This is definitely a fun one for kids who enjoy mystery, suspense and some gothic or creepy elements in their stories, very fun and admirably put together. Dec 19, Danielleacorn rated it it was amazing Shelves: I think this book was amazing. It had so much adventure,drama,horror,it never gets boring. I could read that book a million times and it would never get boring. I think that the other silver birch readers will like this book because like i said it never gets boring.
Even when the are trying to fall asleep its intresting. I think it was amazing how they keep runing and geting away. Feb 09, Jennifer Rayment rated it it was amazing Shelves: Sneaky,little schemers, out to make a fellow weak. Who knows the future. Do the best you can and never regret a kindness. To live a coward is not to live at all. Aug 31, Joseph R rated it really liked it. I liked that the book was a mix of Thriller and Mystery because it starts out mysterious with knobbe doing his "grave robbing deed" and then it has Angela on an adventure with Hans to rescue her parents from the necromancer "the devil himself".
I think it turns in to a thriller mid book and it starts to have that thought in it like you know something is going to happen it's like in a movie when it has that mysterious creepy music and it gets higher pitched but in the book Allan expresses it wit I liked that the book was a mix of Thriller and Mystery because it starts out mysterious with knobbe doing his "grave robbing deed" and then it has Angela on an adventure with Hans to rescue her parents from the necromancer "the devil himself".
I think it turns in to a thriller mid book and it starts to have that thought in it like you know something is going to happen it's like in a movie when it has that mysterious creepy music and it gets higher pitched but in the book Allan expresses it with tone and it adds more mysterious things when peter is in the story you don't know what happened to him and how he was living without his wife and child. I still don't understand why Allan the author would start the book with the soon to be character "Hans" in a box or casket when he was a child and was found by knobbe it just makes the surrounding story of the book just plain weird.
I loved the tone of the whole story because it was on and off and it kept changing it was never the same. What I would have done is start it towards a backstory of knobbe and why he Grave Robs and why he lives like he does. I recommend this book if you like either: Because I was never bored reading all the pages of it.
And I liked Angela's character because she does not get off-guard and she is doing this in a serious way and she only does this adventure because of her parents, if nothing happened this book would be 10 pages.
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Jan 23, Scoot rated it it was amazing Shelves: It had princesses, evil magicians, traveling performers and an unlikely hero. The pace of the story was great — it never dragged and had a lot of action while still managing to develop emotion and show character depth. It was clearly written and easy to read; I never found myself tripping over the story.
The plot was interesting and had themes of family, love and true bravery - along with a lot of fun adventure. Hans and Angela were both great characters and you quickly became attached to each of them. I enjoyed the fact that this was a fairytale without magic, but the tale was still magical. And for the hopelessly-romantic like me, there was even a wink of romance enfolded in the tale.
Although the author wrapped up the story nicely, I would not mind reentering the world of Hans and Angela again. Jan 23, Angela rated it did not like it Shelves: Well, that was legitimately disappointing. I was really looking forward to reading this after I got a copy at ALA Midwinter, but the only expectation I had about it that was fulfilled was that it is a quick read. But that was because I wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible.
It's like someone crossed The Princess Bride with every Shakespeare play they read in high school, but took themselves completely seriously. It was a huge pile of cliches, and as such, extremely predictable, excep Well, that was legitimately disappointing. It was a huge pile of cliches, and as such, extremely predictable, except for the parts that were unexpectedly violent for a mid-grade book dissecting a fully-conscious human?
That's a little harsh. The theme, "The Importance of Stories," has been done before, much less heavy-handedly. I guess that really gets to the heart of what bothered me about it--everything is heavy-handed.
The humor is heavy-handed. The plot is heavy-handed. And I know this copy hasn't gone through its final edit, but a chapter heading of "Just Deserts"--that isn't a pun? So as much as I would like to, I'm afraid I can't recommend this. Feb 21, Kim Pocock rated it really liked it. I had to read this book because my tutor girl has a book report on it and has no idea what it was about. Reading this book as an adult, I didn't mind it. However, I understand now why my tutor girl understood nothing. It is very difficult in terms of comprehension. There is much disgusting blood, guts, violence and gore.
