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gillothen's review against another edition
4.0
A very enjoyable read.
Inevitably "an introduction" lacks space to do every writer justice. I would have liked more on Nesbit's time travel stories (a mention at least), more on Peter Dickinson than the "Changes" trilogy, at the start of a very long career, and Jan Mark and Cynthia Voigt both deserved mentions, I felt. That said, this book is bursting with suggestions of things I now want to find and read. There's an excellent section of further reading, tied to each chapter, both academic critical material and primary material. The writers bring an intelligent and experienced analysis as well as a great deal of experience. I wanted to argue back in places and felt they were extremely generous to Stephenie Meyer, but I suppose someone has to be!
Inevitably "an introduction" lacks space to do every writer justice. I would have liked more on Nesbit's time travel stories (a mention at least), more on Peter Dickinson than the "Changes" trilogy, at the start of a very long career, and Jan Mark and Cynthia Voigt both deserved mentions, I felt. That said, this book is bursting with suggestions of things I now want to find and read. There's an excellent section of further reading, tied to each chapter, both academic critical material and primary material. The writers bring an intelligent and experienced analysis as well as a great deal of experience. I wanted to argue back in places and felt they were extremely generous to Stephenie Meyer, but I suppose someone has to be!
its_literature's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
quite interesting! a little heavy on the title drops and i’m not sure that all of the conclusions necessarily flow but still quite good
keepitkassual's review against another edition
5.0
A very overwhelming yet thorough look at the history of the literature of the fantastic. If you are working on a giant project concerning the fantastic (I’m working on my thesis) or if you are simply interested in the history of children’s fantasy, then this is the perfect text. Easy to read, very informative. It’s one of those texts that makes you want to pick up fantasy books afterwards.
antisocialdidi's review against another edition
5.0
Comprehensive history to children's fantasy literature. Extremely informative and insightful. Really useful when trying to form basic understanding of children's fantasy literature. Absolutely loved it.
keepitkassual's review against another edition
5.0
A very overwhelming yet thorough look at the history of the literature of the fantastic. If you are working on a giant project concerning the fantastic (I’m working on my thesis) or if you are simply interested in the history of children’s fantasy, then this is the perfect text. Easy to read, very informative. It’s one of those texts that makes you want to pick up fantasy books afterwards.
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