Books like the gracekeepers

Apr 23, 2015 i went into the gracekeepers very carefully. In haunting prose kirsty logan has woven a compelling, emotionally dense fairytale that kept me enthralled til the last page. I dont want to read any vampire of books about immortal people. The gracekeepers all posts tagged the gracekeepers the gracekeepers kirsty logan published february 22, 2018 by bibliobeth. I still smell the popcorn in the circus, still in awe at all the different tents, most importantly, i still feel the magic the author infused its pages with. So whether theres something just a little different about the story, or the book is fullon bizarre, here are 100 wonderful weird books i have read and highly recommend.

As central characters, callanish does seem to be given a more convincing if ambiguous motivation and quest in the story. Land is scarce, landlockers revere the few remaining trees, paperlike the ruffles on red golds shirtis wildly expensive, and damplings must wear bells when they roam the land. Theres been a great deal of eager anticipation for kirsty logans debut in my neck of the twitter woods. The gracekeepers is a brilliant novel, remarkably executed and an absolute joy to read.

Electrifyinglike emily st john mandels station eleven, the gracekeepers circles the peculiar business of the culture humans make, and tries to understand why we would persist in the direst circumstances. In the gracekeepers, the graces are caged birds left to starve to death, floating above the site where a dead person was put to rest in the sea. If you liked the girl with glass feet by ali shaw, here are some books like this. My thoughts on the booktube favorite, the gracekeepers by kirsty logan. Kirsty logan renders the personal and political struggles of this story with skill, imbuing even the smallest details with beauty and wisdom. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The gracekeepers book tacoma public library bibliocommons.

I guess i would say i am into novels that have survival, adventure, and some romance. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Logan s inventive debut novel imagines a circus traveling through a flooded future world. Land is scarce, landlockers revere the few remaining trees, paperlike the ruffles on red. The gracekeepers kirsty logan in a dreamy world much like our own, the waters of the world have risen and drowned the continents. Bookquoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, memorable and interesting quotes from great books. Get recommendations for the greatest books around straight to your inbox every week. Like emily st john mandels station eleven, the gracekeepers circles the peculiar business of the culture humans make, and tries to understand why.

May 15, 2015 like emily st john mandels station eleven, the gracekeepers circles the peculiar business of the culture humans make, and tries to understand why we would persist in the direst circumstances. If you liked the gracekeepers by kirsty logan, here are some books like this. Whelp, here is one of 3 magicalfantasyrealism circustype books ive read in the. Mourning the passing of a loved one is a natural and necessary process that has different rules, guidelines and rituals depending on ones beliefs, offering structure for the grieving. Reading guide for the gracekeepers read it forward. I did not get on with the gracekeepers when i read it ages ago but i have heard consistently great things about the gloaming. And sometimes visited by the dazzling circus excalibur.

My books are things we say in the dark, the gloaming, the gracekeepers, a portable shelter, and the. The suggestion that most of us will be living on the sea whilst only the rich can afford to stay on the land chimes with current developments in society. The readers guide for the gracekeepers by kirsty logan. The gracekeepers is narrated by interchanging characters with each chapter. The gracekeepers tells a modern story of an irreparably changed world. From what id heard, it sounded a lot like the kind of literary magical realism which would require an active engagement of the readers imagination in order to fill in the gaps, and books like this with their haunting, dreamlike style can either be a huge hit with me or it can fall flat. The death of the bird indicates when the family can stop mourning. A room without books is like a body without a soul. This list is just for me i literally dont care if its shared or promoted.

This giveaway is sponsored by the gracekeepers by kirsty logan for readers of the night circus and station eleven, a lyrical and absorbing debut set in a world covered by water. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Suggestions for books like graceling gracing was interesting and i was wondering if there are any books like it. Some of them are strange books that are a bit disturbing. Logan is a gifted modern fairytale teller and the women in the gracekeepers find in the sea freedom and captivity, consolation and desolation. Goodreads members who liked the gracekeepers also liked.

I fell in love with the writing and the magical descriptions and imagery that spoke of an alluring, gorgeous postapocalyptical world like no other. The gracekeepers is a wonderful novel for several reasons. Callanish, a gracekeeper, performs resting ceremonies for the dead with the help of graces, totem birds that symbolize grief. I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator had such a soothing voice which suited the story well because like the night circus, it was a slow paced but very rewarding once youve finished it. For readers of the night circus and station eleven, a lyrical and absorbing debut set in a world covered by water. If like me, you love your fairytale elements and a quirky, one of a kind narrative, you should really seek out this book. Through her closed eyelids, the world showed in reds and purples. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the gracekeepers. Dec 05, 2016 hello, im jen im the author of the weird things customers say in bookshops series, the bookshop book and the hungry ghost festival.

Alone on her island, she has exiled herself to a life of tending watery graves as penance for a longago mistake that still haunts her. Think waterworld meets the big top meets scottish myth. Jun 02, 2015 some of your favorite modern books based on myths. I might as well get this comparison out of the way early. Above her, the beat of an enormous heart shushed and roared like waves. The oceans have swallowed up most of the earth and the few people who still inhabit the planet, either cling desperately and ferociously to their plots of land located on the scattered islands that remain, or wander moreorless aimlessly through the vast ocean, calling. If you love margaret atwood youll love this sunday telegraph a wondrous read stylist clever and original kate saunders the times truly magical heat a bold, fresh new talent a wild, original imagination independent on sunday a gorgeously melancholy novel, a postapocalyptic fairy tale of mermen and mourning birds.

