mereka untuk menyelamatkan satu sama lain benar-benar menyentuh. Padahal Isabella belum lama mengenal Elizabeth.
Buku ini juga butuh imajinasi yang tinggi, apalagi sewaktu Elizabeth datang ke negeri bayangan. Negeri itu bisa berubah-ubah. Waktu Isabella berubah jadi reyot dan menyeramkan, aku kira itu sosok aslinya. Benar-benar tipu muslihat deh. Aku juga penasaran tentang lukisan yang dilukis Jerome. Apa kaum gagak itu bener-bener ada di dalam agama kristen? Mungkin digambarkan dengan istilah lain? Aku juga bingung sebenarnya dibuku ini kaum gagak digambarkan sebagai malaikat atau setan?
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Tapi sebenarnya ini kisah petualangan Elizabeth dan Isabella. Aku suka cara Sarah menceritakan bagaimana Isabella dan Elizabeth mempunya koneksi, entah apa. Kisah mereka hampir sama, hanya berbeda 300 tahun lamanya. Perjuangan mereka untuk menyelamatkan satu sama lain benar-benar menyentuh. Padahal Isabella belum lama mengenal Elizabeth.
Buku ini juga butuh imajinasi yang tinggi, apalagi sewaktu Elizabeth datang ke negeri bayangan. Negeri itu bisa berubah-ubah. Waktu Isabella berubah jadi reyot dan menyeramkan, aku kira itu sosok aslinya. Benar-benar tipu muslihat deh. Aku juga penasaran tentang lukisan yang dilukis Jerome. Apa kaum gagak itu bener-bener ada di dalam agama kristen? Mungkin digambarkan dengan istilah lain? Aku juga bingung sebenarnya dibuku ini kaum gagak digambarkan sebagai malaikat atau setan?
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September 13, 2011
The novel, Heretic, is written by Sarah Singleton. Heretic is an interesting Fantasy book that twists the normal world with the supernatural world. Isabella Leland and Elizabeth Dyer are the main characters and form an unlikely friendship.The novel is interesting, including flashbacks to help understand Isabella and the reasons behind her actions. Sarah Singleton constantly changes the point of view in the novel, so it is quite easy to understand the characters thoughts and opinions, yet the constant changing of the point of views can make it hard to follow. Due to the genre of the book, Fantasy/Adventure, it is hard for some people to relate to. Heretic is very fascinating book, but has quite a difficult plot line to follow and there are a lot of fine details to remember. This story is about two young girls, one who has lost her family and one who is in danger of losing hers. When Elizabeths mum is taken away for suspicion of hiding a catholic priest in their house, Elizabeth and Isabella must help the family. Help is needed from the faeries that Isabella spent hundreds of years with. When Isabella is forced to choose between her brother, her only relative, or Elizabeth her only friend, the girls friendship is put to test. I gave this book a 7/10 due to its interesting content. I suggest this book to children between the ages of 12-15.
September 13, 2011
Heretic is an adventurous, dramatic and mysterious novel which was written by Sarah Singleton, which was set in the Elizabethan era, It has very detailed, disruptive flashbacks of the medieval period. The main characters in this book are Elizabeth who lives in a time where being a catholic was a horrible thing, Isabella who is from over three hundred year ago and also the priest that Elizabeths family needs to hide and look after named Thomas.
I think that is good in the book how Sarah Singleton has made a few different Genre’s in the novel, so a lot of different types of people can read and enjoy it too, because it is like the books that would usually love.
However there is also a genre that some people may not like or enjoy. Suspense was greatly used as was the use of flashbacks of Isabella’s life which explains the mysterious girls past and gives more of an understanding, which left me wanting to keep reading. I also found myself getting confused as the scene kept changing over and over every paragraph at the ending, That made me have to think more which lowered my enjoyment levels. Over all, Heretic was an amazing and knowledgable book, that I enjoyed. But I would recommend it for ages fourteen and up, I also give this book a 3/5.
I think that is good in the book how Sarah Singleton has made a few different Genre’s in the novel, so a lot of different types of people can read and enjoy it too, because it is like the books that would usually love.
However there is also a genre that some people may not like or enjoy. Suspense was greatly used as was the use of flashbacks of Isabella’s life which explains the mysterious girls past and gives more of an understanding, which left me wanting to keep reading. I also found myself getting confused as the scene kept changing over and over every paragraph at the ending, That made me have to think more which lowered my enjoyment levels. Over all, Heretic was an amazing and knowledgable book, that I enjoyed. But I would recommend it for ages fourteen and up, I also give this book a 3/5.
