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    Miranda and Caliban
    Miranda and Caliban
    Miranda and Caliban
    Audiobook10 hours

    Miranda and Caliban

    Written by Jacqueline Carey

    Narrated by Gemma Dawson and Alex Wyndham

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A lovely girl grows up in isolation where her father, a powerful magus, has spirited them to in order to keep them safe.

    We all know the tale of Prospero's quest for revenge, but what of Miranda? Or Caliban, the so-called savage Prospero chained to his will?

    In this incredible retelling of the fantastical tale, Jacqueline Carey shows listeners the other side of the coin-the dutiful and tenderhearted Miranda, who loves her father but is terribly lonely. And Caliban, the strange and feral boy Prospero has bewitched to serve him. The two find solace and companionship in each other as Prospero weaves his magic and dreams of revenge.

    Always under Prospero's jealous eye, Miranda and Caliban battle the dark, unknowable forces that bind them to the island even as the pangs of adolescence create a new awareness of each other and their doomed relationship.

    Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateFeb 14, 2017
    ISBN9781515987253
    Miranda and Caliban
    Author

    Jacqueline Carey

    New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Carey was born in 1964. After receiving BA degrees in Psychology and English Literature, she embarked on a writing career. Kushiel’s Avatar is her third fantasy novel, completing the Kushiel’s Legacy trilogy, which also includes Kushiel's Dart and Kushiel's Chosen.

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    • 2/5
      What a tragedy. Miranda is too pathetic for me. How could she possibly treat caliban in such a Manor.
    • 4/5
      Fall 2018:

      I really, really, REALLY so very deeply love everything that Carey puts her hands on. This was a superb retelling, from the inside, about the story of The Temptest. Without changing the plot points, this is a story told in the changing viewpoints between Miranda and Caliban, and it's poignant as it is heartbreaking. The language is gorgeous, as is the differentiation of these two characters entirely, and how the story is woven through them. Bravi, bravi, bravissimi.
    • 3/5
      A retelling from the perspective of the two titular characters. I found I didn’t like it as much as her LoTR retelling; patriarchy/colonialism has and keeps the upper hand throughout the novel, so be prepared.
    • 3/5
      Short review because, as usual, I'm supposed to be doing something else. I enjoyed this book as I enjoy most retellings. The magic was well-done and I adored the descriptive writing (though not the high language, especially from the mouth of a 7-year-old). I do feel that we missed some of the most interesting experiences: Caliban's chance to swap roles with Miranda and play teacher. The characters emphasized what a major impact this time had on their relationship, but we have little idea of what it was like. I would have preferred more details here.

