Miyuki Miyabe
Hardcover | Pages: 816 pages Rating: 4.17 | 2489 Users | 322 Reviews
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| Original Title: | ブレイブ・ストーリー |
| ISBN: | 1421511967 (ISBN13: 9781421511962) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Meena, Kee Keema, Wataru Mitani, Mitsuru Ashikawa, Kutz, Suaty, the Goddess of Destiny |
| Setting: | Japan Vision |
| Literary Awards: | Batchelder Award (2008) |
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Young Wataru Mitani's life is a mess. His family has problems they never told him about, a new student at school upsets everything he knows about the world, and a girl's voice rings in his mind all hours of the night. Desperately he searches for some way to change his life; a way to alter his fate.To achieve his goal, he must navigate the magical world of Vision, a land filled with creatures both fierce and friendly. And to complicate matters, he must outwit a merciless rival from the real world.
Wataru's ultimate destination is the Tower of Destiny where a Goddess of fate awaits. Only when he has finished his journey and collected five elusive gemstones will he possess the Demon's Bane; the key that will unlock his future.
Charity, bravery, faith, grace and the power of darkness and light: these are the provinces of each gemstone. Brought together, they have the immeasurable power to change Wataru's life.
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| Title | : | Brave Story |
| Author | : | Miyuki Miyabe |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 816 pages |
| Published | : | August 14th 2007 by VIZ Media LLC (first published March 3rd 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Cultural. Japan |
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Ratings: 4.17 From 2489 Users | 322 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Brave Story
I enjoyed this book, but I felt it was a little longer than necessary - and a little preachy at times. I loved the characters of Meena, Kee Keema, Kutz and Wataru - the relationships they built were worth reading about and kept me invested in the story. And the addition of the dragon, Jozo, added excitement just when I was about to give up on the book.Wataru is a boy learning to come to grips with his parents' divorce. He finds himself sucked into an alternate reality in which, if he isI suppose I could compare it to The Neverending Story (alienated kid + fantasy world), but that was a two-hour movie (perfectly fine), not a 900-page behemoth novel that unfurled like a series of video game levels culminating in various bosses, as well as a few "Our princess is in another castle, Mario" moments. I can easily see how and why this was turned into anime, but I was hoping for something a bit closer to Murakami. Not for me at all. But, because I am a Middle American and I FINISH what
A great world for middle-schoolers and even older teens to get wrapped up in. Very sensitive and thoughtful treatment divorce and infidelity from a teen point of view. Strong story line with a lot of adventures; however, for readers already familiar with fantasy manga/anime, it might be too long.
Terrific. Good character development. More philosophical than I would have imagined, but in a thought-provoking, creative, emotional, and inspiring way. A long book, bit slow in the beginning, but well worth the read. I found it very entertaining. I'm sad to be leaving Wataru, Vision, and the adventure. Being that I am currently struggling with personal misfortune like Wataru and Mitsuru, I find that I am strengthened to go bravely forward and embrace my future, and find happiness in all the
Besides having to hide at my desk to read this at lunch hour (people were constantly asking me 'how long's it take you to read a book like that??), I really like it. I'm a big fan of japanese literature in general but this was my first taste of fantasy. Usually I can only get mysteries. Miyabe is an accomplished mystery writer which is probably why she managed to get this one marketed in the US. I'm so glad she did! I'll be honest, if you don't spend hours glued to Final Fantasy you're going to
It's just...it's just so LONG.I don't have a problem with long books, guys, honestly not. If a well-crafted story can hold my attention for 800 pages, I am properly thrilled. It's just that there's no reason for this book to be as long as it is. It meanders into sub-plot after sub-plot - much like the video games it's inspired by, I understand, but it doesn't work very well in a literary format. The sense of realistic urgency set up by the first 200 pages was just destroyed by the 400th; at that
This is one of those books that I wish had been more heavily edited. It was good and I enjoyed it, but it was just too long to really be necessary. The beginning really sucked me in--it was a good mix of mystery, fantasy and drama. After Wataru is transported to the magical realm of Vision, things start to weaken significantly.Overall, I felt that it was too many things right after another. As someone who grew up playing Final Fantasy and other Japanese role-playing video games, I'm completely
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