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by Orson Scott Card
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A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it 9 years ago
[Still catching up on my 2015 books] In the first half of this book, while I was still enjoying it, I was also feeling conflicted about my enjoyment of it because OSC's devotion to the "sanctity of [his definition of] marriage" is pretty nauseating to me. So I lamented that, "I wish OSC wasn't so ...
Barbara's Booky Blog
Barbara's Booky Blog rated it 12 years ago
I liked the concept of this book but not the execution which was terrible. Neither Ivan nor Katerina were likable. Heck not one single character was likable - not Ivan's two-dimensional parents, not King Matfei, not Father Lukas, not Brother Sergei, not even Ruth! So first of all there isn't a sing...
CarlAlves
CarlAlves rated it 12 years ago
I had some doubts prior to reading Enchantment. I have read a few other Orson Scott Card, and didn't especially care for them. Having said that, I was pleasantly surprised to read Enchantment. Our story's hero, Ivan, is a Ukranian living in the United States, where he is a grad student. He is myster...
She is too fond of books...
She is too fond of books... rated it 12 years ago
This is no Ender's Game, but nonetheless a beautiful little retelling of Sleeping Beauty & a wonderful escape of a read.
Magic Wands and Wormhole Generators
Magic Wands and Wormhole Generators rated it 12 years ago
So awesome!! I loved Card's Ender books and am a big fan of books that play with fairy tales, and this was a perfect combination of the two. Card tells the tale of old magic lore so skillfully that you completely forget that he's talking about time travel and Baba Yaga... totally plausible, and movi...
Neyhart's Book Nook
Neyhart's Book Nook rated it 13 years ago
I greatly enjoyed this modern meets historic fairy tale come true, complete with time travel!
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it 13 years ago
Orson Scott Card is of course best known for Ender's Game, an sf classic to be sure but he has written several other books which to my mind are equally good. Unfortunately these tend to be overlooked as readers are so enamored of the Ender series. Consequently Enchantment is unjustly less than famo...
Reading Between the Wines Book Club
Reading Between the Wines Book Club rated it 14 years ago
This is the story of what happens after Sleeping Beauty awakens and how her Happily, or maybe Not-So-Happily, Ever After begins…This book was really well written, with a fabulous plot full of imagination and wonderful world building. Enchantment takes you on a creative journey into the world of Russ...
Bradford Reviews!
Bradford Reviews! rated it 15 years ago
I loved this book! It is one that keeps coming to my mind years later, and I just think, "Wow, that was a great story!" Great love story, great tension, great imagination and world building for the fantasy cross over sections.
JulieM
JulieM rated it 15 years ago
As we outgrow our childhood, we say goodbye to many fun traditions. No longer do we believe in the Easter Bunny or hope that the Tooth Fairy will bring us gifts in the night (although some financial assistance for crowns and wisdom teeth extractions would be nice). With adulthood, we stop reading ...
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