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jelundberg's review against another edition
5.0
I first read this novel in the late 90s, at the height of my interest in mythic and interstitial fiction, and have returned to it more than 20 years later, when I needed to hear Terri Windling’s voice in my head. If possible, I love it even more now, and it hits me at a moment in time that feels vital and necessary. Terri is known so overwhelmingly for her editing work that it is easy to forget how masterful and musical a prose writer she is. I very much suspect that this is not the last time I revisit this wonderful book.
enchanteurlitteraire's review against another edition
5.0
J’ai eu un énorme coup de coeur pour ce petit roman qui m’a autant surpris pour son magnifique style d’écriture que pour son ambiance de folklore amérindien et celtique.
moirwyn's review against another edition
5.0
Windling blends vivid desert imagery with Native American and Celtic mythology to create a modern masterpiece. When Maggie Black inherits a house from the poet Davis Cooper, she travels to the Tuscon desert hoping to write his biography. While there she discovers that the creatures found in his poems and his wife's paintings are real. For a complete review, see:
http://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/the-wood-wife-by-terri-windling/
http://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/the-wood-wife-by-terri-windling/
reallycooper's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Self harm, Grief, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Death
pinoto's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
tstevens3's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
leighdallas's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cozylittlebrownhouse's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know what is wrong with me, but I just didn't GET this book. I wasn't into the story at all, even though I finished it. I was very disappointed, but gave it two stars because of the creative premise.
saguaros's review against another edition
5.0
It's always a bit of a gamble to re-read an old favourite that you haven't read in years (over a decade for me in this case). I didn't like it as much as I remember liking it which is a bit disappointing, but the same urgency was there to read it, to know what happens, the same enchantment with its mystery and spirit, the same delight in its inner folklore. I think only other aspects of the book displeased me this time around, but it still has this hold on me, perhaps because of what it represents to me more than anything else. I'll probably always cherish it. Perhaps I'll re-read it in 10 years and see how I feel then :)
sprinkled's review against another edition
5.0
When I picked this up, I wasn't expecting to feel the way that this book made me feel. I love a good fantasy novel based on folklore, but this was deep and mysterious and poetic all at once and it made me wish I was in the desert so that I could understand it all.