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The Bone Snatcher
Sophie Seacove is a storyteller. She tells stories of what the world would be like if madness hadn’t taken over. If her parents hadn’t sold her off as a servant to pay for their stupid vacation. If she wasn’t now trapped in a decaying mansion filled with creepy people and surrounded by ravenous sea monsters.
The mansion has plenty of stories, too: About fantastical machines, and the tragic inventor who created them. About his highly suspicious death. And about the Monster Box, a mysterious object hidden in the house that just might hold the key to escaping this horrible place—and to reuniting Sophie with her family.
But not everyone wants Sophie to have the Monster Box, and as she gets closer to finding it, she finds herself unspooling years-old secrets—and dodging dangerous attacks. Sophie needs to use her brains, her brawn, and her unbreakable nature if she wants to make it off this wretched island…and live to tell this story.
The mansion has plenty of stories, too: About fantastical machines, and the tragic inventor who created them. About his highly suspicious death. And about the Monster Box, a mysterious object hidden in the house that just might hold the key to escaping this horrible place—and to reuniting Sophie with her family.
But not everyone wants Sophie to have the Monster Box, and as she gets closer to finding it, she finds herself unspooling years-old secrets—and dodging dangerous attacks. Sophie needs to use her brains, her brawn, and her unbreakable nature if she wants to make it off this wretched island…and live to tell this story.
352 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 14, 2017
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August 27, 2021
Unhauling my hardback. Listened to the audio from the library and the narrator was fantastic!
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October 22, 2017
یا نپتون. =))
هیجان و ضربآهنگ داستان به نسبت اینکه کار نوجوان خیلی حرفهای بود. من خیلی از اوایلش خوشم نیومد. ولی وقتی درگیر شخصیتها و شخصیتپردازیهای قویش شدم، خوشم اومد واقعاً. اتفاقهای داستان خیلی با برنامه و هیجانانگیز ردیف شده بودن و گرهافکنی و گرهگشاییها دقیق بود. این باعث شد من سرعت خوندنمم بیشتر بشه. آم، نمیدونم دیگه چی بگم. برای کار نوجوان خیلی پُر و پیمون بود. فکر کنم کار اول نویسنده هم هست، برای همین سختگیری نمیشه کرد. فقط یه جاهایی خیلی کِشدار میشد برای من، ینی فکر میکردم تو این سبک این همه اطلاعات دادن لازمه؟ کار میخوره بهش نوجوان باشه، ولی یه سری دلایل وتوجیهاتش بچگانه بودن به نظرم.
+ مرسی صدرا بابت پیشنهاد.
+ ویرایش پس از قرنها: دوستان فرمودند گیر بده چرا سه میدی بعد گیر نمیدی! بیا اینم گیر! :))
هیجان و ضربآهنگ داستان به نسبت اینکه کار نوجوان خیلی حرفهای بود. من خیلی از اوایلش خوشم نیومد. ولی وقتی درگیر شخصیتها و شخصیتپردازیهای قویش شدم، خوشم اومد واقعاً. اتفاقهای داستان خیلی با برنامه و هیجانانگیز ردیف شده بودن و گرهافکنی و گرهگشاییها دقیق بود. این باعث شد من سرعت خوندنمم بیشتر بشه. آم، نمیدونم دیگه چی بگم. برای کار نوجوان خیلی پُر و پیمون بود. فکر کنم کار اول نویسنده هم هست، برای همین سختگیری نمیشه کرد. فقط یه جاهایی خیلی کِشدار میشد برای من، ینی فکر میکردم تو این سبک این همه اطلاعات دادن لازمه؟ کار میخوره بهش نوجوان باشه، ولی یه سری دلایل وتوجیهاتش بچگانه بودن به نظرم.
+ مرسی صدرا بابت پیشنهاد.
+ ویرایش پس از قرنها: دوستان فرمودند گیر بده چرا سه میدی بعد گیر نمیدی! بیا اینم گیر! :))
February 23, 2017
W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-l!
I will come back for review!
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Okay, I think it is time to write the review! Later I said it's wonderful but why?! Because first, it brings me back to my own childhood when I tell stories of any kind to everyone!
Also, I love this story for its weird atmosphere. When I read the first pages, I said to myself: "what kind of parents in the world could banish their own daughter from themselves and go to a beautiful Land without their daughter!
When I chose this book for reading and translating, I knew that it's the first book of the author and the story might not be so strong and have any surprise elements for me but now I should admit Charlotte Salter do a great job in writing this beautiful story and her work is beyond my expectations!
This story is full of nostalgia. It reminded me of Alice in wonderland, Coraline and the great works of Tim Burton! Just as said in the explanations of the book.
I recommend this book with all my heart!
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براي فارسيزبانهاي عزيزم:
اين کتاب براي من خيلي خاص بود چون من رو ياد کودکي خودم ميانداخت. از همون صفحههاي اول کتاب با خودم گفتم چطور والديني دخترشون رو ول ميکنن و ميرن توي يه جزيره زندگي کنن!
وقتي اين کتاب رو براي خوندن و ترجمه انتخاب کردم ميدونستم با يه نويسندهي تازهکار طرفم و نبايد چندان انتظاري ازش داشته باشم اما شارلوت سالتر واقعاً با نويسندگيش شگفتزدهام کرد و کارش وراي انتظاراتم بود!
اين داستان پر از نوستالژيهاي زيباست. من رو ياد آليس در سرزمين عجايب، کورالاين و کارهاي تيم برتون ميانداخت. که در توضيحات کتاب هم اين قضيه نوشته شده
به هر حال با تمام وجودم اين کتاب رو به همه توصيه ميکنم چون با وجود ساده بودنش بسيار حس خوبي به آدم ميده!
I will come back for review!
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Okay, I think it is time to write the review! Later I said it's wonderful but why?! Because first, it brings me back to my own childhood when I tell stories of any kind to everyone!
Also, I love this story for its weird atmosphere. When I read the first pages, I said to myself: "what kind of parents in the world could banish their own daughter from themselves and go to a beautiful Land without their daughter!
When I chose this book for reading and translating, I knew that it's the first book of the author and the story might not be so strong and have any surprise elements for me but now I should admit Charlotte Salter do a great job in writing this beautiful story and her work is beyond my expectations!
This story is full of nostalgia. It reminded me of Alice in wonderland, Coraline and the great works of Tim Burton! Just as said in the explanations of the book.
I recommend this book with all my heart!
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براي فارسيزبانهاي عزيزم:
اين کتاب براي من خيلي خاص بود چون من رو ياد کودکي خودم ميانداخت. از همون صفحههاي اول کتاب با خودم گفتم چطور والديني دخترشون رو ول ميکنن و ميرن توي يه جزيره زندگي کنن!
وقتي اين کتاب رو براي خوندن و ترجمه انتخاب کردم ميدونستم با يه نويسندهي تازهکار طرفم و نبايد چندان انتظاري ازش داشته باشم اما شارلوت سالتر واقعاً با نويسندگيش شگفتزدهام کرد و کارش وراي انتظاراتم بود!
