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Summary: On my top ten list
Review: 'The Last Unicorn' is one of the greatest fantasy books of the last century. Of course the movie attracted me to it first. I think I was 12 when I finally realized that there was a book that came first and, like always, the book was better. It has been said that Peter S Beagle once despaired of writing this book because everyone kept writing to him about a sequel. It is currently his biggest seller.
This book has it all: a plot that is well-developed, characters that grow as the book progresses and feel very real to the reader, and the book is extremely well-written. Beagle knows his imagry and is one of the best at spinning a good tale.
In this reviewer's opinion, every writer has one great book that comes off their pen. One book that makes the reader scream for more or makes them need to read it again and again. If this was not Beagle's great book, then he has something truly soul-shattering to write because 'The Last Unicorn' stole my heart long ago.
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Summary: You'll Find Something new each time you read this book!
Review: I first read this book at age 8 and was thoroughly captivated by it at first on the level of a great adventure story. But the seemingly simple fairytale holds a great many truths on the importance of love, magic and the power of belief. I've since reread this book countless times, each time finding a new insight. The characters are intensely human, including Schmendrick, a magician whose magic comes and goes (never with predictable results), Molly Grue, a woman whose dreary life with a group of unlegendary outlaws has not dampened her belief in all things magical, and the unicorn herself, who lives in a sweetly arrogant shell, apart from the human characters she travels with-- until a desperate act of magic puts her on their level. The story, which begins as a basic quest yarn (the last unicorn searching for the fate of the others), metamorphoses into a greater tale, one which truly holds depths of meaning for anyone who reads it. I can't recommend it enough.
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Summary: A penetrating, touching book, surprisingly deep for fantasy.
Review: I saw the movie "The Last Unicorn" as a little girl, and I remember being enchanted by the beauty of the unicorn and Lady Amalthea. I really wished I could be there, see her, touch her, be a part of the story. One of the most vivid memories I have as a child was watching this movie for the first time, and being utterly heartbroken at the end. But now that I have read this novel, I can pick up on the real meaning, and it's even more sad than before. One of the most endearing qualities of this book is its ability to leave you desperate to read on, yet also break your heart at the same time. It's so sad, I nearly cried. It brought back memories of how I felt as a child when watching the film. Yet unlike my childhood experience, I now felt like I understood why the story ended as it did. It's definitely a story I'll never forget.
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Summary: The Last Unicorn ROCKED!!!!!
Review: When I was four or five, I saw the movie, andI LOVED it! I never knew it was novel, though, until this year. I read it and it ROCKED(in lack of a better word)!!!!!!! It's about a unicorn who relizes she is the last unicorn, and she sets out to find the other unicorns! I think this is the best unicorn book ever!!!! Wait--I've only read 10 unicorn books....And anyway, this book keeps focus on UNICORNS, the real unicorn, with a lion's tail, cloven hooves, and NOT really looking like a horse!
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Summary: Great Fantasy Novel.
Review: I myself is a Science-Fiction and Fantasy lover, when i saw The animated movie i was blowned away. then when i read the book, it was outstanding. It's about a lone Unicorn who has adventures into the dangerous yet magical world to find others of her kind,
it's a must read book if you love the Movie.
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Summary: One of my all-time favorite books
Review: Put simply, I love this book. I love unicorns, and this is the best book about unicorns ever written. The writing is simple, but well-done. It's like a fairy tale, but twisted. The prince reads a magazine, a butterfly sings rock songs, and the magician isn't all that much of one. There is a movie based on the book and while it isn't bad, the book is still far better. If you like unicorns or even fantasy in general, don't miss this one.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: this was an excellent books for children and adults alike. it was a truly amazing, interesting fantasy. This intriguing novel will leave you with a mystical sort of sensation. I recommend you buy or order this fantastic novel now. I loved it.
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Summary: One of My Favorite Fantasies
Review: "The Last Unicorn" is the quest of a nameless unicorn for others of her own kind who have mysteriously vanished from existence, apparently driven into the ocean by the Red Bull and kept by Kind Haggard.Shortly after leaving her forest, the unicorn is captured by Mommy Fortuna, a sorceress who claims such imaginary animals for her midnight carnival. The unicorn is soon released, however, by Schmendrick the Magician, Mommy Fortuna's hapless assistant. Together they continue the journey until they meet their third companion, Molly Grue. The threesome then approach Hagsgate, the pitiful town owned by King Haggard--who lives a short distance farther in his cliff-side castle with his adopted son, Prince Lir. But before they have a chance to enter the castle, they're attacked by the Red Bull, who has come to collect the last unicorn. In an unexpected turn of events, Schmendrick transforms the trapped unicorn into a beautiful young woman (Lady Amalthea). The sudden change fools the Red Bull and protects her for the time being--just until they can search the castle for the other missing unicorns. "The Last Unicorn" is one of my all-time favorite books. I saw the animated movie first when I was very young--shortly after it was released in 1982-- and later decided to read the book when I was about 9 or 10. Although the book is fantastic, I though the movie's ending was much better than the book's. There are a few other things I prefer in the movie, but I still really love the book. I highly recommend both to anyone who loves unicorns.
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Summary: Timeless
Review: This is a fairytale I plan to have on the nightstand, waiting to be read to my children. Its a beautiful lyrical tale, something you can read over and over again just for the poetic enjoyment. In only 200 pages, Beagle's characters ring so true. Most writers fail to manage that in twice the length! After countless years of solitude (unicorns live alone), the unicorn cannnot remember when she saw another of her kind. She fears that she may be the last one. She runs into a fumbling low-rate Magician. Together they travel through a forest where Merrymen worship Robinhood and travel to the castle by the sea in search for another of her kind. From the first sentence to the last, you'll be gifted with such lush and surreal beauty and vivid characters. I loved it! It ranks in the league of The Hobbit as not only a children's story, but a timeless tale for all ages.
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Summary: IN A CLASS ALL ITS OWN
Review: I own this book.....and thought it might be novel to read through the reviews. I assumed that there would be some who would not *see* this booke for the treasure that it is; however, I was not prepared for the virtual slam dunk of one reader who wrote that this book was not worth reading, simply because it was not on the same level as Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Neverending Story. None of these books are even in the same category with one another, let alone with THE LAST UNICORN. The book is an awesome read......the video just as good. I thinke you have to take this book on its ground and think what it might be like to *be* the last unicorn.....and to wonder where the rest of your family may be. And, finding the answer to that, challenge your greatest fear. Everyone in this book has challenges they need to face and overcome or succumb to forever....as do we all in real life. The fact that the last unicorn does so successfully and finds herself forever changed gives all of us hope when change and upheaval comes our way.....when we find ourselves faced with our greatest fear. Read this book. And apply it to your own life. Namaste.
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