Across the Nightingale Floor Tales of the Otori Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Lian Hearn Aiko Nakasone Kevin Gray Macmillan Digital Audio Books
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In his palace at Inuyama, Lord Iida Sadamu, warlord of the Tohan clan, surveys his famous nightingale floor. Its surface sings at the tread of every human foot, and no assassin can cross it. But 16-year-old Otori Takeo, his family murdered by Iida's warriors, has the magical skills of the Tribe - preternatural hearing, invisibility, a second self - that enable him to enter the lair of the Tohan. He has love in his heart and death at his fingertips....
Lian Hearn's stunningly powerful best seller, Across the Nightingale Floor, is an epic story for young and old. Set in a mythical feudal Japanese land, a world both beautiful and cruel, the intense love story of two young people takes place against a background of warring clans, secret alliances, high honour and lightning swordplay.
The first novel in the epic Tales of the Otori series, Across the Nightingale Floor is followed by Grass for His Pillow and Brilliance of the Moon.
Across the Nightingale Floor Tales of the Otori Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Lian Hearn Aiko Nakasone Kevin Gray Macmillan Digital Audio Books
I had just started and was unable to finish a similar book in an imaginary China. This was superior. It is not, however, a classic, but a standard action hero novel with some inherited super-powers which come out with training and make him a powerful assassin, even in his youth. The descriptions of characters and scenery was better than usual. Some of the internal dialogue was very good. The characters were developed to the degree that they do not always act as you would expect and sometimes inconsistently, even the protagonist.The most important thing is that it was very readable (and I'm very picky and don't finish a lot of books). I look forward to the second installment.
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Across the Nightingale Floor Tales of the Otori Book 1 (Audible Audio Edition) Lian Hearn Aiko Nakasone Kevin Gray Macmillan Digital Audio Books Reviews
Interesting read. It doesn't attempt to be historically accurate with the characters but the setting appears to be spot on to me. Character development was really good. The only thing keeping it from five stars was the fact that I personally feel the story could have been a bit shorter and the pace would have been perfect.
It had been a number of years since I read the "Tales of the Otori" series and it was just as GREAT as I had remembered it. The writing is tight, the scope is broad, and the characters "realistic" and well developed. Over a few weeks I reread the entire series, all 5 books. I was helped in that I also purchased the versions, with the Whispersync (Audible), so I could listen to portions on my morning walks, read the hardbacks at home, and take the version as I was away from home. I enjoyed every minute of it all. Now, having repurchased all the hardbacks, I can pass them on to friends and family (the first time I read library copies). I highly recommend the series!
I first read this book when I was much younger. I bought it in an underground mall on my way through Toronto with my mom. The lights were dark underground and their weren't that many people in the mask so it gave me a secretive feeling owning such a small book that could fit in my pocket.
It's story that focused on quiet observation, secrecy and intrigue helped with that secretive air. The quiet intimacy of the story and it's matter of fact language had me giving up book after book of this series. The artwork on the cover too, a figure so still in the face of the tumultuous rain attracts the eye. I absolutely loved this book.
Looking back it's story is rather simple but I'm still so happy to be rereading it.
Not for me. I found the story hard to get into and the writing style rather juvenile. Couldn't finish it. I normally like fiction, fantasy, and historical novels.
I love all books by Lian Hearn. This author could write cereal boxes and keep the reader entranced! The wording is always so descriptive yet always runs so smoothly and utterly effortless by Lian Hearn. I don't like violence so was kinda surprised that I love the Tales of the Otori. I thought about it and the fact that I just can't put any of those books down til I've read them cover to cover is because the author is a beautiful writer. You can smell the smells of the day and feel the feelings that the characters play. This author is my inspiration to try to write so well. Thank-you Lian Hearn for your talent and for your stories!
I never read books twice but I did this one. I actually thought I was reading a different book about the same characters until I got into it and realized I had read it. I kept going because I just love the writing and the Nightingale floor and the musical house and gardens. Not a happy story by any means but an interesting and meaningful one--maybe in an odd way. Anyway, I would recommend it to fans of Shogun. Even though it has a little supernatural twist, it's not in a hokey way.
I hate to give this book only 3 stars, but I think I have to! As much as I loved the story, I just felt like the book was watered down over all. When Heran gave details in the story, they were wonderful! Beautiful! I could picture the heron in the pond. I could imagine the sounds of the nightingale floor (perhaps my favorite part of the book!), but for me, these magical parts were few and far between. Much of the sword play and training were left to my imagination. Most of the bonding between the characters was also, sadly, left to my imagination. Then before I knew it I was 80% into the book and it got sooo good, then by 85% the climax was over! I feel like I read the outline or the rough draft of the true story. That some how the finished product is out there still waiting for me to read. Loved the book, yet disappointed at the same time...
I had just started and was unable to finish a similar book in an imaginary China. This was superior. It is not, however, a classic, but a standard action hero novel with some inherited super-powers which come out with training and make him a powerful assassin, even in his youth. The descriptions of characters and scenery was better than usual. Some of the internal dialogue was very good. The characters were developed to the degree that they do not always act as you would expect and sometimes inconsistently, even the protagonist.
The most important thing is that it was very readable (and I'm very picky and don't finish a lot of books). I look forward to the second installment.
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