اين داستان پر از نوستالژيهاي زيباست. من رو ياد آليس در سرزمين عجايب، کورالاين و کارهاي تيم برتون ميانداخت. که در توضيحات کتاب هم اين قضيه نوشته شده
به هر حال با تمام وجودم اين کتاب رو به همه توصيه ميکنم چون با وجود ساده بودنش بسيار حس خوبي به آدم ميده!
March 24, 2019
داستان در مورد دختریه به اسم سوفی که پدر و مادرش اونو فروختن و سوار بر تاکسی داره به جزیرهای اسرارآمیز برده میشه و این آغاز ماجرای کتابه.
داستان و فضای کتاب تو مایههای مجموعهی بچههای بدشانس اما به مراتب ضعیفتر بود. اصلا با شخصیتهای کتاب ارتباط برقرار نکردم و حوصلهم با جزئیات تکراری سر رفت. به نظرم میتونست یه کتاب صد صفحهای نسبتا بامزه باشه و نه بیشتر.
خلاقیتهای جزئی کتاب نتونست اونقدرا توجهمو جلب کنه. شاید اگر کسی تو این ژانر کمتر کتاب خونده باشه بیشتر از این کتاب خوشش بیاد.
با یه عالمه هیجان سراغش رفتم و الان که تموم شده حسابی تو ذوقم خورده! :))
داستان و فضای کتاب تو مایههای مجموعهی بچههای بدشانس اما به مراتب ضعیفتر بود. اصلا با شخصیتهای کتاب ارتباط برقرار نکردم و حوصلهم با جزئیات تکراری سر رفت. به نظرم میتونست یه کتاب صد صفحهای نسبتا بامزه باشه و نه بیشتر.
خلاقیتهای جزئی کتاب نتونست اونقدرا توجهمو جلب کنه. شاید اگر کسی تو این ژانر کمتر کتاب خونده باشه بیشتر از این کتاب خوشش بیاد.
با یه عالمه هیجان سراغش رفتم و الان که تموم شده حسابی تو ذوقم خورده! :))
July 30, 2017
4.5
کتاب بسیار خوبی بود. تعریف هام رو در به روز رسانی های هنگام خواندنم نوشتم
نقاط ضفی هم داشت اما نقاط قوتش بسیار پررنگ بود
کار نوجوان بود اما از لحظه به لحظه ی مطالعه اش لذت بردم
شخصیت پردازی کتاب خارق العاده بود، کاراکترها محشر بودن
داستان پر از پیچش های خوب و گره افکنی های به جا بود
تبریک به نویسنده ای که کار اولش این کتابه!
کتاب بسیار خوبی بود. تعریف هام رو در به روز رسانی های هنگام خواندنم نوشتم
نقاط ضفی هم داشت اما نقاط قوتش بسیار پررنگ بود
کار نوجوان بود اما از لحظه به لحظه ی مطالعه اش لذت بردم
شخصیت پردازی کتاب خارق العاده بود، کاراکترها محشر بودن
داستان پر از پیچش های خوب و گره افکنی های به جا بود
تبریک به نویسنده ای که کار اولش این کتابه!
March 25, 2019
4.5
تنها مشکل این بود که گاهی وقت ها توصیفاتش کافی نبودند
به جز اون محشر بود .
یاد آلیس در سرزمین عجایب افتادم.
داستان شیرینی بود با شخصیتای دوست داشتنی
درواقع داستان خیر و شری نداشت و همونطور که تو آخر داستان معلوم شد ، از همان اولش همه هدفشون یکی بوده
که این باعث جذابیت فراوانش میشد
و ...
میخوام همون ۴.۵ رو بذارم ولی گودریدز میگه چون اثر اول نویسندس ، ۵ حقشه :دی
منتظر کتابای بعدیش هستم ، گرچه موضوعش منو خیلی میترسونه :دی
شکارهیولا با قاشق!
بح بح
تنها مشکل این بود که گاهی وقت ها توصیفاتش کافی نبودند
به جز اون محشر بود .
یاد آلیس در سرزمین عجایب افتادم.
داستان شیرینی بود با شخصیتای دوست داشتنی
درواقع داستان خیر و شری نداشت و همونطور که تو آخر داستان معلوم شد ، از همان اولش همه هدفشون یکی بوده
که این باعث جذابیت فراوانش میشد
و ...
میخوام همون ۴.۵ رو بذارم ولی گودریدز میگه چون اثر اول نویسندس ، ۵ حقشه :دی
منتظر کتابای بعدیش هستم ، گرچه موضوعش منو خیلی میترسونه :دی
شکارهیولا با قاشق!
بح بح
March 28, 2019
یکراست میرم سراغ نکتههایی که حین خوندن کتاب به ذهنم رسید.
اول: ایدهی داستان خوب و خلاقانه بود.
دوم: توی این کتاب خلاقیت موج میزد، اما اجازه بدین این رو امتیاز مثبتی برای این کتاب ندونم. هرچند من طرفدار پر و پا قرص خلاقیتهای اینجوری هستم، اما این کتاب از اون ور بوم افتاده بود. یعنی خلاقیتهاش زیاد از حد شده بود. البته میزانش برای من آزاردهنده نبود، چیزی که باهاش مشکل داشتم این بود که اکثر ایدهها و خلاقیتها به اندازهی کافی پخته نشده بودن. توی داستان با المانها و کاراکترها و موجودات عجیب و غریب فراوانی روبهرو میشیم که اونقدر که باید و شاید بهشون پرداخته نشده. مثلا توی کتاب از لورل به عنوان مخترعی با اختراعات فراوان یاد میشه، اما تقریبا به هیچکدوم از این اختراعات پرداخته نمیشه. اون چند مورد اختراعی هم که توی داستان ازشون نام برده میشه (به جز مرد کوکی) در حد همون نام بردن باقی میمونن. در حالی که میشد حداقل به چند موردشون بیشتر پرداخت. مثلا دستگاه قهوهساز که دوست داشتم بدونم اصلا چطور کار میکنه. در خیلی از جاها هم توی توصیفات کمکاری شده بود. مثلا خونهی روی جزیره خونهای عجیب و غریبه، اما واقعا نویسنده نتونست حداقل توی ذهن من تصویری از محیط داخلی خونه شکل بده و تا آخر داستان هم نتونستم از ساز و کار خونه سر در بیارم. اونم با وجود اینکه اکثر اتفاقات داستان توی خونه میافته. در کل موارد خلاقانهی داخل کتاب خیلی زیاد بود، اما به نظرم این زیاد بودن بهخاطر عدم پرداخت مناسب بیشتر باعث آشوب ذهنی میشد. میشد به جای اضافه کردن ایدههای خام فراوان به داستان، تعداد کمتری از اونها رو وارد داستان کرد ولی در عوض بهشون پر و بال بیشتری داد.
سوم: بعضی جاها داستان کشدار میشد و حتی دیالوگها و جملاتی توی کتاب بود که نه تنها اضافی بودن، بلکه معنای خاصی هم نداشتن! جوری که من بعد خوندنش میگفتم الان این چی بود که فلان شخصیت گفت . مثلا دیالوگی که در ادامه میارم:
با این حال داستان غافلگیریهای خوبی هم داشت که البته مواردی که پیشتر بهشون اشاره کردم باعث شده بود لذتی که این مورد بهم منتقل میکرد کمرنگتر بشه. در مجموع بهنظرم کتاب اولی بودن نویسنده بهشدت مشخص بود. میشد همین کتاب رو جمعوجورتر و خیلی سطح بالاتر نوشت.
