kathol reviewed Rumo & his miraculous adventures by Walter Moers
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5 stars
(First ever, so hope you don't mind)
Amazing. Fantastic. Brilliant. Oh why can't I come up with better words.
I loved The City of Dreaming Books and The Alchemaster's Apprentice. But I had problems with The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear. The first two were just brilliant and left me in awe of his ideas, words and overall style of writing. The latter one was kind of too much. At parts it seemed like the story didn't progress. There were at times to many crazy ideas. And this overwhelming feeling lead to boredom at times simply due to the brain not being able to progress anything anymore.
But Rumo was different again. It was more in the line of the first two named books. I couldn't stop reading it. One thrilling scene after another. Leaving me wide awake at night with a racing heart.
The story is great. Following Rume …
(First ever, so hope you don't mind)
Amazing. Fantastic. Brilliant. Oh why can't I come up with better words.
I loved The City of Dreaming Books and The Alchemaster's Apprentice. But I had problems with The 13½ Lives of Captain Bluebear. The first two were just brilliant and left me in awe of his ideas, words and overall style of writing. The latter one was kind of too much. At parts it seemed like the story didn't progress. There were at times to many crazy ideas. And this overwhelming feeling lead to boredom at times simply due to the brain not being able to progress anything anymore.
But Rumo was different again. It was more in the line of the first two named books. I couldn't stop reading it. One thrilling scene after another. Leaving me wide awake at night with a racing heart.
The story is great. Following Rume as he grows up. Stopping at the right moment of the story. At some parts it is kind of obvious (progression wise, which it wasn't in the Alchemaster's Apprentice) but still nonetheless wonderful and exciting as he left always some kind of obstacle.
A must read I'd say.
