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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
I almost cried at the end. Never would have expected a story where no one dies to be so sad.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
A true classic of early fantasy literature. Such a shame it doesn’t seem to be very known to a wider audience today. The poetic style, elegantly executed, adds to the book something that is very hard to find in our contemporary fantasy literature. The dreamlike elements and all the vivid images of landscapes really do convey a compelling sense of otherworldliness.
I would have liked to give this book more than just a 3/5. However, the rich and descriptive prose seemed to carry the story at the expense of its accessibility. Highly descriptive stories are usually the hardest to follow, I’d say.
I would have liked to give this book more than just a 3/5. However, the rich and descriptive prose seemed to carry the story at the expense of its accessibility. Highly descriptive stories are usually the hardest to follow, I’d say.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
At some point I'll finish it, but it is very very very dense and so sloooooowwww! In comparison, The Lord of the Rings is easy peasy lemon cheesy and as fast as your good next-door romance.
This was a weird and lovely little book! It read almost like a poem. Lyrical, I suppose you could call it? It's light on plot. And unicorns are treated. . . unpleasantly. And it's hard to understand. But I finished the Outlander a month ago, so maybe I've been primed to let long descriptions wash over me. And I'm raising two elementary-school-aged kids so maybe I've been primed to find the good in long rambling dream-like stories.
But despite agreeing with a lot of the points raised in the two-star reviews, I liked it. I often will agree with two-star reviews and be like, "yeah, but that was the point," or "but it worked!" And it was. And it did!
But despite agreeing with a lot of the points raised in the two-star reviews, I liked it. I often will agree with two-star reviews and be like, "yeah, but that was the point," or "but it worked!" And it was. And it did!
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated