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by Kelly Link
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moving under skies
moving under skies rated it 10 years ago
The rare beast: a short story collection that I love. "Stone Animals" is absolutely brilliant & amazing--why do I not own this book so I can reread that story alone on a regular basis?
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
They're interesting short stories and I don't regret reading them but they were just not me. They fall more into the magic realism end of the fantasy spectrum than the urban fantasy that I enjoy reading, and skate the border of horror as well.
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2007/10/review-magic-for-beginners-by-kelly.html
altheaann
altheaann rated it 12 years ago
You may officially put me down as a Kelly Link fan.I understand why her writing might not be to everyone's taste. One of the blurbs on this books describes it as 'elliptical' - yes. She comes at ideas sideways and leaves things unfinished, ambiguous, to be considered. It can be frustrating. But at t...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 12 years ago
I've read the titular story twice -- once years ago in an anthology, before Link's name was familiar to me, and then again recently in Other Worlds Than These. It is, briefly, about some teens watching a tv serial about a magical library. The story is very good, but what I really want is to see the ...
Barrita
Barrita rated it 12 years ago
Creo que me habría gustado mucho más si no hubiera leído antes las mejores historias de esta colección (The Faery Handbag y Magic for Beginners), pero el resto de las historias también tienen ese sentido del humor, picardía y fantasía característico de Kelly Link.
fablejack
fablejack rated it 13 years ago
Really creative and about 50% brilliant but in some of the stories the magical leaps didn't take me along for the ride.
Kwoomac
Kwoomac rated it 13 years ago
Signed copy at Boston Book Festival. yay.
mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it 15 years ago
The cover intrigued me. Unfortunately I thought that was the best part of the whole book.
CJ the Book Peddler
CJ the Book Peddler rated it 16 years ago
It was good but then it was disappointing. The stories had great buildup but they would simply end. I needed more.
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