White Crow Pdf Summary
It’s summer. Rebecca is an unwilling visitor to Winterfold – taken from the buzz of London and her friends and what she thinks is the start of a promising romance. Ferelith already lives in Winterfold – it’s a place that doesn’t like to let you go, and she knows it inside out.
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White Crow Review
4.0 out of 5 stars like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos for a compulsively snackable story that leaves you with the slow burn of horror on your tongue
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2013
The title of this book, White Crow, refers to the quote about proof: “In order to disprove the assertion that all crows are black, one white crow is sufficient.”
In this book, the black crow is the finality of death. But both in the past and present in the seaside town of Winterfold, now crumbling piece by piece into the ocean, people will go to utterly horrific lengths to find the white crow.
This story is told in an a trio of interwining narratives. In Winterfold’s past is the Rector, a man of the cloth rittled with human frailty, passion, and a burning desire to know heaven. His entries are atmospheric, 1700’s religious fervor. In the present are Ferelith and Rebecca. Rebecca and her father have come to Winterfold to escape scandal.
When Rebecca meets Ferelith, they girls’ exploration of Winterfold sets into motion a series of events that culminate with the uncovering of the Rector’s horrible secret.
Of the three “voices” of the Rector, Ferelith, and Rebecca, the slightly-insane Rector and the oddly dispassionate and unreliable voice of Ferelith were mesmerizing. Rebecca herself seemed more of a foil, crying, trusting, and getting angry on cue. Her character’s whining and self pity didn’t annoy me, but her passivity did.
The story felt a bit rushed and thin at the end, I wanted more time to sink into the gory details and emotional fallout of the ending, but for most of the book you find yourself on the very edge of the cliff, looking down into the ocean and fighting the desire to jump…a thrilling psychological-horror ride.
But one I’d only recommend to readers mature enough to handle some scary scenes and horrific images involving blades and death (so not one for my fifth grader)
This Book’s Snack Rating: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos for a compulsively snackable story that leaves you with the slow burn of horror on your tongue
Vasu
4.0 out of 5 stars A spooky, well-written novel let down by a dull protagonistReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 21, 2016
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I have loved all of Marcus Sedgwick’s books that I have read so far, and so I was eager to get stuck into White Crow. The storyline of this novel was definitely interesting, but I was left feeling a little underwhelmed all the same.
The novel has a fascinating plot, full of twists and turns. I loved how the secrets of the mysterious Winterfold Hall were slowly revealed, and I also liked the development of the complicated friendship between Ferelith and Rebecca. Rebecca isn’t without secrets of her own, and I enjoyed trying to guess why she and her father had left London for a quiet coastal town. Most interesting was the mystery behind Ferelith herself: her backstory is slowly revealed over the course of the novel, but her motives were difficult to understand until almost the very end. Several times I found myself honestly wondering if she was insane. I liked that Ferelith and Rebecca both had points of view, so that the story could be seen from different angles. The third thread of the story is the diary of a vicar in 1798, and it added a horrifically scary note to the story.
I loved Ferelith; she was an amazingly interesting character, with her intelligence and charisma, but the chapters she narrated showed a more vulnerable side to her as well. Unfortunately, I thought Rebecca was horribly boring. She was like the worst stereotype of a teenaged girl: vapid, mean-spirited, unimaginative and obsessed with a boyfriend who clearly couldn’t care less about her. Her casual cruelty towards Ferelith really irritated me and she seemed to have no opinions or personality whatsoever. When I read a novel, I want the main character to be realistic and human, not a moronic cipher.
The book was beautifully written as always. I loved the descriptions of Winterfold and the sea, Ferelith’s musings on the afterlife, the vicar’s graphic descriptions of the unnerving events that took place in Winterfold Hall… the writing style was what will make this book stick in my mind as strange and beautiful.
Overall, this was an interesting and scary read, and I would highly recommend it except for the irritating main character.
About Marcus Sedgwick Author Of White Crow pdf Book
Marcus Sedgwick Author Of White Crow pdf Book was born in Kent, England. Marcus is a British author and illustrator as well as a musician. He is the author of several books, including Witch Hill and The Book of Dead Days, both of which were nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award. The most recent of these nominations rekindled a fascination with Poe that has borne fruit here in (in The Restless Dead, 2007) the form of “The Heart of Another” – inspired by Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Of his story, Sedgwick says, “This was one of those stories that I thought might be a novel originally but actually was much better suited to the tight form of the short story. I had the initial idea some years ago but was just waiting for the right ingredient to come along. Poe’s story, as well as his own fascination with technique, provided that final piece of the puzzle.”
He used to play for two bands namely playing the drums for Garrett and as the guitarist in an ABBA tribute group. He has published novels such as Floodland (winner of the Branford Boase Award in 2001) and The Dark Horse (shortlisted for The Guardian Children’s Book Award 2002).
White Crow pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information
- Publisher : Orion Children’s Books (an Imprint of The Orion Pu (January 1, 2010)
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 1842551876
- ISBN-13 : 978-1842551875
- Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.43 x 0.98 x 8.11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,211,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #130,440 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books)
- Customer Reviews: 4.3 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
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