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kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
5.0
I'm listing this as a kindle freebie because you can read it here.
Shout to C who told me to read this.
My preferred state is reading. I share a house. My bedroom is library with a place to sleep.
Books are my safe place. Always have been.
Alix E. Harrow's brilliant, wonderful, glorious, heart breaking short story is about the power of books and the ability books have to move us and save us.
And how forcing people to read X is the wrong way to go.
Just read it, okay?
Shout to C who told me to read this.
My preferred state is reading. I share a house. My bedroom is library with a place to sleep.
Books are my safe place. Always have been.
Alix E. Harrow's brilliant, wonderful, glorious, heart breaking short story is about the power of books and the ability books have to move us and save us.
And how forcing people to read X is the wrong way to go.
Just read it, okay?
cathepsut's review against another edition
Review for A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow, 4.900 words, ~11 pages, ★★★★★
You’d think it would make us happy when a kid checks out the same book a zillion times in a row, but actually it just keeps us up at night.
Oh, I love that the books have feelings! A smug book, how great is that?
“oh, Tolkien, you have so much to account for“
Lol!
This was absolutely delightful. I love it! Fabulous! I cried! All the stars!
Can be read for free here: https://www.apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/
2018 Nebula Award Finalists / 2019 Hugo Award Finalists — well deserved!
You’d think it would make us happy when a kid checks out the same book a zillion times in a row, but actually it just keeps us up at night.
Oh, I love that the books have feelings! A smug book, how great is that?
“oh, Tolkien, you have so much to account for“
Lol!
This was absolutely delightful. I love it! Fabulous! I cried! All the stars!
Can be read for free here: https://www.apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies/
2018 Nebula Award Finalists / 2019 Hugo Award Finalists — well deserved!
bibliostorian's review against another edition
5.0
This is a lovely little short story with magic and books and a couple of library fines.
crunden's review against another edition
5.0
Read Alix E. Harrow's A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies. It was AMAZING.
What would I be, cut off from the orderly world of words and their readers, from the peaceful Ouroboran cycle of story-telling and story-eating?
AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING.
As a lover of libraries, I felt this story in my bones. Go read now.
What would I be, cut off from the orderly world of words and their readers, from the peaceful Ouroboran cycle of story-telling and story-eating?
AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZING.
As a lover of libraries, I felt this story in my bones. Go read now.
syltetoy's review against another edition
5.0
This was lovely. Short, thoughtful, funny, and free to read online so you probably should!
vylotte's review against another edition
5.0
A lush little story about the power of books (and librarians). Really loving everything I've ever read from the author. Story can be found free here: https://www.apex-magazine.com/a-witchs-guide-to-escape-a-practical-compendium-of-portal-fantasies
sa_ra's review against another edition
3.0
Read ”A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies” by Alix E. Harrow included in this issue
A nicely done story about the importance of fiction, libraries, and librarians (who are, naturally, witches), however built on a tired white saviour fantasy.
A nicely done story about the importance of fiction, libraries, and librarians (who are, naturally, witches), however built on a tired white saviour fantasy.
annecavanagh's review against another edition
5.0
Witches and libraries, what could be better? Excellent short story worth reading.
lsneal's review against another edition
5.0
A charming short story - pure wish fulfillment for both librarians and readers!
mangrii's review against another edition
4.0
Flamante ganadora del premio Hugo a mejor relato corto se trata de una emotiva historia sobre cómo los libros necesitan lectores, y los lectores necesitamos las historias. Publicada originalmente en la revista Apex Magazine en febrero de 2018, nos cuenta la historia de cómo una bruja bibliotecaria se ve obligada a ayudar a un niño perdido. Pero no perdido en la biblioteca, si no ahogado en una vida anodina, sin sentido y de la que necesita escapar. Alix juega con la literatura de fantasía como pequeñas píldoras que nos llevan escalón a escalón en la historia de nuestro protagonista.
Solo a través de las historias y los códigos de las bibliotecas resolveremos este acertijo, en apariencia sencillo y en el fondo complejo. Alix no deja de hablarnos sobre la vida misma, la dificultad de romper con lo establecido, y el sufrimiento que conlleva encontrarse una realidad en la que no encajamos. Una pequeña historia muy recomendable, sobre todo para lectores o personal de bibliotecas, que podéis leer gratis y traducida al castellano en Cuentos para Algernon.
Link: https://cuentosparaalgernon.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/las-guias-de-la-bruja-vias-de-escape-compendio-practico-de-portales-a-mundos-de-fantasia-de-alix-e-harrow/.
Solo a través de las historias y los códigos de las bibliotecas resolveremos este acertijo, en apariencia sencillo y en el fondo complejo. Alix no deja de hablarnos sobre la vida misma, la dificultad de romper con lo establecido, y el sufrimiento que conlleva encontrarse una realidad en la que no encajamos. Una pequeña historia muy recomendable, sobre todo para lectores o personal de bibliotecas, que podéis leer gratis y traducida al castellano en Cuentos para Algernon.
Link: https://cuentosparaalgernon.wordpress.com/2019/10/09/las-guias-de-la-bruja-vias-de-escape-compendio-practico-de-portales-a-mundos-de-fantasia-de-alix-e-harrow/.