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A review by jenbsbooks
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
2.5
I like fantasy ... not sure why this one just didn't click for me. So many glowing reviews. Maybe it's me, I'll admit to being a little under the weather while listening. I actually switched to another book for a while, brain fog made this one too complex...SO MANY NAMES (people/places/things) pimchie, torthuk, ilpin, Daria, Istan, Starza, Corlath, I didn't even come close to marking most of the unique words.
I think I followed the basic story ... I'd struggle a bit to give a recap. I just didn't feel a strong storyline, there really wasn't anything pulling me in. After I finished, I read an online summary, just to see if I'd gotten it ... I think so. I'm honestly perplexed. Maybe if I'd read this years ago (so many of the 5* seem to be sentimental) when I was a teen I would have liked it more? Maybe I'll appreciate it more after book club discussion (this was a read for book club).
It was interesting, the library had the audio, and ebook ... but not in Kindle format. I'm a Kindle snob when it comes to e-books. I went with the audio, but had to turn to the ebook as I was struggling ... I dislike reading in Libby. I'm just used to Kindle. It wasn't even available in Kindle to buy on Amazon! I was surprised, I don't know that I've seen a book that has been digitized, but wasn't available in Kindle. I ended up grabbing a physical copy too, because right in chapter 1, there's a memory of Harry's mother saying "I've always liked riding horses and climbing trees and failing into ponds ..." FAILING? I did assume it was meant to be "falling" (and yes, it was that in print). I'll put the book in my Little Free Library after book club though, it's not one I need to keep.
This had a lot of the words I note ... deign, dais, stolid, scant, scowl, roil. No proFanity.
I think I followed the basic story ... I'd struggle a bit to give a recap. I just didn't feel a strong storyline, there really wasn't anything pulling me in. After I finished, I read an online summary, just to see if I'd gotten it ... I think so. I'm honestly perplexed. Maybe if I'd read this years ago (so many of the 5* seem to be sentimental) when I was a teen I would have liked it more? Maybe I'll appreciate it more after book club discussion (this was a read for book club).
It was interesting, the library had the audio, and ebook ... but not in Kindle format. I'm a Kindle snob when it comes to e-books. I went with the audio, but had to turn to the ebook as I was struggling ... I dislike reading in Libby. I'm just used to Kindle. It wasn't even available in Kindle to buy on Amazon! I was surprised, I don't know that I've seen a book that has been digitized, but wasn't available in Kindle. I ended up grabbing a physical copy too, because right in chapter 1, there's a memory of Harry's mother saying "I've always liked riding horses and climbing trees and failing into ponds ..." FAILING? I did assume it was meant to be "falling" (and yes, it was that in print). I'll put the book in my Little Free Library after book club though, it's not one I need to keep.
This had a lot of the words I note ... deign, dais, stolid, scant, scowl, roil. No proFanity.