پ.ن 1: ایدهی روایت قصه وسط ماجرا بهنظرم جذاب بود.
پ.ن 2: حین خوندن کتاب مدام یاد کتابهای گیمن و بهخصوص «اقیانوس انتهای جاده» میافتادم. اما کارهای گیمن کجا و این کتاب کجا.
پ.ن 3: ترجمهی خانم کشوری، بهخصوص توی دیالوگها، واقعا عالی بود.
پ.ن 4: امتیازم به کتاب 2.75 است، اما از اونجا که کتابی نیست که بخوام در آینده به کسی پیشنهادش بدم امتیازش رو رو به پایین گرد میکنم.
اول: ایدهی داستان خوب و خلاقانه بود.
دوم: توی این کتاب خلاقیت موج میزد، اما اجازه بدین این رو امتیاز مثبتی برای این کتاب ندونم. هرچند من طرفدار پر و پا قرص خلاقیتهای اینجوری هستم، اما این کتاب از اون ور بوم افتاده بود. یعنی خلاقیتهاش زیاد از حد شده بود. البته میزانش برای من آزاردهنده نبود، چیزی که باهاش مشکل داشتم این بود که اکثر ایدهها و خلاقیتها به اندازهی کافی پخته نشده بودن. توی داستان با المانها و کاراکترها و موجودات عجیب و غریب فراوانی روبهرو میشیم که اونقدر که باید و شاید بهشون پرداخته نشده. مثلا توی کتاب از لورل به عنوان مخترعی با اختراعات فراوان یاد میشه، اما تقریبا به هیچکدوم از این اختراعات پرداخته نمیشه. اون چند مورد اختراعی هم که توی داستان ازشون نام برده میشه (به جز مرد کوکی) در حد همون نام بردن باقی میمونن. در حالی که میشد حداقل به چند موردشون بیشتر پرداخت. مثلا دستگاه قهوهساز که دوست داشتم بدونم اصلا چطور کار میکنه. در خیلی از جاها هم توی توصیفات کمکاری شده بود. مثلا خونهی روی جزیره خونهای عجیب و غریبه، اما واقعا نویسنده نتونست حداقل توی ذهن من تصویری از محیط داخلی خونه شکل بده و تا آخر داستان هم نتونستم از ساز و کار خونه سر در بیارم. اونم با وجود اینکه اکثر اتفاقات داستان توی خونه میافته. در کل موارد خلاقانهی داخل کتاب خیلی زیاد بود، اما به نظرم این زیاد بودن بهخاطر عدم پرداخت مناسب بیشتر باعث آشوب ذهنی میشد. میشد به جای اضافه کردن ایدههای خام فراوان به داستان، تعداد کمتری از اونها رو وارد داستان کرد ولی در عوض بهشون پر و بال بیشتری داد.
سوم: بعضی جاها داستان کشدار میشد و حتی دیالوگها و جملاتی توی کتاب بود که نه تنها اضافی بودن، بلکه معنای خاصی هم نداشتن! جوری که من بعد خوندنش میگفتم الان این چی بود که فلان شخصیت گفت . مثلا دیالوگی که در ادامه میارم:
با این حال داستان غافلگیریهای خوبی هم داشت که البته مواردی که پیشتر بهشون اشاره کردم باعث شده بود لذتی که این مورد بهم منتقل میکرد کمرنگتر بشه. در مجموع بهنظرم کتاب اولی بودن نویسنده بهشدت مشخص بود. میشد همین کتاب رو جمعوجورتر و خیلی سطح بالاتر نوشت.
پ.ن 1: ایدهی روایت قصه وسط ماجرا بهنظرم جذاب بود.
پ.ن 2: حین خوندن کتاب مدام یاد کتابهای گیمن و بهخصوص «اقیانوس انتهای جاده» میافتادم. اما کارهای گیمن کجا و این کتاب کجا.
پ.ن 3: ترجمهی خانم کشوری، بهخصوص توی دیالوگها، واقعا عالی بود.
پ.ن 4: امتیازم به کتاب 2.75 است، اما از اونجا که کتابی نیست که بخوام در آینده به کسی پیشنهادش بدم امتیازش رو رو به پایین گرد میکنم.
February 12, 2017
تقريبا ميشه گفت "اول!
اول اين كه كتابم توسط مترجم چيره دست و گرانقدر اين كتاب يعني خانم كشوري با خودكار آبي آسماني امضا شده بود:-"
دوم اين اين كتاب چقدر خوب بود! اصلا و ابدا انتظار نداشتم. تقريبا منو ياد كودكي هام انداخت و اون شوقي كه با خوندن كتابا بهم دست مي داد. اون لذت ناب و خالصي كه فقط توي فانتزي هست و شايد من درك و كشفشو مدت ها بود كه فراموش كرده بود. داستان پر از عناصر تخيلي كمابيش تكراري اما با تركيب نو بود. ابزار هاي چرخدنده اي عجيب و غريب تونل هاي زير زميني و يه خونه ي بزرگ و كهنه. اما تركيب همه ي اين عناصر كه اكثر توي كتاباي ژانر وحشت سر و كله اشون خيلي پيدا ميشه به طرز عجيبي دل انگيز بود. كتاب توي سطح قابل قبولي گره داشت. گره ها رو خوب و به موقع باز مي كرد. غافل گيري داشت. داستانو الكي كش نمي داد و با ريتم درست و دقيقي پيش مي برد. از چيزي كه خوشم نيومد آخرش بود. يه پايان خيلي خيلي شاد. نمي دونم شايد به مذاق من بزرگ سال خوش نيومده. ولي وقتي يه كتابي رو مي خونيد و انقدر براتون جذابه قبول كنيد يه پايان لوس و خنك اصلا به آدم نمي چسبه و به كل كيف آدمو زايل مي كنه. خصوصا اين كه يكم قبل از پايان داستان داشت به طرز خارق العاده اي زيبا پيش مي رفت. هرچند حل راز رابطه ي دوقلو ها و جعبه به اون آسوني يكم غير عادي بود اما به دليل هوشمندانه بودنش ميشه نديد گرفته بشه!
در كل يه داستان فانتزي فوق العاده بود. اگه توي بچگي فانتزي خون بوديد و حالا دلتون تنگ شده براي اون دوران حتما بخونيدش و منتظر معجزه ي غرق شدن توي تك تك موج هاي سرد، سنگين و وهم آورد سطر هاش باشيد.
