Polgara the Sorceress: 06 (The Belgariad & The Malloreon)

Her story is much richer than Belgarath's

Ich habe das Buch vor Jahren als Taschenbuch gekauft als ich im Urlaub war. Und seitdem liebe ich es. Es war mein erster Eddings und inzwischen ist das Taschenbuch vom wiederholten lesen so mitgenommen, dass ich mir hier die gebundene Ausgabe bestellt habe. Polgara erzählt in dem Buch aus ihrem Leben. Dabei spricht sie gelegentlich mit dem Leser oder macht Randbemerkungen, die mich schmunzeln lassen. Z.B.: "take notes, there will be tests later on - and I won't be the one who's issuing them" wenn sie von Kinderzerziehung spricht. Mir gefällt die Erzählweise sowie auch die Art und Sprache. Die Umgebung wird z.B. mit Liebe zum Detail beschrieben ohne wie bei Tolkien (den ich auch gerne lese) zu breit ausgewalzt zu werden. Wunderbar sind auch die Passagen mit den "those" and "thees". Außerdem entdecke ich immer wieder neue Details, die ich beim ersten Lesen überlesen habe. So macht das Buch auch bei mehrmaligem Lesen immer wieder Spaß. Doch Vorsicht: wer es nicht ertragen kann, die Welt aus den Augen einer selbstbewußten Frau kommentiert zu sehen, sollte die Finger von dem Buch lassen (Stichwort "Feministin", was in einigen Rezessionen wie ein Schimpfwort verwendet wird). Für alle anderen eine wunderbare Lektüre, die ich nur empfehlen kann.

A good reading book

"Polgara the sorceress" is a book that can be liked by everybody that enjoys reading an engaging fantasy book, but will only be fully appreciated by those who have already read "The Belgariad", "The Malloreon" and "Belgarath the sorcerer" (yes, in that order). The reason for that emphatic statement is simple: this book is the autobiography of Polgara, one of the main characters in those books. As such, "Polgara the sorceress" contains spoilers that could dim your enjoyment of the previously mentioned books. And believe me, "The Belgariad", "The Malloreon" and "Belgarath the sorcerer" are so wonderful that they fully deserve all the time that you need to read them first :) "The Belgariad" and "The Malloreon" tell the story of a group of friends in a dangerous and magical quest, while "Belgarath the sorcerer" recounts the same story from the point of view of one of the main characters, who has the benefit of being almost immortal, thus having a thoroughly different perspective regarding the events that preceded that quest and everybody involved in it. "Polgara the sorceress" is nothing less than a direct consequence of "Belgarath the sorcerer". Polgara is Belgarath's daughter, a sorceress and the guardian of the Rivan line. She didn't exactly agree with her father's version of what happened, and told her friends so. Despite that, Polgara wouldn't have gone so far as to write her own autobiography is Ce'Nedra (spurred by curiosity) hadn't plotted for her to do so. Truth to be told, I specially enjoyed Polgara's take on what happened, and how she explained many things that Belgarath hadn't considered important. Also, I think that this book allows the readers to understand better Polgara's role in the preparation of the "Events", and how she became "Lady Polgara" and "Duchess of Erat". In my opinion, this is a book that the fans of "The Belgariad" and "The Malloreon" will thoroughly enjoy. I always liked Polgara, and considered her to be a very likeable albeit perhaps overly mysterious character. I really enjoyed reading about her life, and I bet you will too. Recommended! Belen Alcat

I really enjoyed this book that tells about the story of Polgara leading up to the Begariad. I'm not sure it can be read before the Belgariad and the Mallorean though. The reader needs to understand Polgaras' role during these adventures to want to know her life and role leading up to them. She is an amazing lady who dedicates her life to the Rivan King and the prophecy. But being immortal brings with it a personal cost and I couldn't help feel her grief and self blame. At the same time it was good to share the good times.

articolo ben tenuto e gestione invio ottimale