ava96's review against another edition
I don't know what exactly this book was about but I don't care enough to find out. 22% in should have given me more of an idea.
iggyebab's review against another edition
3.0
Similar to A monster calls. Well written I'm not a huge fan of this type of story but it is an easy read.
virago's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
3.0
I'm still not sure what I feel about this book. I didn't hate it; I didn't love it. Parts were confusing; parts were fascinating.
I think this will require a revisit before I can fully decide. For now, I'll rate it right in the middle.
I think this will require a revisit before I can fully decide. For now, I'll rate it right in the middle.
ellieroth's review against another edition
4.0
Lee la reseña en: El Extraño Gato del Cuento
Los cuentos para niños son tan adorables...
NO!. Tiende a confundirse, a veces, al menos, cuando te dicen que un niño es el narrador, antes tenía la idea que este tipo de narración era muy sencilla, cuanto para niños, y sobre que no podrían ser misteriosos. Eren ha cambiado por completo mi idea de libros escritor por niños. Desde el inicio el libro me hizo entender que no sería como otro de este género que hubiera leído.
El prefacio nos dice "Esta es una historia sobre contar historias", me atrapó desde ahí sin duda. No es secreto que una de mis metas es ser escritora (algún día, ojalá) y siempre se me hace interesantísimo leer sobre contar historias, es un arte, son muy pocas personas las que pueden seducirte contando un cuento, sobre todo cuando eres adulto y no te crees mucho las cosas.
Eren es un libro muy gráfico, mi cuaderno está lleno de garabatos intentado recrear alguna de las escenas, tengo una puerta roja con un gato en un pedazo de página, no es muy bonito. Lo que sí es bonito es el libro, una preciosidad, está decorado con varias imágenes en algunos capítulos, dándonos más para trabajar en los escenarios. En serio, son escenas precisas las que han son graficadas.
... y también realmente aterradores
La narrativa del escritor es interesante, nos narra la historia en pasado y presente, esto es muy importante porque es exactamente eso la parte aterradora, no augura un final feliz.
Una historia muy imaginativa y oscura, personajes encariñables y un final... Léanlo!
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Los cuentos para niños son tan adorables...
NO!. Tiende a confundirse, a veces, al menos, cuando te dicen que un niño es el narrador, antes tenía la idea que este tipo de narración era muy sencilla, cuanto para niños, y sobre que no podrían ser misteriosos. Eren ha cambiado por completo mi idea de libros escritor por niños. Desde el inicio el libro me hizo entender que no sería como otro de este género que hubiera leído.
El prefacio nos dice "Esta es una historia sobre contar historias", me atrapó desde ahí sin duda. No es secreto que una de mis metas es ser escritora (algún día, ojalá) y siempre se me hace interesantísimo leer sobre contar historias, es un arte, son muy pocas personas las que pueden seducirte contando un cuento, sobre todo cuando eres adulto y no te crees mucho las cosas.
Eren es un libro muy gráfico, mi cuaderno está lleno de garabatos intentado recrear alguna de las escenas, tengo una puerta roja con un gato en un pedazo de página, no es muy bonito. Lo que sí es bonito es el libro, una preciosidad, está decorado con varias imágenes en algunos capítulos, dándonos más para trabajar en los escenarios. En serio, son escenas precisas las que han son graficadas.
... y también realmente aterradores
"I can wait"
"How long?"
"Till the end. What did you think? Till the end, of course"
La narrativa del escritor es interesante, nos narra la historia en pasado y presente, esto es muy importante porque es exactamente eso la parte aterradora, no augura un final feliz.
Una historia muy imaginativa y oscura, personajes encariñables y un final... Léanlo!
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ekatemari's review against another edition
5.0
When Oli is uprooted from his home in London and taken on an impromptu vacation to stay at his aunt and uncle’s house, he is confused. Why did they have to leave so suddenly and to visit a relative whom he has never met? Why is his mother acting so nervous, what is she hiding? And where is his dad?
Despite what his family tells him, Oli knows this isn’t just a regular vacation; something has happened, something big, and no one wants him to find out what it is. But that isn’t the only strange thing.
There’s also Eren.
Eren, the strange, dark creature with the hoarse voice and ragged wings. Eren, that lives in this house, in the hatch above Oli’s bed. Eren, that’s always watching, always whispering…
The book is about stories and about their power.
I find it difficult to find fault with Eren, which so much reminded me of David Almond’s Skellig as well as Neil Gaiman’s writing style when I first started it, but which asserted its own presence quickly and enveloped me within its stories, always so many stories. The book is very well written and really engaging, to the point that I can confidently say that it didn’t bore me for a moment; I was never tempted to put the book down and go and do something else. And it isn’t only for children.
