Somebody needs to confiscate his thesaurus. Also his computer or any writing implement in reach.
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I never read the Blue Sword until today, I am sorry to say. Now If only it could erase some fo the bad fantasy I've read...
Beth, try The Door in the Hedge (my favorite--short stories) and The Hero and the Crown. And of course, her classic, Beauty. Those are my favorites of hers.
Looking forward to them -- I had read somethings by her, but nothing quite as powerful.
I love The Blue Sword, much more than The Hero and the Crown. I admire the latter, but Blue Sword has my heart.
I also love The Outlaws of Sherwood and her retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, Spindle's End.
Oh, I'd forgotten Outlaws--yes, that one's lovely. Spindle's End is a sentimental favorite of mine, too.
Check your profile addy, Dana.
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t sees nothing from Beverly
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(Sorry, minor distraction. Should be there now)
Nothing to see here. Move along.
There it is!
I love McKinley's early work so much, which is why Dragonhaven was such a disappointment. Unless things change radically, I won't be buying any more of her novels. ::sigh::