{"id":2743,"date":"2017-02-25T19:18:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T13:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2020-03-05T10:44:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T05:14:56","slug":"book-review-house-spoke-zuni-chopra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-house-spoke-zuni-chopra\/","title":{"rendered":"The House that Spoke by Zuni Chopra – A magical house in Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"
A magical house, a talking armchair, talking books and what not. And a girl who might be the one who fights the darkness eating Kashmir.<\/p>\n
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Zoon stays in a magical house in Kashmir with her mother. The various objects in the house can converse with her. Her mother wants to sell the house and move away. And little does Zoon know that the house once held a dark force that escaped and she is the only one who can fight it.<\/p>\n
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The first few pages got me hooked to the book. The book starts in an earlier time period and moves onto the present day. The house is reminiscent of the one in Disney\u2019s Beauty and the Beast. The various objects in the house can talk and understand human speech. That\u2019s right \u2013 a talking armchair, talking books and so on. Here are some highlights about the book :<\/p>\n
-The pacing is fast and it is a quick read<\/p>\n
-There are some lovely sentence constructions. Some of them do seem a bit wordy in terms of the describing words. But they truly capture the essence or beauty of what the author is trying to convey.<\/p>\n
-I loved the fact that Zoon loves to eat! We need YA books like that. All teenagers love to it.<\/p>\n
-There is an Indianness to the book. Kasmiri kehva, the natural beauty of the place, local food etc. Kashmir is a perfect setting for a magical house.<\/p>\n
-The illustrated pages are a nice touch and really make the book look pretty.<\/p>\n
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