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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
I’ve read a fair amount of these fairy tale journeys and I definitely think this is the best one I’ve read
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While it took me a while to get into the book, I really enjoyed the writing. The book is very whimsy with its humor and the prose is quite poetic.
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've read this book about on r a decade since I was 10 and discovered my favorite movie was a book first.
This was such a fun read!
I needed something a little light hearted (did have so sad parts) and this was it.
The writing was incredible. Reminded me of the books I used to read in school.
I needed something a little light hearted (did have so sad parts) and this was it.
The writing was incredible. Reminded me of the books I used to read in school.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A la Stardust.
TL; DR: A dash of nonsense, a pinch of heroism, and a whole lot of people who aren’t great at their respective jobs combine to give this classic the recognition it deserves.
This is one of those classics that if you’ve heard of, you’ve probably read, and if you haven’t…well, you haven’t. It seems to have a remarkably similar style to Gaiman’s book and I have no doubt that it was inspired by The Last Unicorn in one way or another. The enchanting, but altogether not completely fairy-tale as you would have it means there’s a sense of reality and loss throughout.
Characters: They’re all flawed, but rather lovable. The unicorn, Molly, and Shmendrick all had their charms and you grew to enjoy them along the way, though it was hard sometimes. Prince Lir was great most all of the time and I couldn’t help but feel for him more than was probably intended. As for everyone else, they were fine, if a bit silly.
Setting: The fantasy worldiest of fantasies, but weirdly felt mostly irrelevant. It wasn’t like I didn’t enjoy what I did get out of the world, but it was mostly inconsequential and if certain instances had happened in a completely separate location, it wouldn’t have made a lick of difference.
Story: It was ~ok~. I expected a kid story and I got a (mostly) kid story. The changes and hodgepodge and gobbledegook that took place were again, very reminiscent of Stardust to me, but I think Stardust did it better. I can’t fault this too terribly for being the first though.
Writing: Dialogue was good; I believed people were in danger or conversing or what have you, but the descriptions threw me off a bit. I didn’t expect things to play out exactly how they did and, while it wasn’t bad by any means, it wasn’t as satisfying as I’d hoped. It almost felt like the denouement was stopped too abruptly.
This is a pretty good story and a good classic, though I’ll prefer Beagle’s foray into dragons far more. I’m glad to have read it and think I’m the better for it, but I think I’ll try The Unicorn Chronicles instead.
4.4 🌟
TL; DR: A dash of nonsense, a pinch of heroism, and a whole lot of people who aren’t great at their respective jobs combine to give this classic the recognition it deserves.
This is one of those classics that if you’ve heard of, you’ve probably read, and if you haven’t…well, you haven’t. It seems to have a remarkably similar style to Gaiman’s book and I have no doubt that it was inspired by The Last Unicorn in one way or another. The enchanting, but altogether not completely fairy-tale as you would have it means there’s a sense of reality and loss throughout.
Characters: They’re all flawed, but rather lovable. The unicorn, Molly, and Shmendrick all had their charms and you grew to enjoy them along the way, though it was hard sometimes. Prince Lir was great most all of the time and I couldn’t help but feel for him more than was probably intended. As for everyone else, they were fine, if a bit silly.
Setting: The fantasy worldiest of fantasies, but weirdly felt mostly irrelevant. It wasn’t like I didn’t enjoy what I did get out of the world, but it was mostly inconsequential and if certain instances had happened in a completely separate location, it wouldn’t have made a lick of difference.
Story: It was ~ok~. I expected a kid story and I got a (mostly) kid story. The changes and hodgepodge and gobbledegook that took place were again, very reminiscent of Stardust to me, but I think Stardust did it better. I can’t fault this too terribly for being the first though.
Writing: Dialogue was good; I believed people were in danger or conversing or what have you, but the descriptions threw me off a bit. I didn’t expect things to play out exactly how they did and, while it wasn’t bad by any means, it wasn’t as satisfying as I’d hoped. It almost felt like the denouement was stopped too abruptly.
This is a pretty good story and a good classic, though I’ll prefer Beagle’s foray into dragons far more. I’m glad to have read it and think I’m the better for it, but I think I’ll try The Unicorn Chronicles instead.
4.4 🌟
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated