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The Golem's Eye (2006)

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حقیقتاً چهار و نیم یا شایدم یه کم کمتر بود؛ چون یه سری جاهاش کسل کننده شده بود. اول اینکه بگم من مطمئمناً دیگه جاناتان استرود رو ول نمی کنم :-" کتاب یک نمره ش سه بود؛ نسبت به این کتاب که پنج می گیره. چون به نظر من - و به احتمال زیاد - جلد اول این مجموعه اولین نوشته ی نویسنده بوده. این کتاب به مقدار خیلی خیلی زیادی پیشرفت داشت در مورد همه چیز. مخصوصاً نثر نویسنده خیلی پخته تر شده بود. حتی نیازی نیست برم به انگلیسیش سر بزنم که اینو تشخیص بدم و کاملاً مشخص بود. نثر کتاب کاملاً روون بود؛ توصیفاتش کاملاً مشخص و دقیق بود؛ ولی بیش از حد نبود که حوصله رو سر ببره. مکالمه هاشون؛ فضاسازی ها. همه ش به نظرم عالی بود. شخصیت پردازیش هم خوب بود. فعلاً با کیتی، بارتیمیوس ( که شخصیتش توی کتاب اول کاملاً مشخص شده بود ) کاری ندارم؛ موضوع ناتانیله. این دوگانگی ناتانیل/جان مندریک توی این پسر رو خیلی دوست دارم. ناتانیل باهوش و بااستعداده و پشتکار زیادی داره. ولی توی یه جامعه و کنار انسان هایی بزرگ شده که معتقدن خودشون از یه سری مردم دیگه بهترن و علاوه بر اون؛ باید به خاطرش به خودشون افتخار کنن. ناتانیل از شش سالگی همراه این جامعه زندگی کرده و به علاوه؛ همراه یکی از اعضاش که به نظر خود پسر هم یه احمق بوده و اون هم ترغیب می شده که بیشتر توی این مرداب فرو بره. ناتانیل خودش شخصیت خوبی داره، ولی کم کم به شخصیتی تبدیل می شه که اونا ازش می خوان باشه. به جان مندریک تبدیل می شه. تا حدی که خود بارتیمیوس هم که عادت داشت برای عصبی کردنش ناتانیل صداش کنه، دیگه بیخیال شده و بهش می گه جان مندریک.اونقدری که جان زیر قولش با کیتی می زنه. کیتی... خب حرف توی استاتوسم رو پس می گیرم؛ کیتی شخصیت بدی نداره؛ ولی یه جورایی غیرطبیعیه. بیش از حد شبیه اون شوالیه های شجاع و بی ترس کتاب های فیری تیل هاست. ولی خب دختر خوبیه :-"بارتیمیوس که عشقه به کل :Dدر کل از یه جامعه ای مثل حکومت یاد شده ی انگلستان بدم میاد. حالتی که مردم حاضرن از روی جنازه ی هم دیگه بالا برن تا به قدرت برسن... چیز نفرت انگیزیه در کل. ولی یه چیزی هم هست، اونم اینه که حالا یه روزی هم مقاومت یا هر چیز دیگه ای اگه برنده بشه و این حکومت رو نابود کنه، آخرش جادوگر ها برای یک میلیون سال بعدی (!) مجبور می شن قایم بشن و پنهانی کار کنن و الی آخر. نمی شه انگار کرد یه سری از کارهاشون خوبه، اگه یه کم اخلاقشون رو عوض کنن شاید :-" ناتانیل در مورد یه چیز حق داشت. یه مجلس که کاملاً از عوام - خیلی بدم میاد از این کلمه :| - تشکیل شده، نمی تونه روی همچین جامعه ای حکومت کنه؛ چون یه سری انسان هایی داخلش مخفی شدن که ممکنه قدرت به هم ریختن چیز های زیادی رو داشته باشن. اممم؛ از خلاصه ای که آخر این کتاب نوشته بود:| مشخصه که توی کتاب بعدی با یه جان مندریک کامل طرفیم. ولی کاملاً مطمئنم که آخرش وجدانش بیدار می شه و احتمالاً هم خودش رو قربانی می کنه :| ولی نکنه خب :| من دوست دارم ناتانیل رو :|+ حدس ـه این فقط، ولی سناریوی مشخصیه خب:|خیلی خیلی مشخص بود خائن کیه. اسپویل نمی کنم ولی خب :| مشخص بود دیگه :|ولی ترجمه خیلی عالی بود. ویراستاریش هم هیمنطور. به شدت عالی بود؛ یعنی طوری که باورم نمی شد حتی :-"ولی یه مشکل خیلی بزرگ داشت؛ اونم این بود که من نمی دونم نصف شخصیت های کتاب رو اسمشون رو چجوری باید تلفظ کنم. ما به یه لیست آخر کتاب هم راضی می شدیم به خدا :| :((در کل اینکه به قیمتش می ارزید :)توصیه می شه، به شدت :-"

