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Loading... Keturah And Lord Death (2006)by Martine Leavitt
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I just never felt anything. Keturah's actions annoyed me more than anything. ( ) I enjoyed the writing and varied mythologies woven into the story but did have some issues with how all the girls had love interests so much older than them. You could tack that up to "historical accuracy" but the story didn't seem to be set in any real place and time, or at least if it was it wasn't done very well. Also didn't usually marry that you'd anyway so it's not even accurate the the medieval ish period the story seemed to be going for. Overall I liked it. A spectacular book. The synopsis doesn't do the book credit. A girl discovers her special powers after she meets Death, who is in love with her. A Middle Ages Scheherazade (boy, that is hard to spell), she charms Death into sparing her loved ones, but ends up returning his affections. What is exceptional about this is the Voice -- sure, lyrical, funny, perceptive, utterly winning. I think kids would adore Keturah -- I did. And Leavitt's ability to evoke scene and place and emotion is astonishing. A great read. no reviews | add a review
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When Lord Death comes to claim sixteen-year-old Keturah while she is lost in the King's Forest, she charms him with her story and is granted a twenty-four hour reprieve in which to seek her one true love. No library descriptions found. |
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