اول اين كه كتابم توسط مترجم چيره دست و گرانقدر اين كتاب يعني خانم كشوري با خودكار آبي آسماني امضا شده بود:-"
دوم اين اين كتاب چقدر خوب بود! اصلا و ابدا انتظار نداشتم. تقريبا منو ياد كودكي هام انداخت و اون شوقي كه با خوندن كتابا بهم دست مي داد. اون لذت ناب و خالصي كه فقط توي فانتزي هست و شايد من درك و كشفشو مدت ها بود كه فراموش كرده بود. داستان پر از عناصر تخيلي كمابيش تكراري اما با تركيب نو بود. ابزار هاي چرخدنده اي عجيب و غريب تونل هاي زير زميني و يه خونه ي بزرگ و كهنه. اما تركيب همه ي اين عناصر كه اكثر توي كتاباي ژانر وحشت سر و كله اشون خيلي پيدا ميشه به طرز عجيبي دل انگيز بود. كتاب توي سطح قابل قبولي گره داشت. گره ها رو خوب و به موقع باز مي كرد. غافل گيري داشت. داستانو الكي كش نمي داد و با ريتم درست و دقيقي پيش مي برد. از چيزي كه خوشم نيومد آخرش بود. يه پايان خيلي خيلي شاد. نمي دونم شايد به مذاق من بزرگ سال خوش نيومده. ولي وقتي يه كتابي رو مي خونيد و انقدر براتون جذابه قبول كنيد يه پايان لوس و خنك اصلا به آدم نمي چسبه و به كل كيف آدمو زايل مي كنه. خصوصا اين كه يكم قبل از پايان داستان داشت به طرز خارق العاده اي زيبا پيش مي رفت. هرچند حل راز رابطه ي دوقلو ها و جعبه به اون آسوني يكم غير عادي بود اما به دليل هوشمندانه بودنش ميشه نديد گرفته بشه!
در كل يه داستان فانتزي فوق العاده بود. اگه توي بچگي فانتزي خون بوديد و حالا دلتون تنگ شده براي اون دوران حتما بخونيدش و منتظر معجزه ي غرق شدن توي تك تك موج هاي سرد، سنگين و وهم آورد سطر هاش باشيد.
July 20, 2017
داستان سوفی دخترک قصه گو و هیولاهاش
واقعا جذاب بود
تمام مدتی که میخوندمش تو ذهنم با استایل تیم برتن براش انیمیشن هم ساختم , یعنی اونطوری تصورش کردم چون به نظرم واقعا اثری هست که تیم برتن بخواد بسازتش ,مثل کورالاین.
ولی خوب ترسناک نبود و برای من بیشتر مثل یه داستان شیرین و نوجوانانه بود که مطمئن بودم خوب تموم میشه
واقعا جذاب بود
تمام مدتی که میخوندمش تو ذهنم با استایل تیم برتن براش انیمیشن هم ساختم , یعنی اونطوری تصورش کردم چون به نظرم واقعا اثری هست که تیم برتن بخواد بسازتش ,مثل کورالاین.
ولی خوب ترسناک نبود و برای من بیشتر مثل یه داستان شیرین و نوجوانانه بود که مطمئن بودم خوب تموم میشه
January 4, 2017
I really enjoyed this book and think that Charlotte Salter is a new talent worth watching. I had the privilege of receiving an ARC this fall and really got into it over the holidays. You might wonder why I found the story of someone stranded in a strange house surrounded by sea monsters so engaging in the midst of Yuletide cheer, but there you have it. Who needs reindeer when you can have demikracken?
The story takes place in a world gripped by a chilling phenomenon called "Sea Fever" where people go mad in the face of monsters lurking off their coasts. The protagonist, Sophie, a feisty six-toed teenager with white hair, has been sold into servitude by her parents in exchange for "golden tickets" that will get them aboard a ship bound for a "New Continent" that is blissfully free of the sea monster scourge.
Sophie isn't a willing servant, much less a deferential one. She's abducted and forced at gunpoint across a temporary causeway to an island house of horrors. The household she serves is something like a Lovecraftian Addams family. There's the gruff widow known as the Battleship, her legitimately frightening twin sociopath sons, the dashing-if-mysterious cousin Cartwright, and the long-suffering Mr. Scree, who serves the family and teaches Sophie how to keep the island's surrounding horrors at bay by feeding them bones (thus the novel's name). As Sophie settles into her strange new existence, it becomes clear that this house of horrors and mystery is also holding a secret that may, or may not, be the key to curing the insidious Sea Fever plaguing the world...
Salter's book is an interesting one. She writes very well and I think readers will enjoy her descriptions and dialog between Sophie, the endearing Mr. Scree, and the cast of loonies that stalk the secret corridors and hidden rooms of this strange island. There's no questioning the author's imagination, her ability to create a compelling atmosphere, or her talent for inventing intriguing details. If there's a fault, it's that some of these elements come at the expense of leaning a bit more about some of the characters, or when/why Sea Fever gripped the world, where the monsters came from, or why they seem to have some sort of kinship or affinity for Sophie. A beat or two is missing, but it didn't detract from my enjoyment. As Lovecraft famously said, "Explain nothing!" and there's an aspect of that at play here. Overall, the world building is fun and spooky with equal parts horror, humor, and whimsy. I think readers young and old will enjoy it.
The story takes place in a world gripped by a chilling phenomenon called "Sea Fever" where people go mad in the face of monsters lurking off their coasts. The protagonist, Sophie, a feisty six-toed teenager with white hair, has been sold into servitude by her parents in exchange for "golden tickets" that will get them aboard a ship bound for a "New Continent" that is blissfully free of the sea monster scourge.
Sophie isn't a willing servant, much less a deferential one. She's abducted and forced at gunpoint across a temporary causeway to an island house of horrors. The household she serves is something like a Lovecraftian Addams family. There's the gruff widow known as the Battleship, her legitimately frightening twin sociopath sons, the dashing-if-mysterious cousin Cartwright, and the long-suffering Mr. Scree, who serves the family and teaches Sophie how to keep the island's surrounding horrors at bay by feeding them bones (thus the novel's name). As Sophie settles into her strange new existence, it becomes clear that this house of horrors and mystery is also holding a secret that may, or may not, be the key to curing the insidious Sea Fever plaguing the world...
Salter's book is an interesting one. She writes very well and I think readers will enjoy her descriptions and dialog between Sophie, the endearing Mr. Scree, and the cast of loonies that stalk the secret corridors and hidden rooms of this strange island. There's no questioning the author's imagination, her ability to create a compelling atmosphere, or her talent for inventing intriguing details. If there's a fault, it's that some of these elements come at the expense of leaning a bit more about some of the characters, or when/why Sea Fever gripped the world, where the monsters came from, or why they seem to have some sort of kinship or affinity for Sophie. A beat or two is missing, but it didn't detract from my enjoyment. As Lovecraft famously said, "Explain nothing!" and there's an aspect of that at play here. Overall, the world building is fun and spooky with equal parts horror, humor, and whimsy. I think readers young and old will enjoy it.
March 19, 2017
دوم :-"
این شاهکارو بخونید وگرنه میمیرید.
نپتون وکیلی :-"
این شاهکارو بخونید وگرنه میمیرید.
نپتون وکیلی :-"
July 21, 2017
! مگه میشه عاشق شخصیت یاغی و گستاخ و خلاق سوفی نشد راز های دانشمند دیوونه ونقشه های دوقلو های دیوانه!ادم رو غرق دنیای فانتزی خودش میکرد، واسه من بهترین کتابیه که تو این سیک خوندم
March 10, 2017
متاسفانه داستان چیزی بیشتر از یه تقلید واضح از روی داستانای نیل گیمن نبود چند تا خلاقیت داشت که همشون رو آخر داستان به عنوان سوپرایز نهایی بیرون داد
با توجه به این که من عاشق کتابای گیمن هستم انتظار داشتم خیلی بیشتر خودم بیاد اما روایت خطی و بدون هبجان داستان اصلا نتونست جذبم کنه
با ارفاق ۳ دادم
با توجه به این که من عاشق کتابای گیمن هستم انتظار داشتم خیلی بیشتر خودم بیاد اما روایت خطی و بدون هبجان داستان اصلا نتونست جذبم کنه
با ارفاق ۳ دادم
March 22, 2017
چیز چندان چشمگیری نبود.
یه جوری توقعم رفته بود از کتابه بالا که با مخ خوردم زمین.
چیزی که این وسط خوشم اومد ازش وارد کردن دریا تو ماجرا بود.کمتر دیده بودم دریا محل بحث باشه تو داستان ها.
که البته اون هم با پایان کشکی داستان ابهت خودش رو از دست داد.
چه پایانی بود؟اصلا این چه لوس بازیه تو داستانای این ژانر جدیدا راه افتاده که بلا استثنا تو همشون کنار ماجراجویی ها وحادثه ها باید یه عشق لوس بچگانه هم باشه.چرا همیشه ما به ازای دختر(پسر)قهرمان داستان یه پسر(دختر)همراه ملیح دوست داشتنی هم باید وجود داشته باشه از قضا اینام همینجور یلخی وسط ماجرا یا تهش عاشق هم میشن و هپیلی اور افتر زندگی میکنن.یه جوری شده.اصلا کی گفته باید این مقوله ی دوست داشتن مایل به عشق رو همه جا وارد کرد و لوثش کرد؟(فیلینگ خشمگین) حالا جدا از این قضیه بماند که چقدر تهش همه مشکلات ساده و بدون هیچ جذابیتی حل شدن و هیچ منطق خفن و چشمگیر و مو بر تن سیخ کنِ تن به لرزه در آوری هم پشت راه حل ارائه شده نبود.این سوفی هم که همینجور یوهویی دقیقا سر تمام بزنگاه ها جواب همه ی سوال ها رو پیدا می کرد بدون اینکه الگوریتم چندان منطقی برای رسیدن به اون جواب در اون لحظه ی یه خصوصِ مرزی وجود داشته باشه
از خوبی های داستانم یکی همون حضور دریا بود و غار و سرداب و این چیزا(سلیقه ی شخصی) . شروع داستان هم خیلی خوشایند بود و همینطور اواسط داستان ریتم خوب و پر کششی داشت.
شخصیت دوقلو ها و علیاحضرت ناو هم جذابیت خاص خودشون رو داشتن
یه جوری توقعم رفته بود از کتابه بالا که با مخ خوردم زمین.
چیزی که این وسط خوشم اومد ازش وارد کردن دریا تو ماجرا بود.کمتر دیده بودم دریا محل بحث باشه تو داستان ها.
که البته اون هم با پایان کشکی داستان ابهت خودش رو از دست داد.
چه پایانی بود؟اصلا این چه لوس بازیه تو داستانای این ژانر جدیدا راه افتاده که بلا استثنا تو همشون کنار ماجراجویی ها وحادثه ها باید یه عشق لوس بچگانه هم باشه.چرا همیشه ما به ازای دختر(پسر)قهرمان داستان یه پسر(دختر)همراه ملیح دوست داشتنی هم باید وجود داشته باشه از قضا اینام همینجور یلخی وسط ماجرا یا تهش عاشق هم میشن و هپیلی اور افتر زندگی میکنن.یه جوری شده.اصلا کی گفته باید این مقوله ی دوست داشتن مایل به عشق رو همه جا وارد کرد و لوثش کرد؟(فیلینگ خشمگین) حالا جدا از این قضیه بماند که چقدر تهش همه مشکلات ساده و بدون هیچ جذابیتی حل شدن و هیچ منطق خفن و چشمگیر و مو بر تن سیخ کنِ تن به لرزه در آوری هم پشت راه حل ارائه شده نبود.این سوفی هم که همینجور یوهویی دقیقا سر تمام بزنگاه ها جواب همه ی سوال ها رو پیدا می کرد بدون اینکه الگوریتم چندان منطقی برای رسیدن به اون جواب در اون لحظه ی یه خصوصِ مرزی وجود داشته باشه
از خوبی های داستانم یکی همون حضور دریا بود و غار و سرداب و این چیزا(سلیقه ی شخصی) . شروع داستان هم خیلی خوشایند بود و همینطور اواسط داستان ریتم خوب و پر کششی داشت.
شخصیت دوقلو ها و علیاحضرت ناو هم جذابیت خاص خودشون رو داشتن
June 6, 2017
I give this a 4-star rating partially for the fact that I listened to it as an audiobook - it needs a little extra edge for all the times that I zoned out because I stupidly tried to listen to it while reading a recipe or deciphering a cross-stitch pattern - and partially because it was just really fun.
Sophie Seacove is one of the most interesting, consistent, outrageously flawed but still heroic and sympathetic heroines in... uh, YA? I hope it's YA? (More on that later~) Yeah, I'm going with YA, for a few reasons. Anyway, she was great. Her main characteristic is "ALWAYS ANGRY" which I usually find very off-putting (for MCs of any gender, to settle any preconceived notions), but Sophie had such good reasons to be angry, for one thing, and she was so CONSISTENTLY angry, and that anger was not always seen as a good thing. It's both her strength and her weakness, and I'm just... so in love with Sophie Seacove as a character. I feel like this could end up being a re-read (if I can get my hands on the actual book to READ it) just to analyze this strange white-haired six-toed storyteller with anger issues. I love her.
The side characters were so good! Scree sort of made me think of a cross between Hagrid and Filch - like Filch but with a little more of Hagrid's affable nature/likability. . Cartwright was such a thoroughly entertaining breath of fresh air - it could be that it's because these characters are younger than your average YA fare, around 12-14, but there was no sculpted jawline or golden hair or smoldering eyes anywhere in sight, . He's insufferable and too big for his britches but he's also so much FUN. (I mean, of course, why WOULDN'T he be a celebrated captain at the tender age of 12-14? It would be preposterous in a negative way if Cartwright weren't so... well, what's his full name, Master Most Horrible Cartwright? It's just preposterous in a good way because he's so much HIM.)
As a self-proclaimed dilettante gourmet in the area of twins, I just want to say: Ralph and Gale are terrifying. Point blank, terrifying. Creepy. Weird. It could be partially the narrator's work that makes them so skin-crawling horror movie-esque, but I just think they were truly disturbing. Which leads to my "this has got to be YA not MG" point, which is in spoilers, because it's spoilery.
Are there things I have problems with? Obviously, or it'd be a 5-star. Scree, in general, is a little too cliché, as is The Battleship (the twins' mother and Cartwright's aunt). As much worldbuilding as there was for larger aspects of the story, it could have done with a good bit more work on the smaller details. Is this England but with sea monsters? Not really, since everyone wants to go to the New Continent, which you might presume is America but this is by the time Sophie's nation has automobiles. If it's an alternate history story then there needs to be more markers, and if it's not so much an alternate history as much as a "this is a relatively modernish, 20th century world where girls still regularly are made to wear uncomfortable dresses, but it's not supposed to be England exactly," then there needs more work. I would have loved more context, since the house where Sophie stays (I can't remember, ugh, it's hard for me to remember names that aren't repeated a lot when I only hear them) is pretty much isolated from the entire world.
