The Wild Road by Gabriel King Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Wild Road
Book Review: Captivating story, powerful tale and a philosophical journey
Summary: 5 Stars
The Wild Road tells the story of two ancient souls and their encounters throughout time. One is the Majicou, and the other is the Alchemist. The Alchemist has been searching for understanding of the universe, but he has been approaching the problem in all the wrong ways. The Majicou is the guardian of great secrets that humans may not be privy to, and the Alchemist will go to any lengths to learn.This is a story of magic and mysticism, loyalty and courage, as a group of feline friends set out to defend something which they themselves do not quite understand. It is also a story about how everyone can make a difference to the world, however insignificant their lives may seem.
The storytelling gathers more and more potence as the novel progresses, transporting the reader to times and places seen anew, through the eyes of other creatures. I highly recommend this.powerful tale, it is a captivating story and a philosophical journey
Book Review: Contrived, boring, silly.
Summary: 1 Stars
I've always loved cats - we have three - and I still found this book contrived, boring and silly. After trudging through the first third, I realized life was too short to waste additional time, and left the book on a restaurant table for somebody else to salvage. After all, unlike a cat, I don't have nine lives. I wish I could have rated this novel with "0" stars instead of 1.Book Review: Count me out
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, I like fantasy, and I love cats, and I still think that the premise of this book sounds creative and rather clever. But when I tried to actually read the book, I couldn't get past the first chapter. It just didn't hook me. Something seemed off.I put it aside for a month and then tried again. This time I got past the first chapter, but barely.
So I gave it to my sister, because she likes cats as much as I do, and is even more of a fantasy fan. She couldn't get into it either. Perhaps it's genetic.
Book Review: Didn't want it to end!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book combined an animal story with some mysticism and perhaps some sci-fi. The author(s) were obviously owned by cats and loved them - studying their many traits to record them in this book. It was fun to look at things from a cat's perspective. As soon as I finished this book, I had to read the sequel, The Golden Cat.Book Review: Disturbing, but interesting
Summary: 3 Stars
I read "The Golden Cat" BEFORE I read "The Wild Road" and even though reading "Wild Road" cleared up all my questions from the second book, "Golden Cat" was the better-written of the two novels. It's as if King found his balance in the second book.However, I must say that the concepts raised are disturbing, and the symbolism of the "green fire" mentioned in various parts is vague. The book is often very sad, with the images of animal experimentation, and it would be nice to balance the story by having some decent humans in it. The Magicou has selected Tag, and although Magicou is impatient with the young cat not "catching on" to what he is teaching him, I can relate to Tag's bewilderment because the teaching's aren't at all well-presented. Cy is a great character, as well as Mousebreath, and Sealink definitely comes into her own in the second volume. Good, strong characters and dialogue carry the story in spite of the obtuse plot of what the Alchemist hopes to achieve.