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The Winter Boy af Sally Wiener Grotta
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The Winter Boy (udgave 2014)

af Sally Wiener Grotta

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Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, Mary Doria Russell and Ursula K. LeGuin, The Winter Boy explores important political and social issues within a dynamic, character-driven otherworld, wrapped up in masterful storytelling.

The Valley of the Alleshi is the center of all civilization, the core and foundation of centuries of peace. A cloistered society of widows, the Alleshi, has forged peace by mentoring young men who will one day become the leaders of the land. Each boy is paired with a single Allesha for a season of intimacy and learning, using time-honored methods that include storytelling, reason and sex. However, unknown to all but a hidden few, the peace is fracturing from pressures within and beyond, hacking at the very essence of their civilization.

Amidst this gathering political maelstrom, Rishana, a young new idealistic Allesha, takes her First Boy, Ryl, for a winter season of training. But Ryl is a "problem boy," who fights Rishana every step of the way. At the same time, Rishana uncovers a web of conspiracies that could not only destroy Ryl, but threaten to tear their entire society apart. And a winter that should have been a gentle, quiet season becomes one of conflict, anger and danger.

"...with the kind of mysterious tone and a sense of a complete world apart that is the hallmark of the best...The Winter Boy...exists in...a mythic, spiritual realm. Even ordinary lines resonate with this sense of the unseen." ??Peter Damien Bellis, author of "The Conjure Man"

"...a very rewarding read that raises your self-awareness in a way that only great books do....A literary triumph" ??Dr. Babus Ahmed

"Sally Wiener Grotta blends pain, love, lust and adventure into a tale you may not want to put down." ??Robin Baum

"The Winter Boy is an intriguing story that's unlike any other I have read." ??L.A.… (mere)

Medlem:Charline_Ratcliff
Titel:The Winter Boy
Forfattere:Sally Wiener Grotta
Info:Pixel Hall Press (2014), Paperback, 496 pages
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A group of widows lives in The Valley of Alleshi. They are known collectively as the Alleshi. They train young boys to be men/leaders of their communities. Their training takes many forms. Yes, that means they also train them in the ways of sex. A Winter Boy just means they are trained during the Winter season. Pretty simple. It also means they have the shortest season but without as many chores as the other seasons. Rishana, a new Alleshi, gets her First Boy, Ryl. He’s a problem boy. But he’s not the only problem. There are other factors at play and their whole world is fracturing from inside and outside foes.

The Winter Boy is a great concept with an awful main character. Plus, s-e-c-r-e-t-s that can’t/won’t be shared even though they really should be. I really and truly hate that trope. UGH!

Let’s discuss Ryl. So full of himself, impatient beyond belief, and frankly, he’s a 16-yr-old piece of shit. He has no redeeming qualities. Rishana tries to be fair, but she’s too easy on him. He’s unbelievably thick in the head. He thinks MEN are all-powerful and superior and women are only there for sex and to serve MEN. That’s it. They have no value at all. By the time I gave up on this book he’d been with Rishana for weeks on end. And he STILL believed himself to be superior in every way. Flaunted rules because they were stupid to him. Thought he was the best lover ever and that all the women could do is talk about how awesome he is. Way too stupid to live. Just slit his throat and be done with him. Or better yet, kick him out and live with the shame. What a turd. He ruined what I think could have been an awesome book because everything else (except the damn secrets) was actually pretty good. Ah, well. ( )
  AVoraciousReader | Nov 3, 2020 |
This book has many layers which weave an intriguing tale that will keep you hooked. Rishana takes a troubled boy under her wing, to train and guide him to become a leader. Their world is threatened though when secrets are uncovered. definitely worth a read. ( )
  skgregory | May 25, 2018 |
The Winter Boy by Sally Wiener Grotta is a highly recommended dystopian science fiction coming-of-age novel.

Over the years peace has been established in the land by the Alleshi, a group of widows who train young men to become their Alemen, Blessed Boys. A strong bond will naturally develop between Alleshi and Alemen. Rishana, a young Allesha, is about to take her first Boy, Ryl. Rishana has been asked to do this even though she still has four months of training left. Ryl is categorized by all as a difficult young man.

As an Alleshi, Rishana must teach Ryl sensitivity, communication, and empathy - all things a good leader of men will need in order to maintain the peace, but she also must tutor him in sensual and sexual performance. Ryl must learn diplomacy and tact to help keep the peace someday. As Rishana and Ryl struggle to adjust under the Alleshi system to the many changes and each other, other facts are revealed that may shake the foundations of their orderly world.

The changes and growth that both characters experience during their time together help propel the story forward, as do the myths and legends that are shared as part of the learning process. What does it take to promote peace?

