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No cover — invalid author: O Labirinto do Fauno (Hardcover, Portuguese language, 2019, Intrínseca)

Hardcover, 320 pages

Portuguese language

Published Jan. 14, 2019 by Intrínseca.

ISBN:: 978-85-510-0519-4

(1 review)

No ano de 1944, Ofélia e a mãe cruzam uma estrada de terra que corta uma floresta longínqua ao norte da Espanha, um lugar que guarda histórias já esquecidas pelos homens. O novo lar é um moinho de vento tomado pela escuridão e pela crueldade do capitão Vidal e seus soldados, dispostos a tudo para exterminar os rebeldes que se escondem na mata.

Mas o que eles não sabem é que a floresta que tanto odeiam também abriga criaturas mágicas e poderosas, habitantes de um reino subterrâneo repleto de encantos e horrores, súditos em busca de sua princesa há muito perdida. Uma princesa que, segundo os sussurros das árvores, finalmente retornou ao lar.

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Stephanie Jane reviewed Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun by Cornelia Funke

Superbly atmospheric

5 stars

I'm not a great fan of film versions of books so I wasn't sure how I would get on with a book version of a film. However I am such a fan of del Toro's work that, when I spotted Pan's Labyrinth on NetGalley, I knew I had to give this a try. I'm so glad I did because I absolutely loved losing myself in this story. The novelisation does, obviously, follow the film's storyline, but reading it never felt as though Funke was just recreating the film in prose. Instead this is a wonderfully dark adult fairytale creation in its own right. The melding of callous wartime violence with fantasy themes works brilliantly well. The most evil actions here are certainly carried out by humans although I don't think anyone can be said to be completely evil or completely good. I loved the emotional depth achieved which is unusual …

I'm not a great fan of film versions of books so I wasn't sure how I would get on with a book version of a film. However I am such a fan of del Toro's work that, when I spotted Pan's Labyrinth on NetGalley, I knew I had to give this a try. I'm so glad I did because I absolutely loved losing myself in this story. The novelisation does, obviously, follow the film's storyline, but reading it never felt as though Funke was just recreating the film in prose. Instead this is a wonderfully dark adult fairytale creation in its own right. The melding of callous wartime violence with fantasy themes works brilliantly well. The most evil actions here are certainly carried out by humans although I don't think anyone can be said to be completely evil or completely good. I loved the emotional depth achieved which is unusual for a fairytale-style narrative, and the setting portrayals are superbly atmospheric. I don't know if I could say that I now prefer the book to the film, but Pan's Labyrinth will certainly be a contender for my Book of the Month!