Spiders Voice

by Gloria Skurzynski

Book Overview

Even if I'd been given to speech, I'd have been struck dumb by this exquisite girl....Then I realized there was one additional person in the cathedral. A man, standing behind me, who turned toward me... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689821492
• ISBN13: 9780689821493
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Complex plotting, memorable characters, highly entertaining.

Aran's observations of a favored mentor and his romance with a beautiful woman color his life, but violence intervenes and turns a mute boy into a potential sideshow oddity in this story of early France. Spider's Voice, is a fictional account which recreates the story of Abelard and Heloise, 12th century French lovers, and adds many historical insights in a complex plot recommended for mature teens.

The Web That Spider Has Woven is Wonderful

I am an 11 year old who simply loves to read and spends hours a day doing so. I read this book and since I enjoy reading books from and about the past, particularly the Middle Ages, you can see how I liked this. I applaud the author of the novel.

Amazing Spider

I'm a thirteen-year-old that loves to read. I haven't enjoyed twelfth-century books in the past, but this one caught my eye. The reason I enjoyed this book so much was because of it's amazing turn of events. I couldn't anticipate what would happen in this one, as I usually could. If you are looking at this book, I'd say to at least read a couple paragraphs. I'm sure you won't be dissapointed.

One of the best historical fiction books I've read.

In this tale based on actual events, Gloria Skurzynski has captured the passion and horror of twelfth-century life. All the characters were wonderfully developed and believable, and the story so intriguing I couldn't put the book down. There are still so many areas that could be explored, I can only hope she will write a sequel.

A unique fictional viewpoint of a well-known love affair.

Although this book was in the "young adult" section of our library, I couldn't resist one more version of the Abelard-Heloise story. I found the book to be well-written and imaginative. Presenting the story from a fresh point of view, that of a mute youth, was an interesting twist. I enjoyed it!