#125 and my final book of 2015! This was a fun romp through magical realism. It took me a bit to warm up to it, but before long I was fully engaged in the story. If you like concrete conclusions, this probably isn't the book for you, but I like a bit of vagary-- which this has in abundance.
A realistic and beautifully written exploration of what might happen if the tale of Rip Van Winkle (or any of the older stories of people being taken 'Under the Hill') happened in modern-day England.Twenty years ago, 16-yr-old Tara disappeared after a fight with her boyfriend. Although the boyfriend...
This story made the impossible seem possible; a little fairy tale a little real life! I became immediately interested in all the characters, the story, and where the author would lead me. It reminded me of The Stolen Child and I will certainly be watching for this author in the future.
This book had the potential to be great but somehow felt flat. I didn't connect with any of the characters, and just found myself hating them. Not a likeable one among the bunch. The description of fairy land seemed like the author was going for beautiful and magical but read like he was a teenager ...
Creating simplicity often makes the heart leap; order has been restored, the crooked made straight. But order is understanding that things cannot be made simple, that complexity reigns and must be accepted. Marina Warner's quote above opens chapter 38 of Some Kind of Fairy Tale. Though I'm not a big...
A missing girl turns up 20 years later and only 6 months older. No one believes her story about being spirited away (though it's an old one in that part of the world) The points of view range from the people she left behind to her psychiatrist to a nephew who's got his own troubles. It makes for ...
Format: Audio (borrowed from Library)Narrated By: John LeeOriginal Publication Year: 2012Genre(s): FantasySeries: NoneAwards: NoneThe tone of this book immediately grabbed me. The story begins on Christmas Day which for me is pretty much the only day of the year that seems removed from time and a ...
I enjoyed this a lot more than I'd expected. I listened to it at work as background noise and wound up getting overly interested.I have to admit - because I was a very strange, dreamy teenager, reading this was like playing out my childhood fantasy. I was always so sure I was going to be taken away ...
The style of this one is just not for me. I don't find Joyce's prose engaging, there's a lack of exposition and character development, and the revolving narration isn't effective.
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