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Pearl
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Pearl can’t move. She’s never wanted to, until now. Life above the waves beckons to her as she watches the boats moving along the surface of the water above her. Pearl is a statue carved of milk-white stone that has stood on the floor of an ancient sea for a thousand years, but she’s waking up, and she wants more. As desire builds within her, it propels her on a journey that takes her to an exotic island grotto, into the midst of a bloody revolution, underground into a rat-infested tomb, and, at last, to a magical mountain paradise. Crazed rebels, wise philosophers, greedy grave robbers, and a few other friendly people and fish accompany her along the way, as she asks the question, “Is desire enough?” She'll have to have faith in the stars. She'll have to muster more courage than she's ever imagined. But perhaps by journey's end, Pearl will believe in herself, experience a miracle, and realize her greatest desire of all.
Pearl can’t move. She’s never wanted to, until now. Life above the waves beckons to her as she watches the boats moving along the surface of the water above her. Pearl is a statue carved of milk-white stone that has stood on the floor of an ancient sea for a thousand years, but she’s waking up, and she wants more. As desire builds within her, it propels her on a journey that takes her to an exotic island grotto, into the midst of a bloody revolution, underground into a rat-infested tomb, and, at last, to a magical mountain paradise. Crazed rebels, wise philosophers, greedy grave robbers, and a few other friendly people and fish accompany her along the way, as she asks the question, “Is desire enough?” She'll have to have faith in the stars. She'll have to muster more courage than she's ever imagined. But perhaps by journey's end, Pearl will believe in herself, experience a miracle, and realize her greatest desire of all.
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First published February 2, 2015
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About the author
Brian Kindall
9 books28 followersBrian Kindall is an author living in the mountains of Central Idaho, a world with long winters perfectly designed for holing up and writing novels. His books range in diversity from classically written middle-grade novels - Blue Sky, Pearl, and Sparrow - to the ongoing adult fiction series, The Epic of Didier Rain novels, Delivering Virtue and Fortuna and the Scapegrace, to his most recent adult novel, Escape from Oblivia – One man’s midlife crisis gone primal. His accolades include gold medals in children's literature at the Moonbeam and Global Book Awards (Sparrow), a finalist for ForeWord Reviews literary novel of the year award (Delivering Virtue), A Seal of Excellence awarded by Awesome Indies (Delivering Virtue), and Editor’s Choice at the Historical Novel Society (Delivering Virtue). Twisted humor is a given in Brian’s work, as those long winters mentioned earlier tend to drive a writer slightly mad.
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January 29, 2018
Pearl is a good middle grade book. It has a wonderful lesson for children to learn and recommend it. I give it 4 stars.
Definitely worth a read.
Definitely worth a read.
September 14, 2020
*Received a copy courtesy of the author for review*
This was such a strange book...I almost didn't like it until we reached a point in the story and I realized that I was somehow empathetic towards Pearl and her stony companions. This novel has a lot of philosophical approaches towards the meaning of life and our purpose in the universe which I think the author did a good job portraying. However, since this was so short of a story, I didn't feel like some ideas were fully fleshed out as I didn't realize until the end where the story was going.
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This was such a strange book...I almost didn't like it until we reached a point in the story and I realized that I was somehow empathetic towards Pearl and her stony companions. This novel has a lot of philosophical approaches towards the meaning of life and our purpose in the universe which I think the author did a good job portraying. However, since this was so short of a story, I didn't feel like some ideas were fully fleshed out as I didn't realize until the end where the story was going.
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February 26, 2018
This was a very unique story. It focuses on Pearl, a statue who travels from the bottom of the ocean to many different places and encounters many people.
The story is a middle grade novel but I enjoyed it quite a bit. The writing style was very accessible for the middle grade reading level but didn't feel juvenile. There is a lot of depth to the story and it is quite thought provoking.
I enjoyed this story because it was unlike any book I've ever read. I also adored the innocence of Pearl and seeing the world through her eyes. There were sad moments and sweet moments and the ending was completely unexpected and delightful.
I highly recommend this story to children and adults alike!
I received a copy of this book from the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The story is a middle grade novel but I enjoyed it quite a bit. The writing style was very accessible for the middle grade reading level but didn't feel juvenile. There is a lot of depth to the story and it is quite thought provoking.
I enjoyed this story because it was unlike any book I've ever read. I also adored the innocence of Pearl and seeing the world through her eyes. There were sad moments and sweet moments and the ending was completely unexpected and delightful.
I highly recommend this story to children and adults alike!
I received a copy of this book from the author. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
April 18, 2018
I can honestly and wholeheartedly say that I have never before read a book quite like this book. I kept going back and forth from liking it to not liking it. However, the good outweighed the not as good, so the liking outweighed the not liking.
Pearl is considered a middle grade book but I can see adults enjoying it as well. It is a short book, at only 166 pages, but I didn't feel like the book was lacking anything in the story. As a matter of fact, the ending was just what I was hoping for.
