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Title: The Bird of the River (Lord Ermenwyr Book 3)
Author: Kage Baker
Published: New York: Tor, 2010
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 272
Total Page Count: 164,626
Text Number: 481
Read Because: recommended by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
phoenixfalls, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: A small family joins the crew of a large river barge. This was far and away my favorite of the Ermenwyr books—no small thing, as I enjoyed the entire series. The Bird of the River is a smaller, softer book. It benefits from but doesn't add to the worldbuilding that occurred in other novels (although it can be read as a standalone); instead, it explores the local effects of clashing and developing societies. The tone is less humorous and more bittersweet, to great effect. There's a plot, but it's only as important as the daily bustle aboard the Bird; what matters most is the growth of the superbly rendered protagonist as she builds a life of her own. This is a domestic, intimate, lovely book, and I admire the restraint of its scale. I recommend this entire series, but if you read just one, read this one.
Author: Kage Baker
Published: New York: Tor, 2010
Rating: 4 of 5
Page Count: 272
Total Page Count: 164,626
Text Number: 481
Read Because: recommended by
phoenixfalls, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County LibraryReview: A small family joins the crew of a large river barge. This was far and away my favorite of the Ermenwyr books—no small thing, as I enjoyed the entire series. The Bird of the River is a smaller, softer book. It benefits from but doesn't add to the worldbuilding that occurred in other novels (although it can be read as a standalone); instead, it explores the local effects of clashing and developing societies. The tone is less humorous and more bittersweet, to great effect. There's a plot, but it's only as important as the daily bustle aboard the Bird; what matters most is the growth of the superbly rendered protagonist as she builds a life of her own. This is a domestic, intimate, lovely book, and I admire the restraint of its scale. I recommend this entire series, but if you read just one, read this one.
