Imagine your wildest dreams as a child, ones where you can fly, be a pirate, a hero, go to far away places, Walter Moers does that for the adult. His works include 13 1/2 lives of Captian Blue Bear which follows the first 13 1/2 lives of a ....yes you guessed it,.... a blue bear. Life of Rumo, City of Dreaming books, and The Alchemaster's Assistant. They are magical, dream worthy stories that let you forget your everyday doings and let you live in far away places. They let you fight battles that you always win, meet freinds that are so loyal and let you show your true colors. It gives you a chance to be what you always dreamed of as a child.
I would have to say that Walter Moers is one of my favorite authors, if you have a chance to read him.... DO IT!!!
synopsis:
13 1/2 lives of Captian Bluebear: Follows the first 13.5 years of a blue bear, from his very first memory floating in the ocean in a walnut shell, to attending school in hte Gloomberg Mountians, being lost in the Dimensional Hiatus to becoming a hero aboard the SS Moloch. Its an epic journey that begs for more.
Rumo and his Miraculous Adventures; " Rumo is a little Wolperting who will one day become the greatest hero in the History of Zamonia, with Dandilion his talking sword". (You meet a wolperting once in captian blue bear)
The City of dreaming books: Optimus Yarnspinner becomes entrapped in the magic of Bookholm or better known as the city of dreaming books on a quest to find the author of a very special and very "wanted" manuscript tha was left to him by his grandfather. Its a story of following through to the end and the importance of a book.
Alchemasters Apprentice: Meet Echo the cat who lives in the unhealthiest town in Zamonia, he makes a deal in the heat of the moment that may change his life forever. In search of food, he strikes a deal with the scariest, meanest most brilliant Alechmaster. He will be fed the most wonder ful fullfilling foods and never have a want or a need if after the next full moon he must be boiled down for his fat. Its a story of not knowing what you have and learning how to get what you want.
The thing about these books is that you meet similar characters, similar places, you feel as if you walked down the streets of Zamonia before, looking on as the characters of each book scurry on withe their business and you are in admist all of it, You hear the music, you smell the smells that hover in the air, the chill in the alleys. Read and reread them over and over. :))
Lately I've been really into the 17th century era, I just watched a movie called "The Duchess" and LOVED it. From what I've heard the book is even better, so I am going to read it to compare. Have you read any 17th century era books that you would recommend??
ReplyDeleteI havent read to many of those, I havent been reccommended anything. But I am def going to keep my eyes out! Thanks Kasey for following!!! :) i know its dorky but i love to read so much, that why not get it out there...
ReplyDeleteOhh, there is a series by the author that did WICKED i am not sure if its 17th century or not, but he did a book about Cinderella and snow white that fall into that category and then the Pillar of earth was set in that era, I have both of them if you want to read them!