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Title: Haunted Waters by Mary Pope Osborne, Angela Barrett, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr De Undine LA Motte-Fouque, Wojciechowski ISBN: 1-56402-588-8 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: February, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Spine tingling!
Comment: It's a spooky story that captures the essence of a German Fairy Tale. The book is based on a mystery that surrounds a beautiful maiden named Undine. It's told from the perspective of the main hero, Lord Huldbrand.Over-all, the story is fast-pased. I was rather sad that it wasn't any longer. If you love sea stories and fairy tale-based fantisy, this is the book for you! Great read for young and old adults!
Rating: 1
Summary: who is this written for?
Comment: I checked this book out for a young reader in my life - she tried it (about 30 pages), said "ugh," and handed it to me. We're both fans of mermaids and fairy tales and selkies and so on... so I gave it a shot. (I'm 28).
This book was in the young adult section at the library... and the whole time I was reading it I felt like Mary Pope Osbourne was dying to write a mermaid bodice ripper, but didn't want to upset her magic treehouse fans. The book had the elements of a fairy tale with the feel of a harlequin romance thrown in. (She only alludes to sex, but it feels forced or restrained - just not right).
I didn't give a poop what happened to the lord and his lady by the end... it was boring and silly, and I am astonished it has received so many good reviews here on amazon. I'd love to read the original story it's based on (and plan to). I have a feeling there might have been a lot more to work with that Osborne didn't bother to bring to the page.
Go read Hans Christian Anderson or a book on sea-lore instead.
The horrible paperback cover says enough in itself. The hardback (which I read, was much spookier looking).
Rating: 4
Summary: The water is definitely haunted
Comment: Based on an old legend, this is a romance/horror/fantasy/mythical story, and quite nicely written. There are some areas that could use a little more elaboration, but overall it's very nice.
A young nobleman named Huldbrand ends up temporarily stranded at the home of a fisherman. There, he meets the fisherman's foundling daughter -- a beautiful, sea-obsessed, almost wild-seeming girl named Undine. Huldbrand falls helplessly in love with her, and after a priest is conveniently provided, the two are married.
But something sinister is lurking in the woods -- a skin-faced, eyeless, lipless demon that is stalking Undine. Though she and Huldbrand initially are happy at his vast estate, the demon has followed her. Increasingly frightened by his wife's strange ways and by the bizarre things that follow her, Huldbrand begins to wonder what she truly is and whether she is as innocent as she seems.
Mary Pope Osborne is best known for her younger reader books, the Magic Tree House series. But this book is for older readers, despite its short length. It'll scare some younger readers, there are some brief hints about the marital relationship between Huldbrand and Undine, and the kiddies may be bored stiff by the steady, gradual pace and the uneventful settings.
Writing is exquisite, detailed but not too detailed, evocative without requiring too much description. There seems to be a dreamy tint to even the everyday occurrances in this book, especially any scenes with Undine. Characterizations are a little thin -- at times, Huldbrand feels like the only truly 3-D character.
However, as adaptations go this is a great one. Definitely worth the read.
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Title:The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) ASIN: B00009TB5G Publisher: New Line Home Entertainment Pub. Date: 18 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $25.99 |
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