Miyuki Miyabe
Paperback | Pages: 370 pages Rating: 3.63 | 889 Users | 79 Reviews
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| Original Title: | ICO-霧の城 |
| ISBN: | 1421540630 (ISBN13: 9781421540634) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Interpretation As Books Ico: Castle in the Mist
When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed-he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle. Based on the video game filmmaker Guillemo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) called a "masterpiece", Japan's leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten.Identify Containing Books Ico: Castle in the Mist
| Title | : | Ico: Castle in the Mist |
| Author | : | Miyuki Miyabe |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 370 pages |
| Published | : | August 16th 2011 by Haikasoru (first published January 1st 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Asian Literature. Japanese Literature. Young Adult. Games. Video Games |
Rating Containing Books Ico: Castle in the Mist
Ratings: 3.63 From 889 Users | 79 ReviewsWrite Up Containing Books Ico: Castle in the Mist
ICO is a Playstation2 game that's revered for being one of the most beautifully minimalistic games ever made. It's haunting and moving in a way most games aren't. While Alexander O. Smith's translation is technically great, Miyuki's adaptation just doesn't work out so well. Half of this book is backstory to the events of the game, and just doesn't work. Granted, it needs to be there because it'd be a much shorter book otherwise, but it comes across as plodding.Ugh, deleting this one is really the hardest, because mine was the *first* review for this book on GoodReads.Oh well. What must be done will be done.Read the review on my blog:http://thaliasbooks.tumblr.com/post/9...
When Miyuki Miyabe comes to ICO she writes a world she has made her own. As she states in Preface, given free reign with the story and world found in the game by the producers and creators, she found her own path through the tale. She uses and develops elements and characters, but the order of events, the solutions to puzzles, even the layout of the castle have changed. The designated status as novelization honors the originators of her inspiration, but make no mistake that Miyabe lends the
Read review at: http://thereadingarmchair.blogspot.gr...This is definitely one of the most special book cases I've encountered so far. In case you didn't recognise this cover, this is a book adaptation of the PlayStation 2 game ICO. I am aware that this is a popular game and there definitely will be some who have actually played it (and loved it). But there also will be some of you who haven't even heard about it. Having said that this book was a must for me as well as for the video games to
イコ - 霧の城a story of an unknown place,.. told in an unknown age. I haven't played the game, but I still loved this beautiful book, gorgeous descriptions and characterizations ~<3
3,5 star
An absolutely magical tale woven together with expert hands. I've never had the joy of playing the game but it must be something special if it inspired a story like this. Miyabe did a wonderful job of creating story that was both magical and somehow relatable despite the mystical setting. The translation by Alexander O. Smith is also nothing to complain about. It is very rare that I read a Japanese book translated that is done in such a way that I don't notice. His translations never fail to
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