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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
This sounded to be everything I love when reading and unfortunately it wasn't.
For some reason it just didn't click with me, I did finish it but it took me much longer than expected.
For some reason it just didn't click with me, I did finish it but it took me much longer than expected.
More of a 3.5. I enjoyed the story, but I don’t think it’ll be something I remember or think about in the long run. This one has a lot of flowery, descriptive language with a simple plot. There’s not a lot of character development, but I don’t know that’s it meant to. This reads a little like a fairy tale or child’s bedtime story. It was fine for what it was.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Ok i did not enjoy this one at all sorry to the person who recommended it
The King of Elfland’s Daughter's manages to take you out of our current timeline to the “fields we know” and beyond. The story oscillates along the boundary of magic and men in an interesting way and is complete with the cast of magical creatures including witches, trolls, an elfin princess, and unicorns. The trolls are admittedly my favorite. I would recommend this to anyone who likes modern fantasy to see what has inspired writers throughout the years and to experience a different type of fantasy novel, where there is no great hero but instead a world in conflict with magic itself.
A classic but I don't know how to feel about the deus ex machina
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The narrative sometimes meanders, but let's be real, you'd read this for the stunning prose and whimsical imagery. Highly recommended if you're interested in pre-Tolkien fantasy!
There is little I can say to do this book justice, little I can offer that Lord Dunsany himself cannot offer better in his magical novel. For all that it's worth, this book has my highest recommendation among the classics of fantasy. It was one of the seminal works of fantasy, and its influence can be traced from the year of its publication to modern day.
I can only offer this quote, which says it all:
I can only offer this quote, which says it all:
And looking over the fields we know, he saw the shining line coming down on Erl. And from it he heard rise faint, as it rippled over the furrows, a murmur of many old songs; for it came with all manner of memories, old music and lost voices... It was coming towards him bright as the Evening Star and flashing with sudden colours, some common to Earth and some unknown to our rainbow...