September 13, 2011
Heretic written by Sarah Singleton is a book that is set in the Elizabethan Era. It is about a girl called Elizabeth finding a green girl in the forest that has been living in the shadow land for 300 years. Her name was Isabella. Sarah Singleton has used descriptive writing which clearly describes the setting and appearance of characters so we can picture what the scene looks like. This book shows how Elizabeths and Isabella’s friendship strengthens as they go through risky and tough conditions together. Heretic gives us a taste of fantasy with mythical creatures mentioned in the book. This book also has a mysterious side to it as we didn’t know what Isabella was until the end of the book.There are a few downsides to this book. In my opinion, i think there was too many things going on at once. They would suddenly go from Isabella to the priest then back to Elizabeth which confused me from time to time. Also, i found the flashbacks not very engaging as i felt as if they were just dragging me on. The ending of the book was a nice typical happy ending. I recommend this book to people between the ages 12-16 as the book can be quite confusing and younger children may find it hard to understand. Overall this is a good book for young teens.
September 13, 2011
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Heretic a novel by Sarah Singleton is set in the Elizabethan era. The Novel is about two girls (Isabella and Elizabeth). They are both not accepted in society and are considered outcasts. Through their differences they find friendship. The novel has an important life lesson that through friend ship you can overcome hardships.Heretic also has historical elements throughout the novel. It talks about the religious prejudice that went on during the Elizabethan era. Heretic is a very engaging book that uses descriptive language and suspense.There are elements of mystery in the novel.Singleton keeps the reader in suspense as she has the reader guessing what is going to happen next.Singleton has written a outstanding novel. It is hard to find an imperfection in The novel Heretic. However I would probably point out that when Singleton uses flash backs to go back and forth the from medieval time to the Elizabethan era the reader might lose interest as the story line keeps changing. Sarah Singleton aims the book Heretic at young teenagers but she does not talk down to them. She uses a varied range of Dialogue. Heretic would be a great read for teenagers but may also appeal to some adults. I give the book a 9 as the novel engages the reader throughout the book.
Heretic a novel by Sarah Singleton is set in the Elizabethan era. The Novel is about two girls (Isabella and Elizabeth). They are both not accepted in society and are considered outcasts. Through their differences they find friendship. The novel has an important life lesson that through friend ship you can overcome hardships.Heretic also has historical elements throughout the novel. It talks about the religious prejudice that went on during the Elizabethan era. Heretic is a very engaging book that uses descriptive language and suspense.There are elements of mystery in the novel.Singleton keeps the reader in suspense as she has the reader guessing what is going to happen next.Singleton has written a outstanding novel. It is hard to find an imperfection in The novel Heretic. However I would probably point out that when Singleton uses flash backs to go back and forth the from medieval time to the Elizabethan era the reader might lose interest as the story line keeps changing. Sarah Singleton aims the book Heretic at young teenagers but she does not talk down to them. She uses a varied range of Dialogue. Heretic would be a great read for teenagers but may also appeal to some adults. I give the book a 9 as the novel engages the reader throughout the book.
September 13, 2011
The novel Heretic was written by Sarah Singleton. This book is about a girl named Elizabeth. Elizabeth finds a girl named Isabella in the forest who has been dead for three hundred years but has been living in the faery world. That night Elizabeths brother Robert brings home a heretic priest to hide in their home, but he gets found by a priest hunter and Elizabeth and Isabella must help save him and her family. This novel’s strong points were that the main characters in the book were about the same age as the readers, so readers could relate to the situations and the characters quite realistically. However a weakness in this novel was that Sarah Singleton changed from one characters point of view to another and this meant that it was sometimes hard to follow who’s point of view was being told. I would rate this book a seven out of ten as I found it hard to follow at times and various plots and events in the novel were far too drawn out, making it easy to loose the readers interest instead of keeping them captivated and engaged. I would recommend this book to people in the age range of eleven to fifteen. I recommend these ages as the book is quite hard to follow and it would be hard for younger children to understand the events taking place in the book.
By Monique
By Monique
April 13, 2009
Category: Books
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author: sarah Singleton
Saat Elizabeth tidak sengaja berjumpa dengan gadis hijau dihutan Ia pikir gadis itu adalah serigala namun ternyata mahluk yang ia duga serigala adalah anak gadis berusia 12 tahun seumur dengannya bedanya gadis ini berwarna hijau.
Mereka akhirnya berteman karena keadaan. Elizabeth yang dikucilkan karena beragama Katholik ( saat itu Inggris dikuasai oleh Agama Protestan dan mneganggap katholik adalah agama kafir ). Si Gadis hijau - Isabella memiliki masa lalu yang kelam karena keluarganya dituduh penyihir dan ibunya dihukum gantung.
