City of the Beasts (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1)
But there are many secrets hidden in the unexplored wilderness, as Alex and his new friend Nadia soon discover. Drawing on the strength of their spirit guides, both young people are led on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery. . . .
Honestly, this book sucked. Majorly. Giving it two stars was generous, to say the least.The beginning was boring beyond belief. I had to read this for school, and my class and I begged the teacher to let us read another one. It had no interest for us, no appeal. I hated the grandmother, didn't know what to think of the main character, and was bored out of my mind by the language. When the main character was swimming with the dolphins, the story basically went, 'I was having so much fun. It was
Trigger warnings: parent with cancer, death, violence, some really weird and icky treatment of indigenous populations. This was aggressively meh. I've enjoyed Isabel Allende's books in the past, so I figured it was worth trying one of her YA books. And while this started pretty solidly, this rapidly became dull. The whole thing just sort of became very action-centric with no depth at all to the characters. And when there turned out to be a subplot in which (view spoiler)[there was a plan to kill
15 year old Sara had Taste! So happy i loved this book still, 9 years later. Still think it deserves the 5. Super interesting that i definitely see the points where my teen self just held on as tight as Borobá
I have to admit that till I reached the half of the book I was quite skeptic. I thought it was the classic story about children winning in some ways against insensible adults. In the beginning actually the story is a bit disconnected in my opinion. There were a lot informations and too much on the plate. I couldn't find the purpose, the real starting point. But when I reached the third to last chapter I understood everything, all the doubts, troubles, characters, dialogues. Everything came up
My friend read Isabel Allende books and she lend me this one. At first, after a few pages, I was sceptical and didn't expect much. I decided to keep on reading in any case (I cannot put a book down, even if it is bad) and I soon relized that I may have been predjudiced. The story line was quite nice but the fact that the boy played flute certainly made an impact. I had some trouble with my commitment towards my flute playing because I didn't practice and whatever. Although him pulling his flute
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Title | : | City of the Beasts (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1) |
Author | : | Isabel Allende |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 408 pages |
Published | : | April 27th 2004 by Rayo (first published 2002) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Adventure. Magical Realism. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Novels |
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Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold is about to join his fearless grandmother on the trip of a lifetime. An International Geographic expedition is headed to the dangerous, remote wilds of South America, on a mission to document the legendary Yeti of the Amazon known as the Beast.But there are many secrets hidden in the unexplored wilderness, as Alex and his new friend Nadia soon discover. Drawing on the strength of their spirit guides, both young people are led on a thrilling and unforgettable journey to the ultimate discovery. . . .
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Original Title: | La ciudad de las bestias |
ISBN: | 0060535032 (ISBN13: 9780060535032) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1 |
Characters: | Alexander Cold, Kate Cold, Nadia Santos, Omayra Torres, Cesar Santos, Timothy Bruce, Ludovic Leblanc, Karakawe, Walimai, Iyomi, Mokarita |
Setting: | Amazon Rainforest |
Literary Awards: | Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2005) |
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Ratings: 3.71 From 28241 Users | 1466 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books City of the Beasts (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1)
La ciudad de las bestias = City of the Beasts (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar #1), Isabel AllendeCity of the Beasts is the first young adult novel by Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende. Published in 2002. City of the Beasts begins with the story of Alexander Cold, who is 15 years old and going through a family crisis. While his parents leave for Texas to try to treat his mother's cancer, Alex and his sisters are sent to live with their grandmothers. Despite his desperate pleading, AlexHonestly, this book sucked. Majorly. Giving it two stars was generous, to say the least.The beginning was boring beyond belief. I had to read this for school, and my class and I begged the teacher to let us read another one. It had no interest for us, no appeal. I hated the grandmother, didn't know what to think of the main character, and was bored out of my mind by the language. When the main character was swimming with the dolphins, the story basically went, 'I was having so much fun. It was
Trigger warnings: parent with cancer, death, violence, some really weird and icky treatment of indigenous populations. This was aggressively meh. I've enjoyed Isabel Allende's books in the past, so I figured it was worth trying one of her YA books. And while this started pretty solidly, this rapidly became dull. The whole thing just sort of became very action-centric with no depth at all to the characters. And when there turned out to be a subplot in which (view spoiler)[there was a plan to kill
15 year old Sara had Taste! So happy i loved this book still, 9 years later. Still think it deserves the 5. Super interesting that i definitely see the points where my teen self just held on as tight as Borobá
I have to admit that till I reached the half of the book I was quite skeptic. I thought it was the classic story about children winning in some ways against insensible adults. In the beginning actually the story is a bit disconnected in my opinion. There were a lot informations and too much on the plate. I couldn't find the purpose, the real starting point. But when I reached the third to last chapter I understood everything, all the doubts, troubles, characters, dialogues. Everything came up
My friend read Isabel Allende books and she lend me this one. At first, after a few pages, I was sceptical and didn't expect much. I decided to keep on reading in any case (I cannot put a book down, even if it is bad) and I soon relized that I may have been predjudiced. The story line was quite nice but the fact that the boy played flute certainly made an impact. I had some trouble with my commitment towards my flute playing because I didn't practice and whatever. Although him pulling his flute
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