Pros:* Beautifully written* Interesting concept* Multiple 1st person POV done wellCons:* Kind of depressing* Style takes a little bit to get into* You want to scream at the menI really love the style of this novel. After raging about YA books that constantly flip-flop between characters (thank you T...
The Brides of Rollrock Island is based upon selkie mythology. Women who come from seals are a great lure to the men of the island and often commit adultery, leave their wives or are generally entranced by them. A witch is paid to bring the women out of the seals, women who are never happy on land an...
This book is not going to be for everyone. If you like books that are slower, character driven, throw you into the world with very little or no explanation as to how it all works, then The Brides of Rollrock Island will be for you. It’s mainly a study in how a witch changes everything about the isla...
Opening: "'The old witch is there,' said Raditch, peering over the top to Six-Mile Beach. 'Well settled with her knitting.'"In The Brides of Rollrock Island, Margo Lanagan has created a marvelous reworking of selkies, which seem to be an underused mythology. I think there might be one in a Patricia ...
The Brides of Rollrock Island is one of those novels that left me with the thought that there is no possible word in the English language that could even attempt to summon up the strange, ethereal, and mystifying experience that is chronicled in this book. As my first venture into Lanagan’s world, I...
If you have any expectations of what this book will be like based on the cover, throw them away. You won't find a dreamy, romantic, fairy-tale retelling here. It's more like this type of crazy business going on...Recipe for a twisted, dark fairy tale :1. One crazy witch2. Stupid men who think with t...
I didn't really enjoy this book, but I don't think it was a bad book. Be prepared for some strange language, and even stranger imagery. I think this book reconfirms why I don't enjoy paranormal books, cause I can't always picture what people look like, or how things work in these stories. But if you...
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