It is a book that has everything going against it by contemporary standards.There is no action. I knew nothing about this book when I selected it from Audible other than it was a Newberry winner. This book has made it on my "Books of the Highest Order" shelf. The Author Is a Master - The Reader Superb It is a simple, elegant joy- much like, of course, a finely crafted vase. It is my favorite of all the Newbury Award winners I have read. This tale is set long ago in a far away land, and again the culture and customs are gently laid before us, but it is very simply a story of the better parts of human nature, basic needs, relationships, honor, and love. The author's appreciation of the craft is so effortlessly manifested in the telling that I never noticed what I was learning, as I was absorbed in the young man's adventure. Those words reflect both the simple goodhearted wisdom of almost all of the charectors we meet, as well as the skills and dedication of the artisan potter that the boy Tree-ear labors for. In chapter one Crane-man tells Tree-ear "Scholars read the great words of the world, but you and I must learn to read the world itself." From that moment until the last word I was enchanted. It is an elegant, yet simply told tale that gives generously from beginning to end.
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