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A review by merrinish
The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
3.0
I'm not sure if it's because I read these late at night or because McKinley did something wonky with her prose, but I found this collection of fantasy shorts harder to follow than anything else I've read by her. Especially in the beginning, the language is a little hard to follow and the long, loooong blocks of prose are chunky and difficult to navigate.
She tells four stories, two original and two retellings of classics. The book begins with the first original, Door in the Hedge, which tells of the last mortal country before fairyland, and of the princess that grows up there. The third story in the book, The Hunting of the Hind, is also an original, and tells the story of the Golden Hind, the sight of which drives men mad with wanting to possess her. McKinley also reworks The Frog Prince and the Twelve Dancing Princesses, both of which are interesting additions to the whole.
She tells four stories, two original and two retellings of classics. The book begins with the first original, Door in the Hedge, which tells of the last mortal country before fairyland, and of the princess that grows up there. The third story in the book, The Hunting of the Hind, is also an original, and tells the story of the Golden Hind, the sight of which drives men mad with wanting to possess her. McKinley also reworks The Frog Prince and the Twelve Dancing Princesses, both of which are interesting additions to the whole.