Admittedly, I probably missed a few. The language is not easy to understand. Again, I e I had to read this book because my tutor girl has a book report on it and has no idea what it was about. Again, I enjoyed it to a certain degree. However, my fourth grader was obviously overwhelmed by this book. I feel that the info, language, and plot line were advanced; whereas the characters were flat and boring. Mar 06, JulieLaLa rated it it was amazing.
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I haven't read such a great book in a long time! It is so good, I didn't want to read it because it would end! The writing is superb, and with excellent pacing. The characters and the action grab our interest and carry us along an amazing storyline. I can't wait to recommend this book to many of our library's patrons.
They're often surprised that I read books in the "juvenile" section, but this is storytelling of a superior nature. Jan 10, Matt rated it really liked it. Grave robbers apperentice was a good book for many reasons. One reason was because it was very action packed. Another reason is that it grabs your attention right off the bat!
My favourite chracter was hans because he ends up saving his papa in the end and i think he was very brave! I would suggest this book for kids and adults who like action! Nov 02, Daniel Legault rated it it was amazing Shelves: Terrific adventure fantasy scary, funny with characters you can care about. Sep 09, Pamela Hatch rated it liked it Shelves: Hans is a foundling washed up on the beach and adopted and raised by a grave robber a job he does not look forward to.
By chance he meets Countess Angela Gabriela, nearly thirteen, on the run from an evil archduke interested in her families wealth and plans to get it through marrying her. A deal with the sly necromancer goes wrong leaving Angela buried alive, her parents in an insane asylum, and the evil archduke loose upon the world.
What will it take for them to form an alliance, develop a plan, and foil the archduke's plan -- a traveling circus with dancing bears, and a warrior hermit. I like unusual stories, but this one was very dark in nature. I almost stopped reading, but the way the author used words and developed his characters kept me wanting to go on.
The most creative of the characters turned out to be the Necromancer. A wraithlike creature, hairless and pale, his willowy frame was draped in a dirty velvet shroud. His ears were withered; his nose and lips rotted. He had no teeth; no eyes.
His sockets were empty caverns rippling with shadows from the lamplight. A satisfying ending, but lots of murder, blood, terror, and torture to get there. Jul 16, Gypsy Madden rated it really liked it.
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Though this seemed pitched at children, I often wondered if it was perhaps too gross and violent for the audience age. It does have grave robbing aplenty, and a deliciously evil duke and necromancer and plenty of adventure with a plucky heroine and reluctant hero.
And I did love the Shakespearean touches Angela was quite like Viola in Twelfth Night, disguising herself as a man before embarking on her quest , and there were touches of MacBeth with the prophecy of the forest coming to Dunsanane, Though this seemed pitched at children, I often wondered if it was perhaps too gross and violent for the audience age.
And I did love the Shakespearean touches Angela was quite like Viola in Twelfth Night, disguising herself as a man before embarking on her quest , and there were touches of MacBeth with the prophecy of the forest coming to Dunsanane, and of course Juliet faking her death. For the most part, I thought the story was a fun romp. The only points where I thought it got tedious were that the villains were so moustache twirling evil and were rather one-dimensional in their personalities, and toward the end there were so many theatrical reveals of characters suddenly turning out to be something else, I totally lost count of how many reveals there were.
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Readers who want more stories about young heroes caught in extravagantly odd situations will enjoy A Boy Called M. Just send us an email and we'll put the best up on the site. Retrieved from " http: Personal tools Log in. Categories Fiction Non-fiction Children's books Authors. Hans is running away from his master, the grave robber. Countess Angela is trying to rescue her parents from the arch-duke, who is cruel and quite, quite mad. And they are both trying to avoid the mysterious Necromancer.