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eriynali's review against another edition
3.0
With only one dull-ish moment towards the middle, I found Lukas Kasha quite compelling, as an adult. It starts bright and gets quite dark as it progresses. Lukas Kasha has quite delightful ideas for solving problems and resolving crises, and I think my 11 year old son got quite a lot out of this book too.
sqeeker's review against another edition
4.0
I've always loved Lloyd Alexander's books, and this one didn't disappoint. I really enjoyed Lukas's character. He grew and learned a lot throughout the story. I also enjoyed the other characters, especially the ones that had bigger roles to play than the first initial meeting, like Osman, the water bearer, and others. I loved the whole environment that Alexander put together. The culture and areas were fun to read about.
gdonahue's review against another edition
4.0
Book #4 for rereading childhood favorites in December. This book was fun to revisit because it was a book I disliked when I was a kid, but hung onto because it’s by my favorite childhood author. Reading this as an adulthood, I’m not sure why I didn’t like it. There are a couple of character descriptions at the beginning that give away the age of the text, as this was originally published in 1978, but the overall story and the characters Alexander introduces you to are really fun. There’s a good-natured humor to the book and some important lessons about war, using your wits in the place of violence, and learning to actually give a shit about your world and your place in it. I would definitely share this with kids in my life and will be hanging onto all my old Alexander books for future rereads.
sparklyodin's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
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? No
4.0
libraryjen's review against another edition
4.0
A fun middle grade adventure & fantasy with roots in Persian folklore. Definitely recommended!
kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition
2.0
This author always has really exciting and well-organized plots with plenty of action and mystery and adventure and plot twists! However, his characters are not well-developed, and they always seem very wooden, almost robotic. He is terrible about "telling" instead of "showing." I don't want you to TELL me that these two characters annoy each other. SHOW me that they are annoyed through their dialogue and their actions. Don't TELL me that these two became friends, and then just jump into the rest of the plot. SHOW me why they became friends, and how they started to trust each other, or how they connected through some shared experience. This is just lazy writing.
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