But, gosh. This was really fun. I'm glad I re-checked it out on Hoopla after my first checkout expired - I almost didn't, but I had a feeling there was something to it that I would miss if I didn't finish. I'm glad I did.
Sophie Seacove is one of the most interesting, consistent, outrageously flawed but still heroic and sympathetic heroines in... uh, YA? I hope it's YA? (More on that later~) Yeah, I'm going with YA, for a few reasons. Anyway, she was great. Her main characteristic is "ALWAYS ANGRY" which I usually find very off-putting (for MCs of any gender, to settle any preconceived notions), but Sophie had such good reasons to be angry, for one thing, and she was so CONSISTENTLY angry, and that anger was not always seen as a good thing. It's both her strength and her weakness, and I'm just... so in love with Sophie Seacove as a character. I feel like this could end up being a re-read (if I can get my hands on the actual book to READ it) just to analyze this strange white-haired six-toed storyteller with anger issues. I love her.
The side characters were so good! Scree sort of made me think of a cross between Hagrid and Filch - like Filch but with a little more of Hagrid's affable nature/likability. . Cartwright was such a thoroughly entertaining breath of fresh air - it could be that it's because these characters are younger than your average YA fare, around 12-14, but there was no sculpted jawline or golden hair or smoldering eyes anywhere in sight, . He's insufferable and too big for his britches but he's also so much FUN. (I mean, of course, why WOULDN'T he be a celebrated captain at the tender age of 12-14? It would be preposterous in a negative way if Cartwright weren't so... well, what's his full name, Master Most Horrible Cartwright? It's just preposterous in a good way because he's so much HIM.)
As a self-proclaimed dilettante gourmet in the area of twins, I just want to say: Ralph and Gale are terrifying. Point blank, terrifying. Creepy. Weird. It could be partially the narrator's work that makes them so skin-crawling horror movie-esque, but I just think they were truly disturbing. Which leads to my "this has got to be YA not MG" point, which is in spoilers, because it's spoilery.
Are there things I have problems with? Obviously, or it'd be a 5-star. Scree, in general, is a little too cliché, as is The Battleship (the twins' mother and Cartwright's aunt). As much worldbuilding as there was for larger aspects of the story, it could have done with a good bit more work on the smaller details. Is this England but with sea monsters? Not really, since everyone wants to go to the New Continent, which you might presume is America but this is by the time Sophie's nation has automobiles. If it's an alternate history story then there needs to be more markers, and if it's not so much an alternate history as much as a "this is a relatively modernish, 20th century world where girls still regularly are made to wear uncomfortable dresses, but it's not supposed to be England exactly," then there needs more work. I would have loved more context, since the house where Sophie stays (I can't remember, ugh, it's hard for me to remember names that aren't repeated a lot when I only hear them) is pretty much isolated from the entire world.
But, gosh. This was really fun. I'm glad I re-checked it out on Hoopla after my first checkout expired - I almost didn't, but I had a feeling there was something to it that I would miss if I didn't finish. I'm glad I did.
March 11, 2017
Sometimes you just need a book with monsters, y'know? I only took this one home from the library because the cover art was so arresting - I mean, look at Sophie just standing there all fierce with her Storm-esque hair and her ripped dress and that PIERCING stare. I mean, dat grrl is PEESED, I'll tell you that much. So while I wasn't overly excited by what the book was about (according to the jacket cover, anyway) I was still intrigued enough to take it home and give 'er a go.
Well, it wasn't what I expected.
No, it was SO MUCH MORE. This was a rollercoaster that I want everyone to take in order to see how GOOD kidlit can be. This is Charlotte Salter's first book, and I sincerely hope she writes more. Between the haunted house and the creepy twins (man, who doesn't love a set of creepy twins #mirite) and the Hugo-ish elements with the Clock Room and the Battleship and MANIC THE HORSE and just SOPHIEEEE I can't tell you how much I love that girl. She's fearless and taking names and so ready to deliver some VENGEANCE that she really just doesn't give a RIP. Ugh, guys, she's amazing.
The only thing I can say in the negative about this book is that Sophie's role as a storyteller really has nothing to do with anything. Sure, the stories she tells are interesting and all the mentions of the Sea Queen's crown and the red jewel were interesting, but it never seemed to really tie back to the main thread of the plot. It was kind of just a thing that never got evolved. But yeah, other than that, no real complaints. Could have used a couple other things happening to spice up the 300 pages, but for a first novel this was beyond any expectations I could have set.
Well, it wasn't what I expected.
No, it was SO MUCH MORE. This was a rollercoaster that I want everyone to take in order to see how GOOD kidlit can be. This is Charlotte Salter's first book, and I sincerely hope she writes more. Between the haunted house and the creepy twins (man, who doesn't love a set of creepy twins #mirite) and the Hugo-ish elements with the Clock Room and the Battleship and MANIC THE HORSE and just SOPHIEEEE I can't tell you how much I love that girl. She's fearless and taking names and so ready to deliver some VENGEANCE that she really just doesn't give a RIP. Ugh, guys, she's amazing.
The only thing I can say in the negative about this book is that Sophie's role as a storyteller really has nothing to do with anything. Sure, the stories she tells are interesting and all the mentions of the Sea Queen's crown and the red jewel were interesting, but it never seemed to really tie back to the main thread of the plot. It was kind of just a thing that never got evolved. But yeah, other than that, no real complaints. Could have used a couple other things happening to spice up the 300 pages, but for a first novel this was beyond any expectations I could have set.
July 22, 2017
Great book captivating and dream like. The book definitely has characters you love to hate and hate to love. Quick read or listen nice change of pace from the normal genre I choose to read.
March 14, 2017
I listened to this one on my daily commute, and it turned out to be fantastic. While Young Adult books have been increasingly turning into romance novels in exotic locales or with exotic fantasy creatures, Middle Grade books have been taking up the inventive torch.
The book does a great job introducing us to a world that is both familiar and foreign. Yes, we're in England with modern marvels like cars and electricity, but it's been cut off from the world, not having developed the way that it did in real life. Everything seems to make sense, even though it's completely wrong.
We're also introduced to a varied cast of characters. Our MC is tenacious and strong, the villain is psychotic (arguably too much so, but I liked it), everyone seemed very well rounded except perhaps The Battleship, who played a very minor role anyway.
The plot sails right along, with great action, interesting intrigue, and a good reveal at the end.
Not to say that the book didn't have a few flaws. The main issue I had was the thought of someone selling off their child. Yes, it happens, but usually it's drug or poverty related, which didn't really fit with what we know about the characters. Second, and I should probably add the spoiler tag here That reveal doesn't make any sense, but I can suspend my disbelief for the minor issue or two.
So a fun book from a debut author. Looking forward to reading more of her work in the future.
The book does a great job introducing us to a world that is both familiar and foreign. Yes, we're in England with modern marvels like cars and electricity, but it's been cut off from the world, not having developed the way that it did in real life. Everything seems to make sense, even though it's completely wrong.