My first thought right after reading the book is that it is filled with temperamental and cocky teenagers, equally self-absorbed, bickering and snotty adult magicians and one Mr. Love guru called Bartimaeus. Which actually is not a bad thing cause he cracks me up.Yup, ive been doing that quite a lot when Im reading :))Character For me, they were pretty much 1-dimensional. The magicians are power-hungry, self-obsessed, egoistic, with really nothing to brag about except they could control the Spirits. Most of the time, they come off very easy to manipulate. As what Bartimaeus once said, they are all driven by power and greed. Or you know, something like that.The commoners, or the people with no magical aptitude, are either stupid or mindless cowards who spend the rest of the book just being told what to do, clueless or cowering in fear from the magicians. But I get that, we must learn to bow down to authorities but they just come off rather too compliant and dull. And if there are actually people who are willing to fight for their rights, they come off too strongly.Which brings me to the Resistance. what the Commoners lack, the Resistance are abundant of it. Even to the point of being too confident with their abilities that in the end, they ended up being cocky and arrogant themselves but the second book did tackle this one out and accepted the mistakes being made. It was dealt with properly and I liked the closure.I could sympathize with the characters but I couldn't seem to make myself care for them. The only like-able character for me is Bartimaeus, the others fell kind of flat or annoying. It took me a while to warm up to Kitty and by the end of the book, I came to like her too. But not that much. Just enough so I could stop rolling my eyes during her POVs. teehee.Aside from all of that, I still enjoyed reading it. The readers get to be introduced to new environments and delve deeper into the story. Like the history of other Empires, the magicians, djinns. More information were being laid out and there were a lot of actions to keep me excited. There were even time when I have to stop reading it cause I can't handle the suspense just like so:Oh, and by the way, meet Honorius. I couldnt help but imagine him this way :))But he actually looks like this:So I am truly grateful that mine turned out to be cartoon/anime-ish than it really is cause I might not have slept last night.

What do You think about The Golem's Eye (2006)?

I had mixed feelings about this one. As usual it took awhile to get going, but would have been worth it if the story had flowed a bit more. The plotlines, although neatly wrapped up in the end, felt awkward mixed together. It made sense until the entrance of Honorius the afrit. Emotionally, even though I have MAD respect for believable characters who act like real humans (i.e flawed), it was hard to watch Pennyfeather and his selfishly stupid and inept Resistance movement. And even though Kitty turns out to be undeniably awesome, getting through each of her chapters was a chore, and not very enjoyable, except where they concerned Bartimeaus. As usual, he was the most wonderful thing about the story (I'm sure he'd agree). On the other hand, the introduction of the golem was extremely cool, and the Czech sidelines ... it just got tainted with the whole bit about the Staff and all the political squabbling. Bleh. :-P Still, I am somewhat looking forward to the third, though I imagine it too will be hard to read, since already at the outset, Bartimeaus is suffering. :-( *sigh. 2.5 stars for this one Stroud. Please don't disappoint me again.
—Kathleen

Reviewed by K. Osborn Sullivan for TeensReadToo.comHe's rude. He's surly. He won't hesitate to tell you when your haircut looks stupid. And in over 5000 years, he's seen some bad haircuts. I'm talking about my favorite djinni, Bartimaeus, back in book two of his young adult fantasy trilogy. THE GOLEM'S EYE is an excellent sequel to the first book in the series, THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND. In the first book, we meet Bartimaeus, an ancient creature of enormous power that can best be described as a type of demon. Unfortunately, he and all of his kind hate the word demon. He classifies himself as a djinni, so we'll just go with that for the purposes of this review. Why annoy anyone who can shoot magical firebolts at you, right? Anyway, Bartimaeus, and other creatures like him, are summoned by human magicians to do their bidding. Needless to say, this forced servitude, or slavery, is not popular with the servants, so they do their best to turn the tables on their human masters whenever possible. Enter Nathaniel, a boy who is in training to become a powerful magician. In book one of the series, he summons Bartimaeus from the netherworld and an involuntary partnership begins. In THE GOLEM'S EYE, young Nathaniel again finds himself in need of the djinni's aid, so he again turns to reluctant Bartimaeus. This time, a revolutionary group is blowing things up in London, which may or may not be related to a series of unusual occurrences that have the police stumped. Nathaniel feels that his career would take off if he can solve these crimes. But the stakes are high because he knows that his career, and possibly his life, are in jeopardy if he fails. A key part of THE GOLEM'S EYE storyline centers on the activities of a London resistance group that is fighting to overthrow the magicians' government. Nathaniel's inability to track down these criminals is part of the reason he needs Bartimaeus's help. Of course, the djinni has little interest in helping magicians maintain their dominance. After all, they're the ones who continually force him and his kind into servitude. This conflict of interest makes for some entertaining scenes and conversations. If you have not read THE AMULET OF SAMARKAND, I strongly recommend you pick that one up before diving into THE GOLEM'S EYE. Technically, you don't have to read the first one, but there is an awful lot of background you will miss if you don't. Plus, it's really fun. Normally I find myself disappointed in sequels. Somehow they never seem to live up the expectations established by the original. But in this case, I was pleasantly surprised. This book is full of excitement, political intrigue, and humor. Bartimaeus is back with all of his cheeky comments, and there are plenty of thrills to go around. Overall, a great book.
—Jennifer Wardrip

*******SPOILER***** It was an action packed book just like its prequel. It was so amazing I read it a couple times over just so I could grasp the marvelous description this author put into this amazing book. Golems keep terrorizing London and no one knows who keeps summoning them. The main reason is due to the fact that the magic to due so is so old no one was thought to know. What happens is a relative of the first person to even conceive and create a golem is being forced to make the golems to try and get his daughter saved from the person who is holding her hostage. The person behind it all is the prime minister.
—Andrew Farman

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