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 Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:45 pm
NightIntent Read Deerskin! n.n It's my favorite re-told fairy tale, ever. Though the beginning is a bit... depressing. And... um... disturbing, maybe. It had my friend shrieking at me about why I had her read it. xp It's so good after she gets to the other kingdom. is a superbly written book that I will never read again--it's too well done. Mild spoilers ahead: It's a retelling of the tale "Donkeyskin" including the father's incestual desire for his daughter. He rapes her & she runs & the emotional & physical aftermath is quite raw.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:00 pm
Yeah, it's an awesome book. But I read it a ton of times. In fact, when I have the time, I'm probably gonna read it again. I'm starting to forget names. I just remember Lissar and the prince's name started with an O. I do kinda like how we never find out what Lissar's father's name is. It's more fun that way. n.n
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:49 am
NightIntent Read Deerskin! n.n It's my favorite re-told fairy tale, ever. Though the beginning is a bit... depressing. And... um... disturbing, maybe. It had my friend shrieking at me about why I had her read it. xp It's so good after she gets to the other kingdom. I don't think I've ever read the fairy tale it was based on... hmm. I think I'll be limited to the Robin McKinley books at the library, and I'm not sure that they have that one. I'll definitely check it out if they do.
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:37 am
Oh, I love Robin McKinley. Let's see, I've read Deerskin, Spindle's End, Rose Daughter, Beauty, The Hero and the Crown, and The Blue Sword. Wow! Six! I don't usually like that many books by an author unless they're in a successive series.
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:39 pm
Gah, I'm home now and I can't find A Knot in the Grain. I may have gotten rid of it. crying That makes me sad. I will have to reply completely on the library now.
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 6:44 pm
I liked the stories in The Door in the Hedge a lot better than those in A Knot in the Grain. I don't remember why, but I did.
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:30 am
NightIntent I liked the stories in The Door in the Hedge a lot better than those in A Knot in the Grain. I don't remember why, but I did. Overall, I agree with you. Several of the stories in the book A Knot in the Grain had an unfinished feel to them, particularly the one about the buttercup family. But the story "A Knot in the Grain" remains one of my favorites.
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:35 am
Bookwyrme NightIntent I liked the stories in The Door in the Hedge a lot better than those in A Knot in the Grain. I don't remember why, but I did. Overall, I agree with you. Several of the stories in the book A Knot in the Grain had an unfinished feel to them, particularly the one about the buttercup family. But the story "A Knot in the Grain" remains one of my favorites. I don't entirely remember most of the stories in either book. n.n" It's been a long time since I read either of them. I think I'll start re-reading one of them... soon. Maybe tomorrow or soemthing.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:16 am
NightIntent And I didn't like The Outlaws of Sherwood at all, so I never finished it.
That is the best Robin Hood tale I ever came accross. And, the ending was the best part!!!! I almost cried! I did cry!It is one of my favorites. I loved Blue Sword, and Sunshine. That was the best, Sunshine. I still need to read a few of her's though.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:20 pm
Argetlam092 NightIntent And I didn't like The Outlaws of Sherwood at all, so I never finished it.
That is the best Robin Hood tale I ever came accross. And, the ending was the best part!!!! I almost cried! I did cry!It is one of my favorites. I loved Blue Sword, and Sunshine. That was the best, Sunshine. I still need to read a few of her's though. Yeah, but I'm not a big Robin Hood fan. Not even when I was little did I really like the story of Robin Hood. The Blue Sword is awesome. Sunshine was really good, though I'm standing by my opinion that it's anti-climactic.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:46 pm
I wish she'd write the mythical third book in the Blue Sword series.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:47 pm
Bookwyrme I wish she'd write the mythical third book in the Blue Sword series. Me, too. I wanna see stuff about the future. Or the story about why Harry's grandmother or whatever left the Hills! That'd be awesome!
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:38 pm
NightIntent Bookwyrme I wish she'd write the mythical third book in the Blue Sword series. Me, too. I wanna see stuff about the future. Or the story about why Harry's grandmother or whatever left the Hills! That'd be awesome! I wonder if Harry's grandmother was the protagonist in Stone Fey? I think the 3rd book was supposed to be about the dark-haired woman Aerin saw as she was falling. Maybe. I have a vague memory of reading that somewhere.
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:38 pm
Bookwyrme NightIntent Bookwyrme I wish she'd write the mythical third book in the Blue Sword series. Me, too. I wanna see stuff about the future. Or the story about why Harry's grandmother or whatever left the Hills! That'd be awesome! I wonder if Harry's grandmother was the protagonist in Stone Fey? I think the 3rd book was supposed to be about the dark-haired woman Aerin saw as she was falling. Maybe. I have a vague memory of reading that somewhere. I've been meaning to read The Stone Fey, but I can't find it. It's frustrating.
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:15 pm
NightIntent Bookwyrme NightIntent Bookwyrme I wish she'd write the mythical third book in the Blue Sword series. Me, too. I wanna see stuff about the future. Or the story about why Harry's grandmother or whatever left the Hills! That'd be awesome! I wonder if Harry's grandmother was the protagonist in Stone Fey? I think the 3rd book was supposed to be about the dark-haired woman Aerin saw as she was falling. Maybe. I have a vague memory of reading that somewhere. I've been meaning to read The Stone Fey, but I can't find it. It's frustrating. It's in one of the collections. Door in the Hedge, I think. Though the illustrations in the stand-alone are awfully nice, you can still get the story ithrough the collection.
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