The Library at Mount Char -

Scott Hawkins

Broadway Books

2016

400 páginas

13h 20m

ISBN-13: 9780553418620

A missing God.
A library with the secrets to the universe.
A woman too busy to notice her heart slipping away.

Carolyn's not so different from the other people around her. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. Clothes are a bit tricky, but everyone says nice things about her outfit with the Christmas sweater over the gold bicycle shorts.

After all, she was a normal American herself once.

That was a long time ago, of course. Before her parents died. Before she and the others were taken in by the man they called Father.

In the years since then, Carolyn hasn't had a chance to get out much. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient customs. They've studied the books in his Library and learned some of the secrets of his power. And sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God.

Now, Father is missing—perhaps even dead—and the Library that holds his secrets stands unguarded. And with it, control over all of creation.

As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for the battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her, all of them with powers that far exceed her own.

But Carolyn has accounted for this.

And Carolyn has a plan.

The only trouble is that in the war to make a new God, she's forgotten to protect the things that make her human.

Populated by an unforgettable cast of characters and propelled by a plot that will shock you again and again, The Library at Mount Char is at once horrifying and hilarious, mind-blowingly alien and heartbreakingly human, sweepingly visionary and nail-bitingly thrilling—and signals the arrival of a major new voice in fantasy.

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4 (Muito bom)

Uma Jornada Selvagem e Única – Mas Fria

Este livro é, definitivamente... diferente. Não sei se amei, mas certamente gostei. Ele te prende e, embora comece incrivelmente confuso, o "mistério" é tão bem construído que, quando as respostas finalmente chegam, tudo se encaixa perfeitamente. Apreciei o fato de não me entregar as respostas de bandeja; me fez esperar pelo momento certo.

As cenas de ação foram brilhantes e fizeram meu coração acelerar.

Carolyn é uma protagonista fascinante, mas ela é fria, mais uma "anti-heroína" do que uma heroína.

É um mistério de fantasia sombria que parece completamente único. O final faz sentido. Termina de uma forma que poderia abrir portas para um segundo livro, mas também estou satisfeita em parar por aqui. Foi uma ótima jornada, me manteve intrigada, mas não me deixou com uma "ressaca literária".