Review/recenzija: Naomi Novik: Uprooted/Iskorijenjena
There are some serious opinions shared by so many bloggers about this book. Seems like Uprooted, a fantasy novel by NaomiNovik has its lovers everywhere, but there are also those who don't share those warm feelings. I was having a nice weekend with this one, so I'll just state what I think about this book. Then I'll let you decide.
Agnieszka lives in a valley in a quiet small village, but near the corrupted Wood. The Wood is full of malevolent power, and the only reason it hasn't already swallowed them all, lies in the power of Dragon.
Dragon is a wizard of great ability but also a cold and demanding man that likes to keep his distance from all the people he protects.
Every ten years, Dragon takes one girl form all of the villages he's protecting, puts her in his castle and keeps her there until it's time for new girl to be chosen.
Agnieszka thought that, this time, Dragon would take her best friend for she is the most beautiful girl around.
But she was mistaken. It's her that Dragon takes and now she's to be faced with the destiny that is more unexpected she could have ever been dreaming for.
This novel is one of the best fantasy books that I had the chance to read this year. It's a standalone, unique story with interesting and alluring characters. Their personalities made me turn page by page and be very attentive of every spell they performed because I couldn't even imagine what was it that awaited in the next chapter.
Now, some would say that Dragon is one of those characters who are cold, calculating and insensitive for no reason whatsoever. In another words, an asshole. I'd say he's one of those people who feel deep but have the problem with showing their emotions. So I think it's fine for people not to like apathetic characters, but it wouldn't be OK to claim he has no personality just because he doesn't show emotions. There are people that need our understanding more than others, and there are characters like that too.
More than just magic, fantasy and spells, this novel offers some universal themes like persistence and tenacity, understanding and courage.
I spent last Saturday and Sunday in my bed, under my blanket, with this novel, like Harry Potter in the beginning of the third movie, when he was trying to learn Lumos Maxim charm and I don't regret it. It will be Christmas soon, and if you are looking for a unique present for your special bookworm, I think that, with Uprooted, you can't go wrong.
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Iskorijenjena nam je iz Algoritma stigla taman za Interliber, a ja sam se njome zabavljala pro�li vikend. �to da vam ka�em, osim da navalite na ovu knjigu? Savr�ena mje�avina fantastike, magije i lagana doza romantike bogovski su mi sjeli.
Agnie�ka �ivi u selu kraj �ume. Od malih nogu u�ili su je da se �umi ne smije pribli�avati jer njena tamna, zlonamjerna mo� nikad ne spava, a jedan krivi korak u njenom smjeru zna�io bi smrt za cijelu dolinu u kojoj �ivi.
Ipak, stanovnici njezina sela ne mogu se boriti protiv zloglasne �ume, ve� sve svoje nade pola�u u Zmaja i njegovu magiju. Svakih desetak godina Zmaj iz okolnih sela odvodi jednu djevojku, i iako one iz njegove kule nakon tog vremena izlaze slobodne i nepovrije�ene, ni jedna od njih nikad ne ostane �ivjeti u selu.
Ove godine, Agnie�ka je sigurna da �e Zmaj �eljeti njenu najbolju prijateljicu Kasiju. Kad vrijeme njegova odabira napokon do�e, Zmaj donese odluku koja iznenadi cijelo selo.
Odvodi Agnie�ku.
Odvojena od ljudi koje poznaje i zato�ena u kuli, Agnie�ka �e napokon saznati kakvu sudbinu Zmaj namjenjuje onima koje odabere.
Ovaj roman pokupio je skoro svaku nagradu za koju je bio nominiran, uklju�uju�i Nebula za najbolji roman i Library Journala i Publishers Weeklyja za roman godine, ali �ak i da nije, ja bih ga svrstala me�u bolja �tiva koja sam ove godine imala �ast �itati. Roman je jedna zaokru�ena, vrlo inovativna pri�a kojoj do sad nisam srela sli�ne. Njegovi likovi su iznena�uju�e primamljivi ljudi �ije osobnosti su me vukle da okre�em stranicu za stranicom jer zaista nisam mogla ni pretpostaviti kako �e pri�a dalje te�i i kako �e se oni u nju uklopiti.
Zmaj je naizgled hladan, prora�unati lik kojemu ne pada ba� �esto napamet da bi ga malo pristojnosti dovelo puno dalje od sveprisutne oholosti, ali ba� zato me zaintrigirao. Njegov karakter zahtijeva razinu razumijevanja koju mu neki mo�da ne bi imali snage ili volje ukazivati, ali protagonistica se sasvim dobro sna�la s njime, jednom kad ga je proku�ila. Ve�ina recenzija koje sam pro�itala prije nego knjigu prili�no su stroge �to se ocjenjivanja Iskorijenjene ti�e. �itatelji ili ju vole ili ju uop�e ne vole, a ve�inom je razlog zbog koje im nije omiljena ba� lik Zmaja. Ja taj lik komotno mogu proglasiti zanimljivim jer je to to�no onakva vrsta mu�kih protagonista kakve volim- s �irokim emocionalnim rasponom, ali onim koji je skriven ispod slojeva problema koje samo ona mo�e pripomo�i razrije�iti. Ja �u na takve likove uvijek pasti jer su moj osobni kriptonit.
Agnie�ka je lik koji je svoje dane provodio nesvjestan svojeg punog potencijala, a tek kad se na�la pod strogom palicom naizgled apati�nog Zmaja, njezina prava osobnost je procvjetala.
Zajedno su stvorili jednu nesvakida�nju pri�u, koja nam uz magi�ne motive donosi i one univerzalne: ustrajnost u dobru, iskazivanje razumijevanja prema druga�ijem od nas i hrabrost koja ne posustaje.
Ova knjiga odli�an je na�in kako provesti vikend. Kad normalan narod izlazi, mi knji�ki moljci ne, mi tek subotama nave�er imamo malo mira, onda dok se svi pokupe iz ku�e. S ovom sam i ja tako, kao Harry Potter na po�etku tre�eg filma kad pod dekom vje�ba Lumos Maximu, zavukla se u krevet i �itala ju dok ne pro�itam. Ako ste od onih koji vole dobro razra�enu fantasti�nu pri�u s mrvicu romantike izme�u u�togljenog Zmaja i uporne Agnie�ke, ili pak znate nekoga kome bi ova knjiga uljep�ala bo�i�ne dane, svakako ju nabavite.
Va�a Rose ??
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