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leafblade's review
4.0
Primero que nada: hola!!! hoy es mi cumpleaños!!!
Ahora a la review.
Decir que esta no es una enciclopedia, no son relatos cortos. Es una recopilación de ensayos de autoras (creo que son todas mujeres) donde cada una desarrolla un aspecto distinto de la saga: la representación LGBT y de religión, los seres sobrenaturales, Valentine, el sarcasmo de Jace, el arte, los lugares y un par de cosas más.
A mí me pareció super interesante y bien llevado, aunque había párrafos que eran super pesados y que no decían nada. Se hablan de temas muy importantes de los que es necesario hacer campaña, de manera muy respetuosa y cercana.
Es una buena lectura, rápida y de la que se puede sacar mucho. Pero no es obligatoria para aquel al que le guste la saga.
Ahora a la review.
Decir que esta no es una enciclopedia, no son relatos cortos. Es una recopilación de ensayos de autoras (creo que son todas mujeres) donde cada una desarrolla un aspecto distinto de la saga: la representación LGBT y de religión, los seres sobrenaturales, Valentine, el sarcasmo de Jace, el arte, los lugares y un par de cosas más.
A mí me pareció super interesante y bien llevado, aunque había párrafos que eran super pesados y que no decían nada. Se hablan de temas muy importantes de los que es necesario hacer campaña, de manera muy respetuosa y cercana.
Es una buena lectura, rápida y de la que se puede sacar mucho. Pero no es obligatoria para aquel al que le guste la saga.
shakespearesfrog's review
weird zionist essay - the other essays were really interesting up until this point
macleodhannah's review
2.0
If u are expecting another book like the shadowhunters codex, this is not for you. However if u want to know about the authors involved
ellie_exists's review
It is an analyzation of her books which is not what I originally thought it was. As soon as I realized I knew it was not something for me.
paginasdealex's review
5.0
This is an incredible book. It's an study of Cassandra's universe and characters from the different points of view of some of the most talented YA authors of our time. (On my humble and personal opinion of course).
From fairies and werewolves, vampires and shadowhunters, heroes and villains. This book is no doubt a must read for all of Cassie's followers.
From fairies and werewolves, vampires and shadowhunters, heroes and villains. This book is no doubt a must read for all of Cassie's followers.
amethystbookwyrm's review
2.0
This and my other reviews can be found at http://amethystbookwyrm.blogspot.co.uk/
Thanks to Netgalley and SmartPop/BenBella books for giving me this book to review.
Shadowhunters and Downworlders is a book of essays from well-known authors about Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices books.
When I requested this book I did not know it was a book of essays, I thought it was either an in-depth look at Shadowhunters and Downworlders by Clare similar to the Dark-Hunter companion by Sherrilyn Kenyon or a book of short stories by famous authors set in the same world. This is probably why I just could not get into this book at all.
However, a few bits I did enjoy especially the introduction by Clare. The two essays I enjoyed the most was Simon Lewis: Jewish, Vampire, Hero and Why the best friend never gets the girl.
This is really not my type of book but I would definitely recommend Cassandra Clare other books to people who like Young Adult Paranormal novels.
Thanks to Netgalley and SmartPop/BenBella books for giving me this book to review.
Shadowhunters and Downworlders is a book of essays from well-known authors about Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices books.
When I requested this book I did not know it was a book of essays, I thought it was either an in-depth look at Shadowhunters and Downworlders by Clare similar to the Dark-Hunter companion by Sherrilyn Kenyon or a book of short stories by famous authors set in the same world. This is probably why I just could not get into this book at all.
However, a few bits I did enjoy especially the introduction by Clare. The two essays I enjoyed the most was Simon Lewis: Jewish, Vampire, Hero and Why the best friend never gets the girl.
This is really not my type of book but I would definitely recommend Cassandra Clare other books to people who like Young Adult Paranormal novels.
nakburke's review
3.0
It was interesting to see how Cassie created her characters. Loved the Malec portion!
pleasejustletmeread's review
4.0
This is very close to being a must-read for fans of Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter novels, - if you are interested in an in-depth analysis of the books on certain aspects of the plot, all in essay-form and written by different other published authors.
It will most likely teach you something, and make you see something from the books from a different angle. Try it - you might learn something :-)
It will most likely teach you something, and make you see something from the books from a different angle. Try it - you might learn something :-)