![]() ![]() ![]() The portals in these narratives can be physical or magical the ability to move between worlds can be controlled through any number of mechanisms. Sabriel is a well-executed portal fantasy-a narrative in which characters can cross through a portal from a fantasy world into ours and back. But like the Keys to the Kingdom series, I did not read on… I have come to the conclusion that this “not able to flip pages” issue is beginning to far outweigh the convenience of not having to hold a large book, and of being able to read at night with the lights off.īut I endeavor to do credit to what is apparently one of the favourite fantasies of a number of my friends and children’s literature associates. ![]() 1) This meant in the case of Sabriel, that I couldn’t easily flip back to the page where we are told what each of the Abhorsen’s bells is named and what its power is and 2) when trying to review the novel, I couldn’t easily flip through the pages to glimpse words quickly and remind myself of the plot and the feelings elicited by particular passages. ![]() Reading it on a Kobo only served to reaffirm two issues I have with digital texts-or rather, two components of one overarching issue: You can’t flip through the pages. I have to admit that the reason I read it now was because the digital version was on sale. When I first read Garth Nix’s Mister Monday (2003) and Grim Tuesday (2004), I was told that, really, I had to read Sabriel it was his best. ![]()
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