A review by alilysong
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.5

not for me. can understand why this is beloved/considered a classic though and think there’s some artistry in the storytelling/prose, though it’s not even overly remarkable imo. at the end of the day though it’s a silly whimsical story filled w/ magic, fantastical creatures, nonsensical riddles/poems/songs and digressive side plots. there’s supposedly a lot of subtext/symbolism -i just didn’t care. was not charmed or interested in what was happening in the story and was constantly compelled to skim, which i did for basically the entire book. It’s really not worth overthinking this one. maybe i’m just at a point in my life where these types of stories don’t tickle my fancy anymore