      A good read for a lover of Shakespeare and retellings.
    • 4/5
      This was a fascinating retelling of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’, from the point of view of Miranda, Prospero’s daughter, and Caliban, his ‘savage’ slave. Prospero is a stern and distant man who spends most of his time at his studies on the isolated isle, so Miranda grows up from the age of three desperate for human contact. Caliban’s mother died when he was a child, leaving him completely alone. Aside from the mercurial Ariel, they only have each other. As Shakespeare’s play only covers the final 24 hours of their time on the isle, when Miranda is 14 or so, reading about her strange life up to that point was compelling. And now I want to read The Tempest again to see the events from this new angle. Caliban was a sympathetic character also, but it was Miranda I was most interested in.
    • 3/5
      Sweet and sad Shakespeare fanfic.
    • 4/5
      Lush and lyrical, Miranda and Caliban retells the story of Shakespeare's The Tempest with a focus on the relationship between Prospero's daughter, Miranda, and the "wild boy", Caliban. Carey lends depth and backstory to Shakespeare's characters, while still remaining true to the way the Bard envisioned them. Full of magic and myth, sweetness and sensuality, Carey's return to Tor is also a return to the rich, layered fantasy that first captured readers in Kushiel's Dart.
    • 4/5
      Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, this novel explores the characters of Miranda, daughter of the betrayed and exiled Prospero, and Caliban, the orphaned son of an exiled witch. These three live in isolation on an island where Prospero chains the local spirits to his will and schemes his revenge on those who betrayed him.I don’t recall ever having read or watched The Tempest (though it might have happened in school) so I came into this book not knowing much about the story and characters. We meet Miranda as a young girl. Her father has quite the ego and demands complete obedience from his daughter. They’ve been on the island for some years at this point, living in the still intact part of a crumbling fortress or castle. He’s tied several island spirits to his bidding. A fire salamander keeps his hearth warm while little house gnomes and elves clean. Miranda, and later Caliban, have to do most of the foraging and cooking as well as tending the cooking hearth as Prospero will only leash one fire salamander and that one is for his work rooms alone.It’s a lonely life for a child. She makes friends with the hens only to learn the hard way that is not so wise. When Caliban does come on the scene, he’s only a few years older than Miranda and has been living on his own for several years. Prospero is a bit cruel in his handling of Caliban in those early days. It’s Miranda’s kindness that brings Caliban into language, cooking, and servitude. They develop a deep friendship.For some reason, I found parts of this book slow. I haven’t quite put my finger on it but I did set this book aside once or twice to go read something a little more fast paced and then came back to this story. Perhaps it is because the story is told from Miranda’s and eventually Caliban’s points of view. They don’t know how they came to be on the island nor do they know Prospero’s history nor what his end game is. Since I hadn’t experienced The Tempest, I didn’t either and this left a lot of big questions that weren’t revealed until near the end of the book. Even then, I finished this book feeling I need to go read The Tempest to have the full understanding of this story.I did enjoy all the magical elements of the tale. The spirit Ariel was a wild card. Is it malevolent or merely frustrated at being imprisoned and then later chained to Prospero’s bidding? It does torment Caliban with truth-laced words from time to time. Prospero is almost always in his rooms working on some bit of magic or other. He trains Miranda in some of these minor aspects but he rarely explains anything so she’s kept in ignorance. This state makes it easier for Prospero to control her which becomes more and more important as both Caliban and Miranda age.There’s plenty about coming of age, specifically learning how to deal with menstruation. Indeed, I was surprised by how much detail went into this subject as it is so often avoided, glanced over, or even treated like a taboo. There is this one little part that I did think, ‘Eeewwwww!’ about but I think that’s understandable.It took me longer to get attached to Caliban. He comes into the story later, partly because he has to spend some time learning speech. However, he came to be my favorite character. Miranda is sweet but also biddable (as is to be expected because of her father’s manipulations). She does eventually grow to have her own thoughts and some independent actions, but that might be too late to avoid her father’s end game. Caliban however has spirit, an inner fire that lets him do plenty of independent thinking and actions to suit. This makes sense since he had to learn to see to himself once he was orphaned.The ending wasn’t what I was expecting though it did have me hanging on every word. I wanted Prospero taken down and I hoped that Miranda and Caliban would have a lasting happy ending. However, things don’t go that way and it surprised me. It’s a complete ending but it left me feeling a bit sad. Perhaps I will feel differently about it after I read The Tempest.The Narration: Gemma Dawson was a great voice for Miranda. She managed to start with a little kid Miranda and age her voice little by little as Miranda ages to a teen. Miranda has some complex emotions and Dawson was great at capturing those. In some ways, I feel that Alex Wyndham had a harder chore in portraying Caliban, who starts off with just a few words in his vocabulary and his abilities grow throughout the story. Caliban often thinks in nature imagery, comparing actions or feelings to things he’s experienced – like quick little fish for quick little thoughts. Wyndham did a great job at performing Caliban’s growth in language.
    • 4/5
      I got this book through NetGalley to review. I am a huge fan of Carey’s Kushiel’s books and also enjoyed her Agent of Hel series. This ended up being a well done retelling of The Tempest. This is a beautiful story that is constantly overshadowed with a feeling of doom. It was well written, easy to read, and I enjoyed it.Miranda is raised on an island alone with her father Prospero. Her only occasional company is the wild boy that also lives on the island. Her father initially makes it his goal to civilize Caliban but doesn’t take into account how close Miranda and Caliban will become with each other as sole companions.It’s a beautifully written book with a dark undertone to it. Prospero is very mentally abusive and manipulative of both Miranda and Caliban. As a reader you sense this heavy cloud of doom looming over the entire story...you just know that Prospero has a larger game he is playing and it isn’t going to be good for Miranda or Caliban.I read the Tempest a long long time ago so I am having trouble drawing comparisons between the two. Despite that I enjoyed this beautifully written and melancholy story. I found it strangely compelling and had trouble putting the book down.Overall I enjoyed this and would recommend. The book is beautifully written and strangely engaging. It’s not a story that will lift your spirits but it is well done.