A review by melerihaf
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

3.0

This is a rare children's classic that I didn't read as a child. I distinctly remember checking it out from the library, but I also remember not finishing it. And now that I have read it (or, more accurately, listened to it), I know why. When I was a kid, I hated books that talked down to children. And MacDonald constantly says things like, "Good little children do this." I realize now that was a common thing for the times, but my eight-year-old self would have just felt insulted and frustrated. That aside, it was fun. I liked that, at one point, the princess rescues the little boy. But Irene was a bit docile and sweet for my tastes. Oh, well. It's a product of its time, I suppose.