Isabella sendiri sudah hidup selama 300 tahun lamanya. Saat bencana yang terjadi dikeluarganya ia berpaling menjadi bagian dari komunitas peri gagak yang hidup di negri bayangan. Saat akhirnya Ia bertemu Elizabeth ia telah dibuang dari komunitas ini dan telah hidup lama didalam hutan.
Persahabatan kedua gadis ini akhirnya semakin erat saat keluarga Elizabeth dituduh menyembunyikan pastor Heretic. Ibu Elizabeth akhirnya ditahan dan diselamatkan oleh Isabella dan kaum gagak.
Overall ide cerita buku ini bagus. Cuma saya
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author: sarah Singleton
Saat Elizabeth tidak sengaja berjumpa dengan gadis hijau dihutan Ia pikir gadis itu adalah serigala namun ternyata mahluk yang ia duga serigala adalah anak gadis berusia 12 tahun seumur dengannya bedanya gadis ini berwarna hijau.
Mereka akhirnya berteman karena keadaan. Elizabeth yang dikucilkan karena beragama Katholik ( saat itu Inggris dikuasai oleh Agama Protestan dan mneganggap katholik adalah agama kafir ). Si Gadis hijau - Isabella memiliki masa lalu yang kelam karena keluarganya dituduh penyihir dan ibunya dihukum gantung.
Isabella sendiri sudah hidup selama 300 tahun lamanya. Saat bencana yang terjadi dikeluarganya ia berpaling menjadi bagian dari komunitas peri gagak yang hidup di negri bayangan. Saat akhirnya Ia bertemu Elizabeth ia telah dibuang dari komunitas ini dan telah hidup lama didalam hutan.
Persahabatan kedua gadis ini akhirnya semakin erat saat keluarga Elizabeth dituduh menyembunyikan pastor Heretic. Ibu Elizabeth akhirnya ditahan dan diselamatkan oleh Isabella dan kaum gagak.
Overall ide cerita buku ini bagus. Cuma saya
August 30, 2010
Cerita dimulai dari pertemuan Elizabeth Dyer dengan Isabella Leland disebuah tempat yang tak berpenghuni lagi. Dimana ternyata Isabella Leland adalah gadis kecil yang diselamatkan kaum gagak, yang berasal dari ratusan tahun lalu.
Lalu cerita beralih ke pemberontakan yang dilakukan kakak Elizabeth Dyer, Robert Dyer, yaitu dengan memeluk agama Katolik yang waktu itu dilarang di jaman Ratu Elizabeth I, serta menyembunyikan pastor Katolik di rumah mereka.
Konflik pun beralih dengan ditahan nya Jane Dyer dan Elizabeth Dyer, oleh Kit Merrivale, bawahan Ratu Elizabeth I, yang menganggap setiap pemeluk Katolik dan pendukungnya adalah pemberontak Ratu.
Lalu terkuaklah bagaimana relasi sesungguhnya terjadi antara Elizabeth Dyer dengan Isabella Leland.
Dan selebihnya ending cerita ini dpt dibaca dari bukunya :D
Cerita yang disajikan, lebih berkaitan dengan keyakinan manusia atas Penciptanya, kemudian latar cerita ini "gelap" untuk cerita anak-anak.
Namun alur cerita yang disajikan , tidak membosankan, alur maju yang dikombinasikan dengan flashback yang tidak memusingkan.
Buku ini direkomendasikan bagi pembaca yang menyenangi bacaan historikal dan fairytale
Lalu cerita beralih ke pemberontakan yang dilakukan kakak Elizabeth Dyer, Robert Dyer, yaitu dengan memeluk agama Katolik yang waktu itu dilarang di jaman Ratu Elizabeth I, serta menyembunyikan pastor Katolik di rumah mereka.
Konflik pun beralih dengan ditahan nya Jane Dyer dan Elizabeth Dyer, oleh Kit Merrivale, bawahan Ratu Elizabeth I, yang menganggap setiap pemeluk Katolik dan pendukungnya adalah pemberontak Ratu.
Lalu terkuaklah bagaimana relasi sesungguhnya terjadi antara Elizabeth Dyer dengan Isabella Leland.
Dan selebihnya ending cerita ini dpt dibaca dari bukunya :D
Cerita yang disajikan, lebih berkaitan dengan keyakinan manusia atas Penciptanya, kemudian latar cerita ini "gelap" untuk cerita anak-anak.
Namun alur cerita yang disajikan , tidak membosankan, alur maju yang dikombinasikan dengan flashback yang tidak memusingkan.
Buku ini direkomendasikan bagi pembaca yang menyenangi bacaan historikal dan fairytale
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