Although this is a page turner and a compelling plot, it also requires the reader to buy into the Alleshi system (and all the name changes that apparently accompany it), as well as accept the whole idea of Alleshi using sex to train young men. In the end it was a very good book and well written. I'm sure there will be many 5 star reviews for it.

Disclosure: My Kindle edition was courtesy of Pixel Hall Pres via Netgalley for review purposes. ( )
  SheTreadsSoftly | Mar 21, 2016 |
This was an early review....well written and interesting concept, still took me a long tim to finish ( )
  Scerasoli | Oct 7, 2015 |
I've recently finished reading The Winter Boy by author, Sally Wiener Grotta. From the very beginning of this story I was impressed by Grotta’s nearly impeccable writing. The Winter Boy is certainly not Grotta’s first foray into the world of writing, and this fact is clearly evident throughout the entire book. Grotta writes with an easy-to-follow and easy-to-understand style. She has formulated this tale with flair; she’s appropriately descriptive with the scenes and/or the personal interactions, and the various characters are believable and certainly easy to empathize with.

In The Winter Boy, readers will begin their literary journey in the “Valley of the Alleshi,” a valley that is set in an age far removed from the one in which we live today. Rishana, one of this story’s main characters, has almost finished the three years’ worth of training she needs in order to become one of the highly respected and much sought after Alleshi. The life of an Alleshi was not Rishana’s original life path, but fate and circumstance had entwined and this new path is what came to fruition because of fate’s choices.

Existing during the chronological ages found within The Winter Boy, are the Alleshi: a group of women who, at the start of every new season, pick older boys who are nearing maturity – bringing them into their personal lives and dwellings. Each Alleshi will choose just one such boy and she will then spend that entire season training and grooming him, using knowledge and sexual intimacy – skills and lessons that have been honed to perfection and then passed down through the centuries by the many Alleshi women who have come before Rishana.

For this ‘winter’ season (her very first as a fully titled Alleshi), Rishana chooses to take Ryl, an exceptionally head-strong and willful boy, into her home. In doing so, she internally hopes that she possesses the needed strength and skills that will be required to fully unlock the true potential of the leader he could become.

Of course, in the Valley of the Alleshi, all is not as it seems – over the years the seeds of discord and discontent have been willfully and knowingly sewn. Without warning, tempers boil hotly before violently exploding. The shock, and aftershocks, of unforeseen and horrific actions against the Alleshi now threaten to shatter the peace that this valley, and its neighboring towns and villages, have experienced for the last several centuries. And that’s all of the ‘about’ information that I’m going to provide – the remainder will need to be gleaned via reading the actual book.

In summary, though, The Winter Boy was a great book. As I had previously mentioned, it was well-written, and it was also interesting and entertaining. While The Winter Boy didn't have the ending that I’d secretly hoped for, it’s certainly in the ‘must read’ category for anyone who enjoys a cultural fantasy set in the ‘long ago’ of a more prehistoric past – or, one that is actually set in a far distant future that uses today’s day and age as that ‘prehistoric’ and ‘barbaric’ past. ( )
  Charline_Ratcliff | Dec 19, 2014 |
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Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:

Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, Mary Doria Russell and Ursula K. LeGuin, The Winter Boy explores important political and social issues within a dynamic, character-driven otherworld, wrapped up in masterful storytelling.

The Valley of the Alleshi is the center of all civilization, the core and foundation of centuries of peace. A cloistered society of widows, the Alleshi, has forged peace by mentoring young men who will one day become the leaders of the land. Each boy is paired with a single Allesha for a season of intimacy and learning, using time-honored methods that include storytelling, reason and sex. However, unknown to all but a hidden few, the peace is fracturing from pressures within and beyond, hacking at the very essence of their civilization.

Amidst this gathering political maelstrom, Rishana, a young new idealistic Allesha, takes her First Boy, Ryl, for a winter season of training. But Ryl is a "problem boy," who fights Rishana every step of the way. At the same time, Rishana uncovers a web of conspiracies that could not only destroy Ryl, but threaten to tear their entire society apart. And a winter that should have been a gentle, quiet season becomes one of conflict, anger and danger.

"...with the kind of mysterious tone and a sense of a complete world apart that is the hallmark of the best...The Winter Boy...exists in...a mythic, spiritual realm. Even ordinary lines resonate with this sense of the unseen." ??Peter Damien Bellis, author of "The Conjure Man"

"...a very rewarding read that raises your self-awareness in a way that only great books do....A literary triumph" ??Dr. Babus Ahmed

"Sally Wiener Grotta blends pain, love, lust and adventure into a tale you may not want to put down." ??Robin Baum

"The Winter Boy is an intriguing story that's unlike any other I have read." ??L.A.

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