The Twelve Kingdoms: Book 1
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Liked It “These Manga are so cool! The ten DVDs are just as good, if not better! I wish they'd finished the DVDs, though... ;(” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It0 of 1 members found this review helpful “I kinda did like it, but there was too much of a sense of feeling that Yoko was whining the whole time until you get to the part where she meets a person who doesn't betray her, and at that point, all that she is thinking of is 'I can't trust this person'. The ending was very weak unlike the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“These Manga are so cool! The ten DVDs are just as good, if not better! I wish they'd finished the DVDs, though... ;(”
Maggie Dubs wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Wednesday, July 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Yoko Nakajima is the perfect daughter. She's a good student, she always does what she's told, she never complains, she never calls attention to herself -- perfect. Except for her red hair that stands out everywhere in Japan, but no one can explain that one. Aside from that, she's perfect. So, when she starts falling asleep in class, it's surprising to everyone. If it weren't for those terrifying dreams, maybe she could get some sleep at night. And then when a strange man shows up at school, and windows start exploding, and Keiko (the strange man) commands her to accept his undying loyalty... Somehow landing in a foreign world after falling through the moon seems almost normal. Except that there is absolutely nothing normal about any of it!
Yoko is attacked by monsters, gets thrown in jail, learns to steal, fights with a sword she has never learned how to use, and the only person she knows, Keiko, is nowhere to be found. All Yoko knows now is that she's the only person she can trust. And her hopes of getting home grow smaller and smaller every day. But she can't stop searching -- for Keiko, for home, for herself.
This book started with a pop, and then dropped to a slow buildup. It was a little frustrating. Yoko, as well, bothered me in the beginning. Perhaps it was more of a traditional depiction of a young Japanese girl, and having been raised to be extremely independent, I got irritated. That all being said, the end of the book redeemed everything for me. I loved where it went! I want to read more. Also, there's a lot of interesting discussion of languages and symbols and Japanese characters. I'm sure I could have learned a lot from it, if my brain had some basis of prior knowledge.
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“If you haven't watched the anime, friggin do it! The first few episodes will annoy the crap out of you, but keep with it. I'm glad I did!”
Cassie M wrote this review Wednesday, July 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great work of fiction, which I feel hearkens back to The Chronicles of Narnia in its story and way of storytelling.”
Marissa M wrote this review Friday, April 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“The sea of shadows was a very good book. It starts off with a nightmare, which is a little cliqued, but not a bad idea. Yoko (the protagonist)wakes up in cold sweat and you are told she has been having the same dream for a while now. You learn about about Yoko, who tends to always try to fit everyones image of perfect, meaning she doesn't have a very strong sense of self.
ARIEL C wrote this review Friday, April 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
As time goes on though, Yoko gets sucked into a whole different world, and is told she can't get back home. At first Yoko is a little annoying, she whines and cries a lot, and doesn't seem to try at all, but then she starts realizing that she needs to have a goal to survive in life, and she begins to become a stronger person. Overall, this was a good adventure story,well framed by Fyumi Ono (the author) and the translators poetic wording.”0 of 1 members found this review helpful“I kinda did like it, but there was too much of a sense of feeling that Yoko was whining the whole time until you get to the part where she meets a person who doesn't betray her, and at that point, all that she is thinking of is 'I can't trust this person'. The ending was very weak unlike the other books that I've read. And it kinda left me on a stand still on this story. The art was okay, but sometimes it was hard to depict what the person drew on the first place.”
Twilight Obsessor wrote this review Tuesday, August 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It took me a long time to read this, being in school and all, but i really liked it. A japanese girl named Yoko, shunned for her fiery natural hair in her society, is torn away by a strange man, who takes her to another world. When she loses track of him, she has go alone to find her way, and herself, in a new dangerous world. Surviving alone is a struggle, and the only thing she had to her name, was the clothes on her back, and the mysterious sword given to her by the man before he dissapeared. ”
Colleen D wrote this review Friday, June 20 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've watched a portion of the anime and liked what I saw, so when TokyoPop published this novel (and in shiny hardcover too!) it was all I could do from jumping up and down and grabbing the book in haste. Needless to say, an addictive read, and the translation from the Japanese novels is fantastic and devoid of any awkward sentences. Reading through Yoko's adventure is like being on it with her and Yoko's maturing stance on life in her new kingdom is always something nice to watch, and now, read about .”
naddie wrote this review Tuesday, September 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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