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Summary: remember the dream
Review: ...I wanted more depth, more meat to the story. Ms. McKinley's writing is always superb, but there just wasn't enough of it. I agree with the reviewer below - this would have been a great full-length novel. I'm ready for another novel about Damar! I wouldn't say this book is not for children - I would have enjoyed reading it as a 10 year old - but I think the format is a little too juvenile to appeal to a pre-teen or YA.
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Summary: Very good, but...
Review: ...I wanted more depth, more meat to the story. Ms. McKinley's writing is always superb, but there just wasn't enough of it. I agree with the reviewer below - this would have been a great full-length novel. I'm ready for another novel about Damar! I wouldn't say this book is not for children - I would have enjoyed reading it as a 10 year old - but I think the format is a little too juvenile to appeal to a pre-teen or YA.
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Summary: What a disappointment
Review: After reading and loving what was assumed to be a series of books, this was a disappointment. It was NOT appropriate to young children, and even failed to keep the interest of this adult. I can't figure out the purpose of the book.
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Summary: Convoluted and unfit for young readers
Review: After reading this book, I was befuddled. I am an English major in college, and I did not grasp the point of this book. But then again perhaps there is no point. Regardless, I would not recommend this story for children or even most young adults. In addition to its confusing plot, McKinley makes frequent use of the word "Damn." If that weren't enough, it has strong sexual overtones, as in the statement, "the taste of his mouth in hers."
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Summary: Hauntingly Familiar
Review: An exquisite book in all of its enchanting beauty and dark intensity. It gets into your blood and seems as if it were always there, only now getting your acknowledgement.
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Summary: "Passionate and Haunting"
Review: First off, this book is not for children. As another reviewer stated, it *is* convoluted, but I think McKinley wrote that way to give the book a slow, thoughtful pace appropriate to the plot and setting. The inside cover of the book called it "passionate" and "haunting". Those two words describe it better than any review I have seen up here.
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Summary: remember the dream
Review: I would have to say this is one of my all-time favority fantasy stories... I read it in a collection probably something like 5 or 6 years ago, of which it was definitely one of the highlights. I always wanted more, but possibly more would dilute the haunting quality this tale has. I don't know if fantasy has as much call for evoking that 'sense of wonder' as science fiction does, maybe it's assumed, but-- it's there, throughout, the song of the hills, the sigh of twilight, the breath of the fey. This sense of lost longing, yearning for connection with the other World, the loss that comes with living in this one. I was sad because it was my dream too, which I could never quite touch. Probably the story by McKinley that touched me deepest :)
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Summary: A beautiful book that I wish could have been longer
Review: McKinley again manages to weave a beautiful story about Maddy and the Stone Fey that captivates her. This book was a real treat to me because of the gorgeous illustrations. And it was nice, as always, to find a reference to Aerin in the story. Any story about Damar is great.I do wish that there had been more to the story. It's very cool that she did a picture-book, but this is a story I wish she would have turned into a full-blown novel, with the depth of Aerin, or Harry. The story was haunting and lyrical in a way that only McKinley could do, but as always, her books leave us craving more. For any precocious child or wondering adult...
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Summary: Mckinley's worst
Review: Really, they should have a separate scale for Robin McKinley. _The Stone Fey_ is vividly written and illustrated, capturing one's imagination in the first page. It's particularly well suited for reading aloud &/or for a "coffee table book" -- eye catching, ear enthralling, and a dang good story.
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Summary: Beautifully Written, Beautifully Illustrated
Review: Really, they should have a separate scale for Robin McKinley. _The Stone Fey_ is vividly written and illustrated, capturing one's imagination in the first page. It's particularly well suited for reading aloud &/or for a "coffee table book" -- eye catching, ear enthralling, and a dang good story.
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