It is lovely, and it is terrible and... hell, how do you even start to address something like being raped by your own father, let alone cope, accept, heal, move on. McKinley takes a good stab at it, and it's beautiful and wounding at the same time, and feels pretty much like abrading in a way. I'm...
You are probably slightly confused about the place of this book in my 2015 Favorites, considering its relatively low rating. The thing is, this book is one of those books that the farther away I am from it; the more I think about it. In a good way.Before getting this book as a birthday present, I ha...
Thanking a friend for catching me before I read very far into this one.This book has been on my to-read list for so long I hadn't really checked out reviews or content very thoroughly. I really need to do that before I read something. Apparently there is subject matter I really wouldn't be comfortab...
I genuinely feel at a loss for words when it comes to Robin McKinley, not because her work inspires speechlessness, but rather because it doesn't. After finishing The Blue Sword last year, I realized that much of McKinley's charm was lost on me. I found one of her best pieces of work to be dull and ...
I cried happily at the end of this book, not because the story was grand or the characters superb, but because it was finally over.The book's blurb describes the story as: "As Princess Lissar reaches womanhood, it is clear to all in the kingdom that in her breathtaking beauty she is the mirror image...
A Robin McKinley book is never bad. Like a Jane Yolen book is never bad.Deerskin is based on "Donkeyskin", a Charles Perrault tale that is usually neutered and deals with the theme of incest. "Donkeyskin" appears in other collections in variations such as Thousand Furs. These tales are related to...
This book was really weird in some places. It traps your attention and you have to keep reading to see what happens but when you're finished you're not quite sure if you like it or not. Its one of those books that its ok to read once.
A story based on a French fairy tale, Donkeyskin, this is not for children at all. The images are intense and rather disturbing, but this is also one of the best books that Robin McKinley has written. This one simply blew me away.For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/content_...
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