graham_h's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kami5's review against another edition
4.0
Very enjoyable book with highly original worldbuilding -- especially loved the juxtaposition of one world similar to ours and a magical realm with a Wall, magic systems, and strong character development throughout the book. It is one of the original 3 plots for all books but this doesn't detract at all from the reading. I picked this book up to fill a requirement and had such a great time reading it that I'll finish the series now.
isidore's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
offrostandflames's review
4.0
That took a while to finish my re read! Life gets in the way sometimes
16thedition's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
rolandishereandqueer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
reasonpassion's review against another edition
5.0
A great deal of fun with an interesting magic system and characters that are worthy of fuller exploration. Audio read by Tim Curry makes it perfect
jmvaughan's review against another edition
3.0
Like all of Garth Nix's books, Sabriel is nearly crushed under the weight of all its ideas. There are so many ideas, and they're all so enthralling, that I found myself much more interested in things like the magic system or the different gates in death than in the story or characters. It all felt like little more than an excuse for Nix to explore and explain this fascinating world he created. Admittedly, Nix is an incredible worldbuilder, but it's all for naught without characters we care about, without real humanity. That is what this book lacked, and what all of his books have lacked, in my opinion.
nata_sa_b's review against another edition
4.0
Rereading - 2021
Na druhýkrát sa mi to páčilo ešte viac :D Až na pár deatilov.
3,5* alebo rovných 4*????
Wooow! Tak toto bolo niečo naozaj dobré! Vlastne viac ako dobré! Prosím pekne, kde nájdem viac takýchto kníh? Keď si odmyslím ten pomalý rozbeh a že mi chýbal ten pocit, ktorý by ma poháňal vpred pri čítaní, tak by to bolo rovných tých 5 hviezdičiek, žiaľ, mi to tam chýbalo, ale panenku!!! Ten svet, tie postavy, ten princíp ako to celé fungovalo....Mačiak! Treba mi vôbec viac?
Na druhýkrát sa mi to páčilo ešte viac :D Až na pár deatilov.
Wooow! Tak toto bolo niečo naozaj dobré! Vlastne viac ako dobré! Prosím pekne, kde nájdem viac takýchto kníh? Keď si odmyslím ten pomalý rozbeh a že mi chýbal ten pocit, ktorý by ma poháňal vpred pri čítaní, tak by to bolo rovných tých 5 hviezdičiek, žiaľ, mi to tam chýbalo, ale panenku!!! Ten svet, tie postavy, ten princíp ako to celé fungovalo....Mačiak! Treba mi vôbec viac?