#troll mountain

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Troll becoming a mountain

Trolls don't think very fast. This one has been caught by daylight and is now becoming a mountain. Most norwegian mountains are made of trolls like this one - say some people.

Illustrator: JNL

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WWW Wednesday 10/08/2022 | matthew reilly has taken over my life once again i regret nothing

WWW Wednesday 10/08/2022 | matthew reilly has taken over my life once again i regret nothing

Hey everyone, welcome or welcome back to my blog! it’s been a hot minute (one week which i guess makes this a lukewarm minute??) since I did a reading update so here we are. I was in a bit of a reading slump this past week but I decided I wasn’t going to let that happen so I’m currently trying my best to read as many Matthew Reilly action books as I can until I need to either breathe or read…

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Troll Mountain

Matthew Reilly, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2014

Finished Sunday October 30

This is Matthew Reilly writing fantasy/action fables for, I guess, the younger reader. It didn’t take long to finish and it was a pretty entertaining read. Although the ‘hero’s journey’ trope is way over done, it is still obviously one that grabs readers. It was a cute story about a boy, Raf, who tries to steal an elixir to cure his sister, Kira, of a disease. On his journey, he gets a mentor, converts an enemy into a friend, frees prisoners, saves a princess and destroys an empire. All in a day’s work, really! And at the end, like all good heroes, he learns something invaluable about himself.

As I was reading this story, I couldn’t help but compare it to ‘Rowan of Rin’, the only difference here is that on his journey, Raf gains more companions whereas Rowan loses his as he goes further on. I think I like the message in ‘Troll Mountain’ better, as it highlights the idea that heroes need a strong support network, and success doesn’t happen in isolation.

I guess if I had to put forward criticism, I would point out that the female characters in the novel did little more than wait for the men to save them, or allow the males to speak on their behalf. Sometimes I read these types of stories, and authors often overlook the fact that this invisibility reinforces traditionally held stereotypes about the roles of men and women. Did I want a female heroine? Not necessarily. What I’d really like to see, is just a little bit more agency from the female characters.

I’d recommend this novel to anyone who’s looking for a quick weekend read.

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Recs-mas Day 19 – A book that made you feel nothing:

Troll Mountain by Matthew Reilly

I was all excited to share one of my brother’s favourite authors because Reilly finally wrote some fantasy but I was bored out of my mind the whole time. I think it’d be good for pre-teens and early teenagers, maybe mature kids, but I didn’t like it. It was a bit too focused on the morality and the message it was trying to send for my taste.

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eARC Review: Troll Mountain by Matthew Reilly.

eARC Review: Troll Mountain by Matthew R

Release Date: May 20th 2014. Publisher: Momentum Books. Source: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis from Goodreads:

A dauntless young hero. An army of brutal monsters. An impossible quest.

Journey to the mountain …

In an isolated valley, a small tribe of humans is dying from a terrible illness. There are rumors, however, that the trolls of Troll Mountain, the valley’s fearsome…

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