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  • By: Naomi Novik
  • Narrated by: Katy Sobey
  • Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,290 ratings)
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Uprooted

By: Naomi Novik
Narrated by: Katy Sobey
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Summary

A dark enchantment blights the land.

Agnieszka loves her village, set deep in a peaceful valley. But the nearby enchanted forest casts a shadow over her home. Many have been lost to the Wood, and none returns unchanged. The villagers depend on an ageless wizard, the Dragon, to protect them from the forest's dark magic. However, his help comes at a terrible price. One young village woman must serve him for 10 years, leaving all she values behind.

Agnieszka fears her dearest friend, Kasia, will be picked at the next choosing, for she's everything Agnieszka is not - beautiful, graceful and brave. Yet when the Dragon comes, it's not Kasia he takes.

©2016 Naomi Novik (P)2016 Macmillan Digital Audio
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Awful

I'd recommend this book to anyone who for reasons beyond my comprehension likes Twilight saga. Same story of hardly of age girl suddenly finding herself very special and in love with some mysterious hundred year old man. Which I personally find far from fascinating, but dull and degrading. I've also discovered what seems the only disadvantage of an audio book - you can suddenly find yourself listening to a "his firm thigh between my legs" passage without being able to flick through the pages to escape it.
I deeply regret buying this book and my own habit of not being able to put down a story I've started to read or listen.

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Loved it second time around, too!

Really enjoy Naomi Novik’s writing! Fairy tales for grown-ups, competently constructed and endlessly beguiling! Could not possibly recommend more!

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Young Adult book - be aware

I feel like I could well have enjoyed this book in my late teens or early twenties. As it was, aged 51, I found it interesting at the start but it descended to the point that I sped it up more and more and finally gave up, simply loathing the characters, a couple of hours before the end. (Yes, in actual fact just after they have sex.)

Where are the books where a 17 year old male falls in love with and has sex with a 150+ year old female? (And, if there are any, I'll avoid those too!)

I felt the narration was very good.

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Exceptional epic fantasy

Despite listening to over 300 books a year, I've only found two new fantasy authors I'd really recommend in 2016. This is a beautifully narrated story with hints of probably Russian folk tales, though I don't know where or how varied the author's influences. It feels like the literary equivalent or a monsoon in the desert.

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BEST BOOK ON AUDIBLE SO FAR

If you could sum up Uprooted in three words, what would they be?

Amazing, Magical and Earthly

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Usually don't read these types of books; I have a hard time suspending disbelief when books deal with magic also these types of books tend to use a lot of flowery language to seem more 'magical' - thank God 'Uprooted' doesn't fall into those traps. Once I started listening I could not stop. A lot of it down to the perfect narration of Katy Sobey but also to the simple, straightforward telling of the story, which reminded me of JK Rowling. The characters are also pretty likeable especially the MC and I liked the strong female friendship between the MC and her best friend. The story flows so naturally all the way to the end, which was so satisfying. So 5 stars from me.

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Fabulous fantasy

Katy Sobey was a marvellous narrator for this very fine fantasy tale. I will very much look forward to further works by this author. The pace was excellent, the characters engaging and the story was unique and familiar in an enjoyable way.

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Original and wonderful.

A tale of magic, love and loss, turning to greed, fear and hate From start to finish, this enchanting tale gripped me.

The writing is wonderfully descriptive, taking you on a journey to another realm. The central characters are painted so vividly that you’d recognise them if you saw them in the street.

17 of the most enjoyable hours of listening I have ever had.

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Disappointing

I picked this book on recommendation of a friend and after reading all the rave reviews, fully expecting to like it. I do like a good fantasy. And I was gripped initially, the story is very intriguing, very well conceived, traditional fairytale motifs in a modern, realistic setting, good characterisation. But as it went on, I found myself losing interest fast. The story became very long-winded, and the repetitive style really started to grate ("fortunately, he had been so fortunate...", really?!). For me, it also lacked depth. Every good fairytale is about more than just the story! So after finishing part 1 I just gave up. Narration is excellent though!

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Spectacular

I trudged through so much fantasy mediocrity before finding this gem. A bit slow at the start but really accelerates after that.

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Surprised

This is not my usual type of book and so I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed it. It is beautifully written and narrated. I found that if it had stopped in 3 different places, it would have been ‘enough book’ but it just kept on going. Loved it!!

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