We're also introduced to a varied cast of characters. Our MC is tenacious and strong, the villain is psychotic (arguably too much so, but I liked it), everyone seemed very well rounded except perhaps The Battleship, who played a very minor role anyway.
The plot sails right along, with great action, interesting intrigue, and a good reveal at the end.
Not to say that the book didn't have a few flaws. The main issue I had was the thought of someone selling off their child. Yes, it happens, but usually it's drug or poverty related, which didn't really fit with what we know about the characters. Second, and I should probably add the spoiler tag here That reveal doesn't make any sense, but I can suspend my disbelief for the minor issue or two.
So a fun book from a debut author. Looking forward to reading more of her work in the future.
May 28, 2017
Ms. Salter is a great writer; she has created a pretty nice cosmology for the heroine, Sophie Seacove.
The detailed description of Catacomb Hill is pretty awesome. The illustration of the mansion on the cover does not do it justice...it is way bigger and inside, way creepier. The protagonist is pretty tough. There are a lot of trials that she has to endure. There are some good lessons in this book: perseverance, self-reflection, empathy, and team work, to name a few.
I don't want to give too many details but the ending is in the traditional sci-fi way...optimistic, which is perfect for MG readers.
The detailed description of Catacomb Hill is pretty awesome. The illustration of the mansion on the cover does not do it justice...it is way bigger and inside, way creepier. The protagonist is pretty tough. There are a lot of trials that she has to endure. There are some good lessons in this book: perseverance, self-reflection, empathy, and team work, to name a few.
I don't want to give too many details but the ending is in the traditional sci-fi way...optimistic, which is perfect for MG readers.
August 23, 2017
PLOT
Sophie Seacove tells stories. Stories about her life, and what it would be like had the world not been taken over by a madness inflicted by the sea. However, we launch into her story as she is forcibly taken to live in a decaying mansion on a desolate island with a family that can only be described as ghastly surrounded by the sea monsters that everyone most fears.
The mansion is packed with secrets and stories itself though, as awful as the place is. And Sophie is determined to find these out, particularly the Monster Box which she hopes may help her escape and be reunited with her family.
MY THOUGHTS
You know that I’m always a fan of anything that’s set in a dystopian world, so this book immediately appealed to my sense of all things wrong in the world. Throw in the fact that it was a fantastical adventure story aimed at middle grade readers – I recently wrote about how I prefer to read young adult and middle grade fiction over “grown up” books” – and I was sold.
I love a good bit of worldbuilding, and this was a novel that did it fantastically. I found myself desperately wanting to know more about this strange new world that Sophie inhabited and the creatures within it. The writing was so vivid that I found myself fearing the sea monsters alongside her, despising and being intrigued by the odd characters she encountered, and feeling her curiosity as she explored the wonderfully fantastic and grotesque mansion.
Not only was the setting brilliant, but we were introduced to a volley of bizarre and wonderful characters. As I’ve already said, they were both despicable and intriguing at the same time. The Battleship, the mistress of the house, was mysterious and in your face at the same time; the twins were slightly terrifying (and I loved that each had their own personality – you don’t always get that!); and you ended up feeling empathy for characters who at first seemed somewhat repulsive.
And on top of the main story, we have the underlying stories that Sophie tells – it’s like multiple books in one!
It has a mildly gothic and an almost steampunk feel about it that makes it so different from most other books on the market. The only things I can think to compare it to are a Series of Unfortunate Events and Tim Burton in terms of characters and tone, but I found it more exciting and adventurous than even those.
If you’ve got a middle grade (8 to 12 year old) child, or even if you just like thrilling stories that aren’t compromised by the confusion of teen and adulthood, this is one to read. Or if you just like adventure, twisted characters and plain good old fashioned storyteller, it’s one for you.
Review from Rebel Angel.
Sophie Seacove tells stories. Stories about her life, and what it would be like had the world not been taken over by a madness inflicted by the sea. However, we launch into her story as she is forcibly taken to live in a decaying mansion on a desolate island with a family that can only be described as ghastly surrounded by the sea monsters that everyone most fears.
The mansion is packed with secrets and stories itself though, as awful as the place is. And Sophie is determined to find these out, particularly the Monster Box which she hopes may help her escape and be reunited with her family.
MY THOUGHTS
You know that I’m always a fan of anything that’s set in a dystopian world, so this book immediately appealed to my sense of all things wrong in the world. Throw in the fact that it was a fantastical adventure story aimed at middle grade readers – I recently wrote about how I prefer to read young adult and middle grade fiction over “grown up” books” – and I was sold.
I love a good bit of worldbuilding, and this was a novel that did it fantastically. I found myself desperately wanting to know more about this strange new world that Sophie inhabited and the creatures within it. The writing was so vivid that I found myself fearing the sea monsters alongside her, despising and being intrigued by the odd characters she encountered, and feeling her curiosity as she explored the wonderfully fantastic and grotesque mansion.
Not only was the setting brilliant, but we were introduced to a volley of bizarre and wonderful characters. As I’ve already said, they were both despicable and intriguing at the same time. The Battleship, the mistress of the house, was mysterious and in your face at the same time; the twins were slightly terrifying (and I loved that each had their own personality – you don’t always get that!); and you ended up feeling empathy for characters who at first seemed somewhat repulsive.
And on top of the main story, we have the underlying stories that Sophie tells – it’s like multiple books in one!
It has a mildly gothic and an almost steampunk feel about it that makes it so different from most other books on the market. The only things I can think to compare it to are a Series of Unfortunate Events and Tim Burton in terms of characters and tone, but I found it more exciting and adventurous than even those.
If you’ve got a middle grade (8 to 12 year old) child, or even if you just like thrilling stories that aren’t compromised by the confusion of teen and adulthood, this is one to read. Or if you just like adventure, twisted characters and plain good old fashioned storyteller, it’s one for you.
Review from Rebel Angel.
April 10, 2017
کتاب پیچیدگی های خوبی داشت که ذهن رو درگیر میکرد.معما های خوبی تو کتاب وجود داشت و شیوه حل شدنشون هم خیلی جالب بود.اما شخصیت سازی کتاب یکم ضعیف بود،شخصیت های مثبت کتاب خیلی شبیه هم بود و ویژگی رفتاری و اخلاقی خاصی که اون ها رو از متمایز کنه وجود نداشت.فکر کنم نویسنده وقتی داشت کتاب رو تموم میکرد خیلی خسته بود،واسه همین خیلی پایان جذابی نداشت!غیر از این موارد کتاب خیلی خوبی بود،من بهش از پنج،چهار میدم!
November 8, 2021
اولش اصلا حال و حوصله خوندنش رو نداشتم. قلمش روون بود ولی مشکلات زیادی داشت. مثلا تکرار کردن یک کلمه مثل یا نپتون. ای یا نپتون خیلی خیلی زیاد تکرار شد. ولی یواش یواش قشنگ شد. پتانسیلیش را داشت که خیلی بهتر شود.
