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Aru Shah og tidens ende by Roshani Chokshi

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craftymxlibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

A very cute and action-packed story with lots of humorous reference for older kids and adults. But even without knowing what the references refer to, they make perfect sense to the story, so nothing but being in on the joke is lost. One example is a being that is a piece of time who is explaining how complex and fluid time is. The being ends the explanation with "we're all very wibbly-wobbly."

The audio version of this makes the jokes a bit harder to catch though. The narrator tries a bit too hard with her inflections, making nearly the whole book (even narrative parts) seem like the characters and narrator are surprised and confused and maybe just a bit disgusted with everything. I will usually just burn straight through books like this, but it took me longer than usual because I found myself needing breaks from this narrator.

moober_26's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-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

3.5

allinikol's review against another edition

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4.0

great tale, I can see this being a great series.

4lberj's review against another edition

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3.0

Me esperaba algo tan épico como la primera parte de Percy Jackson, [b:El ladrón del rayo|23667096|El ladrón del rayo (Percy Jackson, #1)|Rick Riordan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417638037s/23667096.jpg|3346751]. Sin embargo, si bien la historia es muy interesante por todo el tema de la mitología hindú que trata, la historia es un tanto simplona y parece que todos los problemas se le resuelven a Aru de la manera más sencilla posible. Me ha gustado que tiene partes cómicas, pero la historia en general me ha sabido a poco. Esperaré la segunda parte y la leeré para ver qué tal sigue porque me ha gustado a pesar de los fallos que he comentado, pero en parte ha sido una decepción.

shreyashah096's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

mnakka9's review against another edition

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2.0

I bought this book so that I can read it to my niece of 6 years old. She loves Hanuman and Lord Shiva.
After seeing some reviews I decided to read my self first. Hanuman have mercy on me, the author butchered the whole Hindu mythology concept. It may be appealing to western Indians who don't care about these but making mockery of Lord Hanuman and calling him an Ape? Yes, he is a monkey god, still it's horrible.

The concept is fantastic though, that is why the 2 stars.