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Darkhenge (2006)

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3.49 of 5 Votes: 4
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ISBN
0060785829 (ISBN13: 9780060785826)
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English
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greenwillow books

Darkhenge (2006) - Plot & Excerpts

Not, after all, my favorite book by Catherine Fisher, but there is much to admire here - as there is in all her books. 17-year-old Rob lives in Avebury, a place often swarming with archaeologists and new age hippie types. He encounters both one fateful August. The archaeologist, Clare, has uncovered a wooden henge which consists of a single tree buried upside down. The druid, Vetch, seems to think the henge is connected to Rob's little sister, Chole, who is lying in the hospital in a coma. He also seems to think that he can cure her. Could he possibly be right? Rob is desperate enough to try to find out.There were several things I loved in this book. It's psychologically honest and spiritually open. As Rob and Chloe explore the henge, they are also exploring those emotions, and their relationship. I loved both Vetch and Mac, the Catholic priest who is a family friend and Rob's godfather. But - this is an awfully creepy book! And I'm not entirely sure I "got" Clare/Ceridwen. It was still worth reading and rereading, and, if you like fantasies about real people with real emotions, you may well enjoy it.

When I first started reading this book, I had some problems with the mystical, dreamy, roundabout way it was written. As I got deeper into the story, I had some problems with the foundational premise of the plot. By the end of the book, I really liked it though!This book tells the story of Rob, a boy whose sister is in a coma due to an accident. Rob's family, of course, has difficulty dealing with this situation. From there, the story intertwines bits of Welsh mythology and pieces of modern psychology as well as a bit of adventure and intrigue to make an interesting story with the deep theme of personal responsibility. I especially enjoyed the book's emphasis on the importance and power of words which I agree with and the tie in's with Welsh mythology which I have found in a lot of the books that I have read recently.

What do You think about Darkhenge (2006)?

I picked this book off the shelf because the cover and title intrigued me.My favorite things about this book were the way that it was written and the settings. I hve a thing for stories with a dream-world setting, and Darkhenge's Unworld fit the bill nicely. The descriptions were flowing and detailed and overall added to the story although they did get tedious at times.This book only got three stars because I feel that with this premise, the author could have done so much more, but didn't. Also, the characters seemed a little flatter than what would be preferred, but the author obviously tried and succeeded for the most part.
—Charlotte

This was a unique reading experience as it is set in the village where I live and its surrounding areas. On the first page Rob, the book's protagonist, is on Windmill Hill with his friend Dan. I couldn't help but turn my head to look at Windmill Hill out the window, a surreal experience!I picked this book up from the teenage section at the library as I liked the title. I don't think (from looking at reviews on the internet) that it is especially aimed at teenagers, it just happens that the story evolves around a teenager. Catherine Fisher has obviously spent a great deal of time here in Avebury and its surrounds, she is familiar with its people, the bustle of tourists, the illegal camping sites where the Pagans stay, she is totally able to recreate the village in her book.The story has all the elements I love, mystery, myth and magic, and archeology to boot. In it you'll find Taliesin, the Goddess Ceridiwen of course, the Darkhenge, which leads to the Unworld, where Rob must fight the forest to bring his sister Chloe to the family waiting for her.
—Annalee

I'm not exactly sure what I think of this book, the first bit was slow and confusing and it was king of hard to get into. I stopped for a while in the middle and then I lost it. When I found it again I started reading it and I got right into it. I loved Catherine Fisher's other books so I was kind of disappointed by this one until there were only about a hundred pages left and the action picked up. At the end I was still left feeling confused about some things but I thinks that's one of the things I like most about Fisher's writing, it leaves you with questions that you have to answer yourself. I don't know if I missed it among all the excitement or not but I never did find out who the king of Anwnn was.
—Mariah

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