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claudiamccarron's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
rheren's review against another edition
2.0
Well, they definitely don't write books like this anymore. Is that a good thing? Well, I'm not quite sure... This was so random and irrational that I'm not quite sure how to take it. It wasn't even supposed to make sense rationally. I think this must be what is meant by a book truly written for children: it's totally whimsical and crazy, but warm and comforting at the same time. No drama or tension at all. Nothing bad to say about it, just not my style I guess, but I think my kids would be bored with it, too.
sarah_emtage's review against another edition
5.0
A red sun raises a rainbow
in the forest of fairy land.
The golden key it gives to me
is held fast in my hand.
I don't know yet what the key unlocks,
but I can hear the bear and the fox
speaking beside me in the wood.
The shadows fall from somewhere good.
in the forest of fairy land.
The golden key it gives to me
is held fast in my hand.
I don't know yet what the key unlocks,
but I can hear the bear and the fox
speaking beside me in the wood.
The shadows fall from somewhere good.
mafryc's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely stroll in the park. MacDonald has earned his place on my shelf of favorite authors.
shelley_c's review against another edition
4.0
I particularly appreciated his first and last essays on imagination, as well as the sermon on the nature and place of opinions.
davehershey's review against another edition
3.0
The Golden Key was kind of a weird short story. A young boy hears the story of the golden key and sets out to find it. Of course he enters a forest, Fairyland (Faerie), where all sorts of odd things are liable to happen. He meets up with a companion and they travel for what is years (or just seems like years?) to find a keyhole. It is fascinating to read MacDonald's work and see the same themes over and over - forests, journeys, Fairyland.
For the record, I am not sure what the "Other Stories" are as I am reading the complete works and this review is just of The Golden Key.
For the record, I am not sure what the "Other Stories" are as I am reading the complete works and this review is just of The Golden Key.
tigermuffin's review against another edition
4.0
Read this wishing I was reading it aloud to children. Picked it up because of Maurice Sendak illustrations, beautiful. It feels foundational, this story, one that surely has to have influenced other fairy tale writers, or maybe the author has just tapped something that feels ancient about story building.
debbynm's review against another edition
3.0
my brain could not comprehend this book very well but it was still good
crisi_books's review against another edition
3.0
3/5 ⭐️
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in fairyland anymore…
Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in fairyland anymore…