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The Boundless train is on its maiden voyage across the country When first class passenger Will Everett gets the key to a train car containing priceless treasures, he becomes the target of sinister figures from his past To survive, Will joins a travelling circus, helped by ringmaster leader Mr Dorian, and Maren, a girl his age and an expert escape artist. New Download [ The Boundless ] By [ Kenneth Oppel ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Here s a video with my thoughts on The Boundless3.5 5 starsBOOKTUBEATHON BOOK 5 DONE BLESS UP.I enjoyed this a lot It wasexciting than I thought it would be I loved the story, but the characters didn t have a lot of growth, or at least growth that made sense It was mostly all about the p...A truly great book that kept me up reading all in just one evening An evening that flew by and very little laundry was folded and put away This isn t the first Kenneth Oppel book that I ve read or read aloud to my kids that made me think it would make a fantastic movie We loved it I m always on the edge of my seat when I read that he ll publish something new but I almost felt like I d won the lottery when I saw the blog post where he mentioned all of the research for this book It s li A truly great book that kept me up reading all in just one evening An evening that flew by and very little laundry was folded and put away This isn t the first Kenneth Oppel book that I ve read or read aloud to my kids that made me think it would make a fantastic movie We loved it I m always on the...Actuallylike 3.5 stars.I found this entertaining, particularly as I got towards the end, but I m not the target audience for this book and I think it showed If I d read this as a child I think I would have loved it though.Our main protagonist is Will Everett, whose father works on the railroads and, following an accident three years earlier in which he saved his boss s life, has been promoted through the ranks to rise to the top of the company The Boundless is the longest train ever buil Actuallylike 3.5 stars.I found this entertaining, particularly as I got towards the end, but I m not the target audience for this book and I think it showed If I d read this as a child I think I would have loved it though.Our main protagonist is Will Everett, whose father works on the railroads and, following an accident three ...1 STAR I really, really wanted to enjoy this book It had trains, which I love, it took place in an alternate Victorian era, and it was an adventure But alas I could not get past two very big things, the first it being so incredibly boring and slow It took at least 200 pages to get going and it takes place on a train which you d think would go by even quicker, but no There s also a hint of romance in this which I wasn t for, you all know how I feel about MG books with romance in them I don t 1 STAR I really, really wanted to enjoy this book It had trains, which I love, it took place in an alternate Victorian era, and it was an adventure But alas I could not get past two very big things, the first it being so incredibly boring and slow It took at least 200 pages to get going and it takes place on a train which you d think would go by even quicker, but no There s also a hint of romance in this which I wasn t for, you all know how I feel about MG books with romance in them I don t like it This could ve been a favorite of mine, and that cover it s gorgeous but it just didn t work out for me NOW let s get to the second and most important to me, the usage of Blackface Brownface as a disguise I won t spoil it too much but Blackface B...God, I m such a sucker for a book with a beautiful cover And my God, the cover of The Boundless is stunning I really wish that the story was at least half as beautiful or stunning as the cover is I wish that I would ve found The Boundless even slightly interesting But alas, it was not meant to be.Here s my issue with The Boundlessit was boring I m talking coma inducing boring The beginning was meh, so I thought Let me give it at least until the middle I m sure it ll pick up by then God, I m such a sucker for a book with a beautiful cover And my God, the cover of The Boundless is stunning I really wish that the story was at least half as beautiful or stunning as the cover is I wish that I would ve found The Boundless even slightly interesting But alas, it was not meant to be.Here s my issue with The Boundlessit was boring I m talking coma inducing boring The beginning was meh, so I thought Let me give it at least until the middle I m sure it ll pick up by then But it didn t And once I reached the end, I thought good riddance The Boundless is pretty much bland characters doing bland things that are masquerading as adventurousonly it wasn t Not even a little bit.Another thing that annoyed me about The Boundless was Will s characterization This is someone who is about 17 Yet his actions and his thoughts are those of a little kid, not an almost adult It seems as though the author dumbed him down to ju...This review is based on an ARC I found The Boundless entertaining, but not as gripping as Oppel s other books The narration style took me a while to settle into, though I was never completely comfortable with his voice it seemed choppy I liked that the book was set in Canada and tried to portray light and dar...I was privileged to attend a Kenneth Oppel launch of this book and hear a lot about the genesis of this idea He s taken an interesting approach with this book By mythologizing Canadian history, he takes us on a journey across Canada, from Halifax to Victoria, via a Titanic inspired train that is populated with famous personalities such as Sam Steele and creatures such as a Sasquatch Personally, I enjoyed the use of present tense, which really serves to ground the reader in the moment an inte I was privileged to attend a Kenneth Oppel launch of this book and hear a lot about the genesis of this idea He s taken an interesting approach with this book By mythologizing Canadian history, he takes us on a journey across Canada, from Halifax to Victoria, via a Titanic inspired t...This review was posted on granitemedia.org A cross continental Canadian steampunk circus train con job adventure, plus sasquatch to boot.Through a classic rags to riches turn of events our young man Will Everett finds himself traveling first class on The Boundless, the largest steam engine train ever built, for its maiden transcontinental voyage However, when Will witnesses a murder and becomes a target himself, he must literally join the circus on boar This review was posted on granitemedia.org A cross continental Canadian steampunk circus train con job adventure, plus sasquatch to boot.Through a classic rags to riches turn o...The Boundless by Kenneth OppelI highly recommend this book to those who love thrillers and want a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat This book is full of mystery, wonder, and packed with action A touch of fantasy here, a touch of history there, and tons of action and suspense will intrigue and make anyone want to read this book The Boundless is not your typical book about good versus evil, it shows the other side of stories and that maybe good can be bad and that bad can be good Wi The Boundless by Kenneth OppelI highly recommend this book to those...

The Boundless
  • English
  • 15 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 332 pages
  • 144247288X
  • Kenneth Oppel
  • The Boundless