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| Title | : | The Enchanted Castle |
| Author | : | E. Nesbit |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 291 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 1994 by Puffin (first published 1907) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Classics. Childrens. Fiction |
E. Nesbit
Paperback | Pages: 291 pages Rating: 3.85 | 7435 Users | 563 Reviews
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This is a novel I like a lot, which I've experienced in different ways at different points in my life. I first read it when I was six or seven, and thought it was a great story. There are these kids, and they find a castle, and a magic ring. At first they think it's an invisibility ring. Then, to their surprise, they find it can make inanimate objects come to life, or make you rich. After a while, they come to a truly startling conclusion: the ring can do anything at all! When its latest power wears off, the owner can just tell it what new power it is to acquire. They come up with some creative ideas, which are a lot of fun; one of the best ones is where they find that the statues in the castle's grounds come to life at night, and they can themselves become living statues. One of the statues is a life-size brontosaurus. Like many seven year olds, I loved dinosaurs. This ring was amazing! The rest of this review is available elsewhere (the location cannot be given for Goodreads policy reasons)Identify Books To The Enchanted Castle
| Original Title: | The Enchanted Castle |
| ISBN: | 0140367438 (ISBN13: 9780140367430) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 7435 Users | 563 ReviewsJudge Containing Books The Enchanted Castle
This is a novel I like a lot, which I've experienced in different ways at different points in my life. I first read it when I was six or seven, and thought it was a great story. There are these kids, and they find a castle, and a magic ring. At first they think it's an invisibility ring. Then, to their surprise, they find it can make inanimate objects come to life, or make you rich. After a while, they come to a truly startling conclusion: the ring can do anything at all! When its latest powerI can't believe this isn't a movie! My kids will be reading this.
There are two types of enchantment in this book. One is the everyday sort, evidenced by how enthralled the reader might be as they proceed through the book, and especially by the young charmer Gerald who sweet-talks his way through pretty much every situation. This is enchantment that lives up to the term's origins, where chanting, speaking, singing and silent perusal of words creates the magic that keeps us literally in its spell.Then there is the sort of enchantment that manifests itself most
This book reminded me enough of C.S. Lewis to hold my interest. However, I can't say I overly enjoyed it. I think perhaps I would have enjoyed it more when I was younger. It did get better as is it went along but it lacked any sense of...urgency. Or point? Not that all plots need a point but the various adventures felt strung together without too much rhyme or reason until near the end (which probably was the point since Childhood and Imagination and stuff but...it felt lacking.)I'd read it to a
I picked this book as a quick read to complete my Pre-Tolkien requirement for a reading bingo. So the irony that the Pre Tolkien book I picked turned out to be a different type of cautionary tale about the danger of magic rings is rather delightful.
In many ways, my discover of E. Nesbit (chronicled here) is like my discovery of Diana Wynne Jones. There is the same breathless enjoyment of the author's creativity, humor, and imagination. There is the same gulping of one book after another. There is the same desire to begin buying copies for everyone I know.The Enchanted Castle is said to be one of Nesbit's very best. The LibriVox recording is far from "best" but it'll do, especially if I imagine the narrator as a beloved uncle earnestly
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!
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