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Summary: Simply Remarkable
Review: This little book is simply a remarkable and enjoyable read. The adventure is interesting, and the life lessons are challenging. More than a fantasy about a unicorns journey to find out where the unicorns have vanished, it is a tale about inner courage and sacrifice. I would recommend this book to anyone, regardless of their tastes in reading. It will make you think about what is important in life.
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Summary: Without comparison the greatest story I've ever read
Review: This story was magically scribed. The words flowed through me without effort making the hours of reading seem timeless. This is one of the few stories to actually paint images into my dreams and waking thoughts without assistance. It's hard to explain. But the story is well written and original. Easily read in one sitting and the loss of time goes unnoticed.
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Summary: Wonderfully written, tearjerking, and bittersweet.
Review: Beagle's dreamy prose would be reason enough to read this fantastic fantasy novel, but the interesting plot, memorable characters, and subtle underlying plot about the need for truth and justice in the world is one that every reader will take with them to the end of thier lives. The major characters (the beautiful unicorn who becomes Amalthea, failed magician Shmendrick, and jaded scullery maid Molly Grue) are all very real, relatable characters, and not the ones you'd find in a typical fantasy. Lir is likable and realistic as the "Hero", minor characters such as the cat and the spider are lovable, and even the villains (the people of Hagsgate, Haggard, and Mommy Fortuna) are not typical villains. Beagle makes his novel so memorable, perhaps because instead of relating to the perfect heroine, the reader relates more to Molly Grue, or Shmendrick, or even Haggard. The Bull and the Unicorn are symbols - it is the human characters of this book that make it what it is. The ending of this novel is perfect - it left me in tears, and I couldn't decide if I was happy or sad. I could rant and rave about the splendor and beauty of this novel forever, but it wouldn't make any difference. Peter S. Beagle's novel "The Last Unicorn" is perhaps the best book ever written, certainly the best fantasy novel, and I give it the highest reccomendation I can possibly give. Get it now!
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Summary: When did you last see a unicorn
Review: The unicorns have all gone, but one remains behind... This is an incredible story. Beagle does an unbelievable job writing this using metaphors and language that sweeps a reader off their feet. The message in this story is subtle and yet so blatant, depending on your age. A young adult will appreciate the adventure, romance and suspense but may miss the tender under workings. Those of us with a few years under our belts will love the moral and will weep at the ending but will reflect that Beagle's magnificent cast of characters is only living life as we all do, even if they are kings, princes, magicians and unicorns.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I liked this book sooooo much. It is about a unicorn, who lives alone. One day she wonders what happened to the rest of the unicorns, because she has not seen any in a long, long time, and neither have men. She is disturbed by the question, afraid to leave her home, but she finally decides to leave the forest and go on a quest, just to make sure the others are okay. Along the way, she meets a butterfly who tells her that the unicorns went down all the roads long ago, and a Red Bull drove them to the ends of the earth. She doesn't understand this though, and continues her journey. After being captured by an evil woman, a magician named Schmendrick sets her free. As a reward, she allows him to come with her, to find the Red Bull and his master, King Haggard, and to see if finding them gives her a clue to where the otehrs might be. After journeying far, they meet up with a woman named Molly, who evidently wished to see a unicorn in youth but never had the chance. She too travels with them to find the unicorns. But when they meet up with the Red Bull, a disaster occurs. The bull is trying to drive the unicorn to King Haggard's castle, but why? To save her, Schmendrick finds magic in him and tranforms the unicorn into a human girl. What of the quest now? Will the unicorn, inside the body of a human, still be able to save her people? Time is running out, as she beging to lose memory and become more and more human.
This book was so good, it is worth what I paid for it. I plan to read it again and again. It is exciting and fantastic, and it will appeal to unicorn lovers everywhere.
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Summary: Still Amazing
Review: Despite it's rather flowery title make no mistake, this isn't just a children's story. It also is not one of those awful dime a dozen hack and slash Conanesque macho fantasy war stories either. Instead it is something very special. The Last Unicorn is a philosophical statement on love,life,regret and death. It is an amazing book which I cannot say enough good things about. This is a book that is well worth your time.
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Summary: Pure Fantasy Unlike Any Other!
Review: Reading The Last Unicorn is like reading a poem. Its word seem to flow from the pages like unicorns out of the sea. The story is deep and moving, as good as The Lord of the Rings, but certainly not a rip-off or cheap copy. The Last Unicorn is in a class of fantasy (and literature,) all of its own! It is a timeless tale that follows a unicorn who leaves her beloved lilac wood to discover the fate of the world's unicorns. She is eventually joined by two companion, a clumsy wizard named Schmendrick, and a depressed cook named Molly. As they help the unicorn fulfill her quest, they begin journeys of their own, and explore their own true potentials. You'll be drawn into the story of the these adventurers as their road takes them to King Haggards country, where it is believed all the unicorns were pushed long ago. The Last Unicorn is full of wonders and stunning words that will keep you reading it again and again! To quote Schmendrick, "There are no happy endings because nothing ever ends."
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Summary: The movie reads word for word like the book
Review: I never realized that the movie followed the book so closely. Still, it is a great book. Possibly the best unicorn novel written.
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Summary: Glowing Brilliance
Review: This book is shimmering with magic and beauty. It is just as otherwordly as the fairy-tales you loved as a child, and yet it somehow more than that. It has its own mood, its own atmosphere. Somehow, it seems as though all the characters are aware of the world they live in, as real people never are. This is not a dream pretending to be real. This reality well aware that it is a dream. The charakters are simple and yet each serves a purpose. Each is distinct and well-drawn, from the amusing Smendrick and the strong Molly the tragic Unicorn and the wrecked king Haggard. And even though you instantly "see" each character, they are all more than what they apear to be. All of them seem to have that second layer wich makes them deeper and more meaningul. They are both simple and many-layered. And all of them are tragic, and yet filled with hope.
The story is written in a language full of delightful images, with so musical lines its almost like poetry from time to time. I've never read anything quite like this book, and that is saying a lot. Scenes and sentenses keep popping back into my head, even when I'm thinking about something quite unrelated. But the thing that really sets this book apart is that even though it is wonderfuly inreal, it feels true. It feels though the world of the unicorn is more true than the real world. It almost hurts to go back. Go on. Buy this book. Spend a few hours in a magical dream-land. We all need some enchantment in our lives.
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Summary: Magic through glass
Review: Have you ever fallen in love with a book?
Have you ever wanted to breathe the same air as all your faery-tale heroes?
This book is enchanting. On the surface it is a childrens fantasy story, but if you just pick it up and read, you will find that it is like none other. It's not just the great story. It's the mood of the book, the whole surreal yet oh-so familiar feel that is part of every page, every word. The feeling youre left with at the end of this book is simply this: True. This is the one book. This is the book you want to read. This is the one you will love.
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