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A review by caitlin_89
The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
5.0
This was the best thing I've read all year. I didn't want to put it down.
It was fun the way Tom Sawyer was fun - like going on an adventure. But even better, thanks to Merlyn and all the lovely Old English flair, what! If that wasn't cool enough, though, there were lovely little references to "modern" things that popped up here and there, thanks to Merlyn's backwardness in time.
So many, many things to love.
King Pellinor's confuzzled relationship with the Beast Glatisant.
Merlyn's... I dunno. I just love everything about Merlin. He made me laugh out loud numerous times. I love a book that makes me laugh out loud.
The Wart- so eager to learn and eager to please!
Sir Ector's bumbling, flustered, kindhearted ways.
And to top it all off, you finish the last paragraph find yourself facing
-The Beginning-
You know what?
The whole time I was reading this book, I was thinking "hm. Some of this must have been in the beginning of "The Once and Future King" ... because I know I haven't read this, but it all is so familiar.
I just found out (I am so... blonde) that The Once and Future King is a collection of 4 books altogether, the Sword in the Stone being the first of those 4. So, yes, I had read it before.
Well, I guess that just means I can now put this in my "reread and loved" list on goodreads.
It was fun the way Tom Sawyer was fun - like going on an adventure. But even better, thanks to Merlyn and all the lovely Old English flair, what! If that wasn't cool enough, though, there were lovely little references to "modern" things that popped up here and there, thanks to Merlyn's backwardness in time.
So many, many things to love.
King Pellinor's confuzzled relationship with the Beast Glatisant.
Merlyn's... I dunno. I just love everything about Merlin. He made me laugh out loud numerous times. I love a book that makes me laugh out loud.
The Wart- so eager to learn and eager to please!
Sir Ector's bumbling, flustered, kindhearted ways.
And to top it all off, you finish the last paragraph find yourself facing
-The Beginning-
You know what?
The whole time I was reading this book, I was thinking "hm. Some of this must have been in the beginning of "The Once and Future King" ... because I know I haven't read this, but it all is so familiar.
I just found out (I am so... blonde) that The Once and Future King is a collection of 4 books altogether, the Sword in the Stone being the first of those 4. So, yes, I had read it before.
Well, I guess that just means I can now put this in my "reread and loved" list on goodreads.