Apr 11, 2016 seriously, though, i love strange books. This is my weekly post where i highlight beautiful books from my collection. Im kirsty logan, a writer of novels and short stories. From the flotsam of the washedout world, ersatz elements are pulled together a little king arthur, some rustic paganism. May 16, 2015 the gracekeepers c kirsty logan, 2015. I am so bad at tbrs that i have like a million books i wanted to get to but didnt.

In the gracekeepers, kirsty logan has conjured a world rich in magic and strangeness. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the gracekeepers. For readers of the night circus and station eleven, a lyrical and absorbing debut set in a world covered by water as a gracekeeper, callanish administers shoreside burials, laying the dead to their final resting place deep in the depths of the ocean. Another site for bloggers that i really like is blogging for books. Feb 27, 2019 logan is a gifted modern fairytale teller and the women in the gracekeepers find in the sea freedom and captivity, consolation and desolation. For readers of the night circus and station eleven, a lyrical and absorbing debut set in a world covered. This fantasy world is carefully delineated with histories, rituals, superstitions, hierarchies and. Station eleven is a novel that resonated with a number of readers, and there are many different reasons to love it. The gracekeepers is the debut novel of kirsty logan and tells the story of north and callanish, two girls living in a dystopian universe where water has covered most of the land and the people are divided by landlockers callanish and damplings north. Book club discussion guide for kirsy logans fiction novel the gracekeepers. I already read the sequel to graceling, fire, and i really loved both books. As a gracekeeper, callanish administers shoreside burials, laying the dead to their final resting place deep in the depths of the ocean. The only vampire books i actually liked was the vampire academy series.

Beth it looks like it plays off multiple scottish and celtic folklore and myths. You always hear books being described as beautifully written, ethereal, or quiet. While it is mostly told by our two heroines, callanish and north, we also get the perspectives of supporting characters i found this to give a greater insight into the world and story logan has created, as well as the two main characters from outside of their own. Buy the gracekeepers by logan, kirsty from amazons fiction books store. If covers didnt matter, publishers wouldnt put out so many wonderful editions. The gracekeepers its not a contest, but so far this book has been the best of the ones ive received from the blogging for books program. I also really, really like the hunger games series.

There were many circus boatsall of them less decrepit than the. Theres a subtle and wild magic present in kirsty logans first novel, the gracekeepers. Like emily st john mandels station eleven, the gracekeepers circles the. Find books like the gracekeepers from the worlds largest community of readers. Kristy logans the gracekeepers is a unique, folkloreinspired postapocalyptic fairy tale that takes place in a future, flooded world.

The gracekeepers may 4, 2018 april 29, 2018 milliebot this is my weekly post where i highlight beautiful books from my collection. Meanwhile, north works as a circus performer with the excalibur, a. All three came from blogging for books, and it only took them a couple of days to be sent straight to my door. Ive never fully realized what this meant in a book until i read the gracekeepers. Meanwhile, north works as a circus performer with the excalibur, a floating. I fell in love with the writing and the magical descriptions and imagery that spoke of an alluring, gorgeous post. A life in books the gracekeepers is a seemingly impossible combination of the lyrical and the gritty, the magical and the brutal. Faulty memory, like everyone said, and thats why norths job was so hard, but also why she had a place in the circus at all. Logan has already published the rental heart and other fairytales, a muchpraised short story.

Jan 22, 2019 i am so bad at tbrs that i have like a million books i wanted to get to but didnt. All that remains are scattered archipelagos, controlled by the military and patrolled by conservative revivalist ships. The gracekeepers by kirsty logan is a magical debut novel set in a distant future of our world where most of the land is flooded, save for a few small islands dotted throughout the ocean. Aug 26, 2015 my thoughts on the booktube favorite, the gracekeepers by kirsty logan. But besides comparing this book to other books i liked, the gracekeepers. Top 10 books about women and the sea charlotte runcie.

The most electrifying parts of this damp pilgrimage are when logan takes us beneath the surface, into the sea, diving back down into the world. As the world communicates more and more via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become more relevant and important. North, part of the circus excalibur, performs a funeralandresurrection. Dec 31, 2017 the night circus is one of my all time favourite books because even though it has been a few years since ive last read it. This list is just for me i literally dont care if its shared or promoted sedrftyguhijokplkpoijouhygtfrdesedrftgyhujoikolokpijhuyg8t7fr6de5dr6ftgyhujikpo. The last couple of books that i have received from this site have been amazing.

Hello, im jen im the author of the weird things customers say in bookshops series, the bookshop book and the hungry ghost festival. I loved the mixture of dystopia with fantasy and thought each character, even the minor players in the tale were developed so particularly that each one could have had a whole story to themselves. These books all except for the hobb maybe seem like books youd really love. For readers of the night circus and station eleven, a lyrical and absorbing debut set in a world covered by water as a gracekeeper, callanish administers. So the world as we know it has long since come to an end in the gracekeepers. We all judge book covers to some extent i created this feature to highlight and appreciate the art and design elements of some of the books i own. Not the rather overexcited whoop, whoop that can be a bit trying more a steady hum, some of it coming from a friend who runs the bristol short story prize whose opinion i trust. Hyacinth girls, the book of strange new things and the gracekeepers.