A wonderful story | Bridge of Birds

Good book! | Bridge of Birds | Barry Hughart

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	• Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart Legend, 1986 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 169 reviews
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highly recommended

Utterly fabulous and incredible!!!! Blows my mind!!!

This wonderful book really opened my mind to the heart and magic of seeing the true spirit of the people around us, appreciating the beauty of people's lovingness and soul. Although he can be quite cynical, the author really communicates sincerity and compassion through characters who somewhat mystically and magically (albeit accidentally on the narrrator's part) resolve bewildering situations to everyone's satisfaction... a beautifully written book to make one laugh uproariously and cry... although this is fiction, this book depicts such love and humanity... I'm so grateful to my friend who gave this book to me for my birthday....!!!!

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A wonderful story

This is a wonderful first story in a great series. I really wish Mr. Hughart would finish the set, because I really miss Master Li and Number Ten Ox. This magical story has enough plot twists and action to satisfy any fantasy fan, with enough actual references to make you almost wonder if the story might be history rather than fantasy. The characters are memorable, the plot is wonderful, there's lots of emotion, and the book is waaaaaay too short. There's a bit more blood and gore than Harry Potter, so it's not appropriate for the under-10 set, but if you're over 13, you should read this series. It's getting harder to find now that they author is no longer writing but if you can get your hands on a used copy, pick it up. You won't regret it.

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Good book!

This book really surprised me in how good it turned out to be. The first couple chapters went kind of slow so I thought the book was going to be mediocre or just barely worth a read. I was so wrong! Don't let the boring title and front cover fool you!The book gets so much better! I love how everything in the book ties in together! I mean all the characters you meet, you see again later when they pop up in surprising ways. The book is like a masterful puzzle that in the end all the pieces fit together and you get to see the whole great wonderful picture. I couldn't put this book down!

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Add fantasy and slapstick. Throw in a pinch of history.

The children of the small village of Ku-fu fall into a deathly coma. It's up to Number Ten Ox to save them. He enlists the help of Li Kao and the two travel all over China in an adventure that turns into much more than either bargained for.

I honestly can't really find any faults with this book. Perhaps it's because I've never read anything quite like it before. It's 70% fantasy, 25% slapstick and 5% historical fiction. The main focus is on the plot and in this regard, Hughart has done a bang up job weaving a bizarrely entertaining tale. The quirky characters add spice to the already zesty story and the plot elements (gods, eternal life, ghosts, treasure, labyrinthine castles, flying machines, invisible monsters) have a wonderful ancient Chinese spin on them.

My only regret is that I don't know more about ancient China to find out how much of the book is based on real customs and places.

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Makes your heart ache that this book is merely fiction

I still remember reading this book in one sitting, unable to put it down due to not wanting to leave the feeling of wonder it generated. I bought it when it first came out, and read it about 6 times over the space of 2 years. Between that and forcing everyone I know to read it, it had pretty much disintregated, but I had held onto it until my parents lost it in a move. I just bought it again and made my wife read it for the first time, and she's buying copies for her book club to read. Trust me on this. This book is one of those rare places magic lives.

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