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The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz
6 reviews
thedisabledreader's review against another edition
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Antisemitism
Moderate: Death of parent and Violence
eggboybee's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I listened to the audiobook, and really enjoyed it. The multivoice setup really worked for the Canterbury Tales-esque setup. Fantastic cast of characters, and a really good story overall. Would recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Death
lillygabriella's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
For someone who supposedly did six years of research and is married to an expert in Midæval history this book was appallingly inaccurate. The constant use of "ok" and "kids" and Cockney accents in 12th (supposedly) century France were extremely jarring. The issue of Jeanne not wearing a dress because it was "too complicated" and they didn't know how to start putting it on was infuriating. Midæval period ladies dress was among the easiest of fashion to put on. Shift, cotte, surcotte. They all pull on over the head.
People perpetually drinking soup from "cracked" bowls to show how poor they are. You can't do that. The soup will leak out. Could have said chipped bowls.
The only historical things in here were some of the nobility and Notre Dame, and the book burning and he had them in the wrong century.
And he had the Queen Mother of France walking around with her hair uncovered like a prostitute.
The Inquisition was off by several centuries, and they weren't burning people for witchcraft until after that misogynist wrote Malus Malaficarum. In 12th century Christianity demons had no power on the earth and anyone who claimed magic was lying or deluded. Miracles from god were fine.
The premise sounded promising, so I was extremely disappointed in the execution of this story. He should stick to fantasy, as he appears not to do well with facts.
I only finished listening to this audio book out of spite.
People perpetually drinking soup from "cracked" bowls to show how poor they are. You can't do that. The soup will leak out. Could have said chipped bowls.
The only historical things in here were some of the nobility and Notre Dame, and the book burning and he had them in the wrong century.
And he had the Queen Mother of France walking around with her hair uncovered like a prostitute.
The Inquisition was off by several centuries, and they weren't burning people for witchcraft until after that misogynist wrote Malus Malaficarum. In 12th century Christianity demons had no power on the earth and anyone who claimed magic was lying or deluded. Miracles from god were fine.
The premise sounded promising, so I was extremely disappointed in the execution of this story. He should stick to fantasy, as he appears not to do well with facts.
I only finished listening to this audio book out of spite.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Racism, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Classism, Death, Gore, and Religious bigotry
antimony's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
in 1242 france, the king is gearing up for war -- war against three children and their dog. jeanne is a peasant who has visions of the future, william is a monk with incredible strength, and jacob is a jewish boy who can heal any wound. and gwenforte is a greyhound who was resurrected :) and they are determined to save countless holy books from being burned.
this is told through multiple people telling the narrator the stories of these kids and it has the most wonderful margin illustrations i am so so so obsessed with these illustrations i could stare at them forever. i love illuminated manuscripts i love illustrated books and it works out perfectly. and i ADORE how gwenforte is draw shes so silly looking. she almost has borzoi vibes in some of the drawings (like the one at the end) and she is delightfully pointy. this book was mostly good but sometimes i was not so focused on it or connected to it unfortunately :(
this is told through multiple people telling the narrator the stories of these kids and it has the most wonderful margin illustrations i am so so so obsessed with these illustrations i could stare at them forever. i love illuminated manuscripts i love illustrated books and it works out perfectly. and i ADORE how gwenforte is draw shes so silly looking. she almost has borzoi vibes in some of the drawings (like the one at the end) and she is delightfully pointy. this book was mostly good but sometimes i was not so focused on it or connected to it unfortunately :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Vomit, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and War
abutler's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Antisemitism
Minor: Racism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Animal death, Gore, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Violence, and Xenophobia
magneto's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
Bought this book on a whim from the cover when it came out and it moved to multiple homes across the years but always stayed unread on the shelf. I finally started reading through my physical TBR to purge books before my next move and got around to reading this. Glad it survived all the moves - was surprised by how much I liked this story considering I rarely enjoy medieval stories nor ones dealing with Christianity but thoroughly enjoyed this. The different narrators kept me intrigued and the characters were enjoyable. I even added some of the bibliography into my TBR afterwards.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and Religious bigotry
Minor: Classism, Animal death, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
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