![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It looks like the author has let the plot run away with her and now has to quickly spirit up a solution. There is also the fact that this “other heaven” had not been mentioned before this point. Bearing in mind that the two boys died in “our world” in the first quarter of the book, and that Nangiyala was portrayed as a kind of heaven, this is both a disappointing and ill fitting end. He says that he would rather die than live without moving, and the two decide to jump off a cliff so that they may die together and enter into another realm that is better than Nangiyala. It also illustrated questionable ideas concerning life and death.Īfter defeating a dark and evil dragon, Jonathan reveals to his little brother that he has been injured in the battle and will soon be completely paralyzed. All in all 90% of the plot was great, however the ending felt unsubtle and hastily contrived. ![]() The style and vocabulary were good for a children’s book, and the relationship between the two brothers was certainly heart-wrenching. A disappointing read from the author of Pippy Longstockings, The Brothers Lionheart tells the story of Karl and Jonathan Lion, their deaths and subsequent adventures in the land of Nangiyala. ![]()
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