A review by brookhorse
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald

4.0

Re-read this for the first time in many years since my childhood! This was a lot more of an adventure story and a little less of a fantasy than the previous book, in my opinion. I missed some of the wonder and magic of the previous book, though there were certainly bits of surreality for me to enjoy, such as the Avengers/the Uglies. The Christian analogy comes through even stronger in this book, but you know what? I don't even mind, because God is an old granny and Jesus is a pigeon. Plus, MacDonald's ideas about belief are rather reasonable, and I didn't feel overly preached at. Not quite as lovely a book as the first, but still a very enjoyable read.