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Title: Kiki's Delivery Service
ISBN: 1550377884
Author:
Eiko Kadono
Publicate Date: 2003-02-01
Publish: 2003-02-01
List Price: $6.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Book Vs Movie
This is a great book. It's a child's book, so it's an easy read with content that is meant simply to let you have a feel-good experience. Personally, I like the movie more, but having this book kind of completes it and fills you in on little info and let's me enjoy new characters and stories. If you enjoyed the movie, get this.
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2: Kiki's original deliveries...
The whole family enjoys Miyazaki's films, so when we discovered the source material for Kiki we were overjoyed. It's episodic nature made it a good read with our younger children and though it's not exactly the story the film brings you, the kids and I were excited to travel with Kiki and Jiji on some new adventures.
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3: Being half a witch has its problems.
Kiki is turning 13 and it is time for her to leave home and find her own way in the big, wide world for a year. Off she goes with her broom, her black cat and some food to find a new city, a city she can call her own. Once she gets to the city, one by the ocean, she has to find food, a place to live and a job that she can do. In the end, having no other skill but that of flight, she starts a delivery service.
This story, a Japanese novel turned into a Japanese anime, seems somewhat too short. Don't worry, to my knowledge there is already a total number of four novels, so there should be more on their way to America.
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4: recommended for those who are very eager for more of Kiki
to reiterate, the movie is based on the book... so, it was nice to find that a translation of the book existed. for those who are very interested to read more about Kiki and glean some more depth, this book is indeed quite worthy of purchase.
however, i do have some criticisms... first, perhaps least significant, the cover is indeed horrendous. the illustrations inside are quite wonderful and you wonder why the ridiculous cover was made. second, i found an obvious typo in the book which makes me wonder if there was an editor... which leads to the third criticism, the translation is quite awkward. it is overly difficult and unnecessarily complicated. i am not looking for a dumbed-down translation, but, reading the text is often a chore. there are moments of elegant prose, but they are far outweighed by the clumsiness of the rest of the book.
so, in my opinion, this book is for the more dedicated. (unless you are truly determined to learn japanese and read the original).
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5: misconceptions
I just thought I'd point out that the movie was based on the book, and not the other way around.
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