There are also illustrations in the book, which is always a welcome touch – more books need pictures, in my opinion. These are vague, almost dreamlike, and black and white, helping to set the eerie tone of the story and the fact that the book, the story Oli tells, is just that – a story in itself.
We are all stories.
Every chapter begins with a short dialogue between Oli and Eren, and these are set aside from the rest of the narrative, keeping the feeling of unease building as they hint at a missing piece of Oli’s story and Eren’s motivations.
In the same way that the book will envelope you as you read it, so Eren keeps drawing Oli back to him: even when the thought of the creature terrifies the boy, he keeps coming back. The fantasy of Eren’s stories is an addictive diversion from Oli’s own life, which is filled with stories far more stark and sombre. What is Oli’s mother keeping from him? Why does he get strange looks from people he doesn’t know as he wanders through this nowhere place, this small country town? Where is his dad?
To Oli, Eren is the fantastic, the unseen, the shadow lurking just out of sight – and he’s also his teacher and his escape. But at what cost?
As well as the spine-tinglingly sinister and ambiguous Eren, Oli meets Em and Takeru, a couple of local kids with their own stories and secrets. The interactions between the three are some of my favourite parts of Eren, and it is very interesting to read how the kids handle and react to the separate world of the grown-ups.
I would recommend this book in a heartbeat. If you like stories, fantasy, fairy tales and secrets, then pick up Eren – you won’t be disappointed.
Tell the story to its end.
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
For the full version of this review, visit The Little Crocodile
Despite what his family tells him, Oli knows this isn’t just a regular vacation; something has happened, something big, and no one wants him to find out what it is. But that isn’t the only strange thing.
There’s also Eren.
Eren, the strange, dark creature with the hoarse voice and ragged wings. Eren, that lives in this house, in the hatch above Oli’s bed. Eren, that’s always watching, always whispering…
The book is about stories and about their power.
I find it difficult to find fault with Eren, which so much reminded me of David Almond’s Skellig as well as Neil Gaiman’s writing style when I first started it, but which asserted its own presence quickly and enveloped me within its stories, always so many stories. The book is very well written and really engaging, to the point that I can confidently say that it didn’t bore me for a moment; I was never tempted to put the book down and go and do something else. And it isn’t only for children.
There are also illustrations in the book, which is always a welcome touch – more books need pictures, in my opinion. These are vague, almost dreamlike, and black and white, helping to set the eerie tone of the story and the fact that the book, the story Oli tells, is just that – a story in itself.
We are all stories.
Every chapter begins with a short dialogue between Oli and Eren, and these are set aside from the rest of the narrative, keeping the feeling of unease building as they hint at a missing piece of Oli’s story and Eren’s motivations.
In the same way that the book will envelope you as you read it, so Eren keeps drawing Oli back to him: even when the thought of the creature terrifies the boy, he keeps coming back. The fantasy of Eren’s stories is an addictive diversion from Oli’s own life, which is filled with stories far more stark and sombre. What is Oli’s mother keeping from him? Why does he get strange looks from people he doesn’t know as he wanders through this nowhere place, this small country town? Where is his dad?
To Oli, Eren is the fantastic, the unseen, the shadow lurking just out of sight – and he’s also his teacher and his escape. But at what cost?
As well as the spine-tinglingly sinister and ambiguous Eren, Oli meets Em and Takeru, a couple of local kids with their own stories and secrets. The interactions between the three are some of my favourite parts of Eren, and it is very interesting to read how the kids handle and react to the separate world of the grown-ups.
I would recommend this book in a heartbeat. If you like stories, fantasy, fairy tales and secrets, then pick up Eren – you won’t be disappointed.
Tell the story to its end.
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
For the full version of this review, visit The Little Crocodile
kjandherbooks's review against another edition
3.0
It was interesting, not exactly what I'd expected but intriguing nonetheless. I liked the writing style and the ending was definitely not what I expected (in a good way).
lucystolethesky's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement
sean67's review against another edition
3.0
This one you could say falls in the middle of the road category - neither bad or brilliant, it is very average. Not that memorable which does take points away, as it is soon forgotten, but still with enough to make it interesting and with some very good moments. Overall though average.
emilyyjjean's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not just a story, I say to myself. I'm not just a story. I'm not.
This book was fantastic, I loved every bit of it. It's split up into the after and the events that lead up to the after. At the beginning you get such little facts about what is going on, but more and more is revealed about what is up with Oli's father and what transpires between Oli and Eren.
Eren is sort of terrifying. A monster, of sorts, that comes to visit Oli and demands that Oli tell him stories. I wasn't surprised at all with what ended up happening, but I don't believe this book is meant to be a thriller or a mystery. You're just supposed to find out what happens as the story progresses, and let Oli tell his story to its end.
nikmy's review against another edition
4.0
Dark, not a lot of action, but the creepiness held my attention, upper middle grades- YA