57%like👎3 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️it’s so so and not good But it had its potential to the better. The word Neptune was used a lot😔😔😔
57%like👎3 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️it’s so so and not good But it had its potential to the better. The word Neptune was used a lot😔😔😔
July 22, 2019
داستان جالبی برا سن کودکان بود، امتیاز من هم بر همین اساسه
و لذا امتیاز کتاب ۴ است
اما ازنظر ترجمه هم میتونست کمی بیشتر کودک دوست باشه
درنتیجه امتیاز ترجمه هم ۴ از ۵ میشه
و لذا امتیاز کتاب ۴ است
اما ازنظر ترجمه هم میتونست کمی بیشتر کودک دوست باشه
درنتیجه امتیاز ترجمه هم ۴ از ۵ میشه
November 1, 2020
This was the 29th book I read this month, to close out the month. I haven’t read that much ever-unless when I was a kid. This book was so good! This is such an intriguing story, w/amazing details, & so imaginative. Sophie is an amazing main character. So feisty, sassy, strong, brave, & smart. Everyone in the world has gotten “sea fever” over fear of the sea monsters. Her parents sold her to a group of crazies in a decaying creepy mansion surrounded by the sea(b/c of that fear. They took the money to buy boat tickets to the “New Continent” where there was said to be no sea monsters). It’s her job to help Mr. Scree feed the sea monsters bones from the catacombs, so they don’t attack the house. I absolutely loved Mr. Scree. He was the best character. The other people in the house are the mom, who is crazy, but not as psycho as her 2 twin sons. They are lunatics. Cartwright is their cousin who visits every so often looking for the monster box his uncle left him before he died. The twins stole it after their dad died before he could get it. He always recruits the new servants to help. So he & Sophie team up. Cartwright was such an interesting character, & I really enjoyed him. I loved seeing the relationship b/n he & Sophie, & how it developed through the book. Sophie has to always keep lookout for the twins, who are always watching, & trying to hurt her most of the time-crazies!! The sea monsters were such a creative bunch. All different, all creepy, & yet...all so amazing! Lol have to read it to understand. The idea of sea fever to me is a very possible thing that could happen in real life. People fear the unknown, & that fear makes them think & act crazy. It can spread like crazy too. I just found the whole plot fascinating. Such a creepy, mysterious, creative, adventure. I love this cover too.😍😍 Highly recommend!!💜💜
June 5, 2017
Well, that was different and fun!
I enjoyed the strong, curious and stubborn main character Sophie, who wants to be a storyteller. When she ends up on a crazy island, forced into a job lobbing bones to nasty beasties, which surround the island, she doesn't give up hope, but instead sets out to solve the island's mystery. When another member of the crazy family residing on the island offers her a deal, she takes it and begins the search for something called the Monster Box, an artifact that should hold the answer to the mysterious sea illness which caused her parents to sell her off as an servant rather than have to live near the sea anymore.
But, not everyone on the island wants the Monster Box found. In fact, the Battleship and her two sons, very evil versions of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, will do everything in their power to keep her from succeeding...maybe even kill her!
Will Sophie's storytelling, cleverness and tenacity be enough to get her off this wretched, falling apart island?
Fun details, I think kids would especially enjoy the description of the mansion with all of it's bizarre rooms, traps and secrets. As well as the fact that it's just plain weird, there are tentacle monsters, a twisty plot that keeps you guessing and a bunch of bizarre characters. Grades 6+, for those who liked The Dark is Rising series or Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix, check this one out. It also reminded me a bit of a Teen series I read by Edward Carey, this first one is called Heap House and is about a mansion in the middle of a rubbish heap (which even though it is in teen would be okay for 6th grade up too.)
I enjoyed the strong, curious and stubborn main character Sophie, who wants to be a storyteller. When she ends up on a crazy island, forced into a job lobbing bones to nasty beasties, which surround the island, she doesn't give up hope, but instead sets out to solve the island's mystery. When another member of the crazy family residing on the island offers her a deal, she takes it and begins the search for something called the Monster Box, an artifact that should hold the answer to the mysterious sea illness which caused her parents to sell her off as an servant rather than have to live near the sea anymore.
But, not everyone on the island wants the Monster Box found. In fact, the Battleship and her two sons, very evil versions of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, will do everything in their power to keep her from succeeding...maybe even kill her!
Will Sophie's storytelling, cleverness and tenacity be enough to get her off this wretched, falling apart island?
Fun details, I think kids would especially enjoy the description of the mansion with all of it's bizarre rooms, traps and secrets. As well as the fact that it's just plain weird, there are tentacle monsters, a twisty plot that keeps you guessing and a bunch of bizarre characters. Grades 6+, for those who liked The Dark is Rising series or Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix, check this one out. It also reminded me a bit of a Teen series I read by Edward Carey, this first one is called Heap House and is about a mansion in the middle of a rubbish heap (which even though it is in teen would be okay for 6th grade up too.)
September 13, 2020
a little heavy on the writing at times, but overall a bit of fun.
July 5, 2017
Fun middle-grade novel.
March 13, 2017
Eh- I just couldn't get into the story. Too much going on for me.
Lots of wandering thru a decript old house that is waterlogged.
Lots of wandering thru a decript old house that is waterlogged.
May 16, 2022
The only reason I picked up “The Bone Snatcher” was because the cover had a girl riding a sea monster like someone took her happy meal. And I am so glad that I did because it has become my favorite book by my now favorite author.
The book is about a young girl named Sophia. Her parents abandoned her in fear and sent her to live and work in the infamous house on catacomb hill. In the opening, Sophia is in a car on the way to catacomb hill and the driver is explaining why she was left behind by her parents. When they arrive Sophia finds out that the house is on a small island connected to the shore by a thin path that the tide hides most of the year. After walking to the house, the tide rises and the path disappears. This opening really sets the tone for the book and what's to come for Sophia. The book revolves around her getting used to her new home. And learn the deep history that surrounds the mysterious house and its inhabitants. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery story.
The book is about a young girl named Sophia. Her parents abandoned her in fear and sent her to live and work in the infamous house on catacomb hill. In the opening, Sophia is in a car on the way to catacomb hill and the driver is explaining why she was left behind by her parents. When they arrive Sophia finds out that the house is on a small island connected to the shore by a thin path that the tide hides most of the year. After walking to the house, the tide rises and the path disappears. This opening really sets the tone for the book and what's to come for Sophia. The book revolves around her getting used to her new home. And learn the deep history that surrounds the mysterious house and its inhabitants. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery story.
August 10, 2019
Adonai (11,5 år) och jag har fått en ny favoritförfattare. Den här var superbra tyckte vi båda två och A tyckte den var snäppet vassare än den förra (”Where the Woods end).
Coola tjejer som huvudkaraktärer i båda. I den här är det en massa havsmonster och vem gillar inte det?!
Precis som i den tidigare boken är föräldrarna inte särskilt trevliga och författaren väjer inte för att till och från göra det väldigt skrämmande och obehagligt.
Någon borde snarast översätta dessa böcker till svenska!!
Coola tjejer som huvudkaraktärer i båda. I den här är det en massa havsmonster och vem gillar inte det?!
Precis som i den tidigare boken är föräldrarna inte särskilt trevliga och författaren väjer inte för att till och från göra det väldigt skrämmande och obehagligt.
Någon borde snarast översätta dessa böcker till svenska!!
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