Pearl is considered a middle grade book but I can see adults enjoying it as well. It is a short book, at only 166 pages, but I didn't feel like the book was lacking anything in the story. As a matter of fact, the ending was just what I was hoping for.
December 16, 2017
Fascinating middle age to adult recommendation...
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September 14, 2018
“Try as she might, the girl couldn’t go back to life as it had been before that horrible shadow had cast its chill over her peaceful world.” – Pearl
Short stories can be fun to read, giving the reader a break from long novels. Pearland Blue Skyare both short stories or novellas about some mystical experiences. Pearlis about a statue of a girl who is pulled from the water by a young diver. She has thoughts and feelings, but can do nothing about them. She loves the diver, but as he gets older, he sells her because he needs money more than the companionship of a statue. In Blue Sky, a baby is found by an ibex in the mountains after a mountain climber falls to his death. Her mother is a statue of a woman found at the peak of the mountains. She is raised by the ibex and feels at peace until she meets another human.
The author of the books contacted me through my blog to review another of his books, Delivering Virtue. I declined reading that one as it was sexually graphic, but he offered Pearland Blue Skyin its place. I’m glad he offered some other of his books because these two stories were very interesting. I was given free copies of the books in exchange for a fair review.
Both books have elements of fantasy and mysticism in them and are great for middle school readers or older. The reader can see the world from the point of view of the statue in Pearland the young woman in Blue Sky. Lessons of finding and following your dreams can be found throughout both stories. The endings, while unexpected, are both very satisfying.
Read more here: http://sarahannecarter.com/pearl-and-...
Short stories can be fun to read, giving the reader a break from long novels. Pearland Blue Skyare both short stories or novellas about some mystical experiences. Pearlis about a statue of a girl who is pulled from the water by a young diver. She has thoughts and feelings, but can do nothing about them. She loves the diver, but as he gets older, he sells her because he needs money more than the companionship of a statue. In Blue Sky, a baby is found by an ibex in the mountains after a mountain climber falls to his death. Her mother is a statue of a woman found at the peak of the mountains. She is raised by the ibex and feels at peace until she meets another human.
The author of the books contacted me through my blog to review another of his books, Delivering Virtue. I declined reading that one as it was sexually graphic, but he offered Pearland Blue Skyin its place. I’m glad he offered some other of his books because these two stories were very interesting. I was given free copies of the books in exchange for a fair review.
Both books have elements of fantasy and mysticism in them and are great for middle school readers or older. The reader can see the world from the point of view of the statue in Pearland the young woman in Blue Sky. Lessons of finding and following your dreams can be found throughout both stories. The endings, while unexpected, are both very satisfying.
Read more here: http://sarahannecarter.com/pearl-and-...
April 24, 2015
With quiet respect for life and nature, Kindall’s brilliant imagination presents a magical world that takes readers on a journey of the heart. His book, Pearl, delights readers both young and old, with lyrical descriptions of the ocean floor, the forest floor, and the floor of feelings. The bittersweet story explores what it means to be human; what are these inexplicable feelings that trot through human hearts?
The characters, who float from the real world to the dream world and back again, are honest and believable, despite their apparent handicaps.
“It is the speech of the Big Dream from which we all—that is, everyone in the Cosmos—are born. Someone made of stone is able to hear it, along with small children, innocents, and occasionally, a lunatic,” explains the old, bald man in a patched robe to the beautiful young, wide-eyed, milk-white stone girl.
The author’s prose is clean and careful but far from childish or insignificant. Exposed to Kindall’s narratives, children will expand not just their understanding of life, love, loss, and hope, but also their vocabularies will expand in a delightfully organic way: “Proboscis? He laughed. That is another word for nose. I find the use of that polysyllabicism pads the pain I feel in the middle of my being,” the stone Sage explains to Pearl.
I can just imagine being one of Kindall’s lucky children, cozied into bed, with his voice carrying me into the stories of my dream world.
The Pearl is available for free Kindle download for a limited time. Don’t miss this delightful read.
The characters, who float from the real world to the dream world and back again, are honest and believable, despite their apparent handicaps.
“It is the speech of the Big Dream from which we all—that is, everyone in the Cosmos—are born. Someone made of stone is able to hear it, along with small children, innocents, and occasionally, a lunatic,” explains the old, bald man in a patched robe to the beautiful young, wide-eyed, milk-white stone girl.
The author’s prose is clean and careful but far from childish or insignificant. Exposed to Kindall’s narratives, children will expand not just their understanding of life, love, loss, and hope, but also their vocabularies will expand in a delightfully organic way: “Proboscis? He laughed. That is another word for nose. I find the use of that polysyllabicism pads the pain I feel in the middle of my being,” the stone Sage explains to Pearl.
I can just imagine being one of Kindall’s lucky children, cozied into bed, with his voice carrying me into the stories of my dream world.
The Pearl is available for free Kindle download for a limited time. Don’t miss this delightful read.
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