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[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle" by Philip Dodd.]
2 out of 4 stars
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Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle by Philip Dodd, reviewed by Mikayla Smith
My first reaction to the title of this book was utter disbelief. Hesitation prevented me from clicking on it right away and looking at the description, but nevertheless, I thought of the old cliche "never judge a book by it's cover". Or in this case, don’t judge it by it's title. So when I clicked on the link, I was flabbergasted after reading the synopsis. I thought I had an active imagination, but compared to Philip Dodd, I do not.
Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle by Philip Dodd is a fantasy/science fiction novel with descriptive details and imaginative world-building. Klubbe (rhymes with cube or tube) is a Turkle, which are basically very advanced turtles that walk on two legs and manage to sustain their own culture on planet Ankor. Klubbe lives as a hermit, prior to becoming an inventor. He first aspires to become an inventor when he gets an idea to create the Golden Star Coracle to sail through space in. Once Klubbe starts having ideas, he doesn't stop. This story takes you through Klubbe's adventures and discoveries, while still masterfully developing characters and settings.
The only captivating part of this story was the imaginative aspect. The book took on a dreamy quality that had potential. It started off okay enough, but not too exciting. The world-building was wonderful and Dodd proved himself as an author in that regard. Also, the story was written very elegantly, except for the Turkle language which was severely difficult to pronounce.
Despite the wonderful creative aspect, there was no plot at all. I do not enjoy books that simply are whimsical without any substance, and this book was just that. It fell short of 'good' and only landed at competent. There were quite a few mechanical errors and unrealistic dialogue, but then again; they were animals... The different names for almost everything was not clever nor interesting, just annoying. When I read the paragraph that says, "in turkle time a lin is...blah blah blah...sixteen zans make a nik", I couldn't help but laugh out loud and keep reading purely because I was extremely amused. While I was sitting there thinking about that specific piece of diction, meanwhile the so called "plot" had moved on without me. The spacing and layout of the story was warped; sometimes a day would be a whole chapter, but then a couple times, a single paragraph would equal 10 years. What?! Needless to say, it was very frustrating.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars. I didn’t hate it, so I did not give it 1 star. Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle was a feel good story with descriptive imagery. For example, in the first chapter it says "his gaze wandered over the watery deep" and there are many other instances where Dodd masterfully uses imagery. I recommend this book only to those who truly love fantasy stories with talking animals. However, there was no substance to the story, so I could not enjoy it as much as I would enjoy a story with a well-developed plot.
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2 out of 4 stars
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Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle by Philip Dodd, reviewed by Mikayla Smith
My first reaction to the title of this book was utter disbelief. Hesitation prevented me from clicking on it right away and looking at the description, but nevertheless, I thought of the old cliche "never judge a book by it's cover". Or in this case, don’t judge it by it's title. So when I clicked on the link, I was flabbergasted after reading the synopsis. I thought I had an active imagination, but compared to Philip Dodd, I do not.
Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle by Philip Dodd is a fantasy/science fiction novel with descriptive details and imaginative world-building. Klubbe (rhymes with cube or tube) is a Turkle, which are basically very advanced turtles that walk on two legs and manage to sustain their own culture on planet Ankor. Klubbe lives as a hermit, prior to becoming an inventor. He first aspires to become an inventor when he gets an idea to create the Golden Star Coracle to sail through space in. Once Klubbe starts having ideas, he doesn't stop. This story takes you through Klubbe's adventures and discoveries, while still masterfully developing characters and settings.
The only captivating part of this story was the imaginative aspect. The book took on a dreamy quality that had potential. It started off okay enough, but not too exciting. The world-building was wonderful and Dodd proved himself as an author in that regard. Also, the story was written very elegantly, except for the Turkle language which was severely difficult to pronounce.
Despite the wonderful creative aspect, there was no plot at all. I do not enjoy books that simply are whimsical without any substance, and this book was just that. It fell short of 'good' and only landed at competent. There were quite a few mechanical errors and unrealistic dialogue, but then again; they were animals... The different names for almost everything was not clever nor interesting, just annoying. When I read the paragraph that says, "in turkle time a lin is...blah blah blah...sixteen zans make a nik", I couldn't help but laugh out loud and keep reading purely because I was extremely amused. While I was sitting there thinking about that specific piece of diction, meanwhile the so called "plot" had moved on without me. The spacing and layout of the story was warped; sometimes a day would be a whole chapter, but then a couple times, a single paragraph would equal 10 years. What?! Needless to say, it was very frustrating.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars. I didn’t hate it, so I did not give it 1 star. Klubbe the Turkle and the Golden Star Coracle was a feel good story with descriptive imagery. For example, in the first chapter it says "his gaze wandered over the watery deep" and there are many other instances where Dodd masterfully uses imagery. I recommend this book only to those who truly love fantasy stories with talking animals. However, there was no substance to the story, so I could not enjoy it as much as I would enjoy a story with a well-developed plot.
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