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Summary: Just could not get into this book
Review: I usually love Beagle, but nothing in the book caught my attention. Beagle's typically poetic writing style was absent from this work. An absense felt all the more because Unicorn Sonata was cursed with a bad plot. Not that the concept was bad, it just moved too slow. In fact, the plot often came to a complete halt. Perhaps, this is because this book seems to have been written with a younger audience in mind than most of Beagle's books (I would say ages 8 and up). I just felt this book was missing the magic his books usually possess, or perhaps I am too old for the magic in this book.
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Summary: Quick read for all ages
Review: I wanted to read "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle to honor the cartoon that simotaneously captured my imagination and invoked fear when I was in preschool. Unfortunatly, that book has proved extremly difficult to procure; my local library's copy is perpetually checked out. Being the impatient teenager I am, I settled for "The Unicorn Sonata," also by Beagle.The book was a quick read (it took me less than a day), ranking in at 154 pages. Regardless, I enjoyed the story and felt my time was well-spent. This novel is definetely best classifed as a Young Adult story, and was certainly more elementary than what I usually read-not that this is a bad thing; it's just different. Joey, a pre-teen from Los Angelos, unassumingly works at Papa's Music shop until a strange boy visits the store, hoping to sell an equally strange blue horn. After hearing the instrument, Joey is enraptured; she cannot get the music from her head, and when she begins to hear it at night, she leaves her bed to follow the melodious sounds. Her short quest brings her to Shel'rah, a mythical land populated by unicorns, pheonixs, and water-jalla. There, she meets Shel'rah's inhabitants and learns of their problem-one which only she can solve. I'd recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the fantasy novels and is in search of a quick, mindless afternoon read.
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Summary: Quick read for all ages
Review: I wanted to read "The Last Unicorn" by Peter Beagle to honor the cartoon that simotaneously captured my imagination and invoked fear when I was in preschool. Unfortunatly, that book has proved extremly difficult to procure; my local library's copy is perpetually checked out. Being the impatient teenager I am, I settled for "The Unicorn Sonata," also by Beagle. The book was a quick read (it took me less than a day), ranking in at 154 pages. Regardless, I enjoyed the story and felt my time was well-spent. This novel is definetely best classifed as a Young Adult story, and was certainly more elementary than what I usually read-not that this is a bad thing; it's just different. Joey, a pre-teen from Los Angelos, unassumingly works at Papa's Music shop until a strange boy visits the store, hoping to sell an equally strange blue horn. After hearing the instrument, Joey is enraptured; she cannot get the music from her head, and when she begins to hear it at night, she leaves her bed to follow the melodious sounds. Her short quest brings her to Shel'rah, a mythical land populated by unicorns, pheonixs, and water-jalla. There, she meets Shel'rah's inhabitants and learns of their problem-one which only she can solve. I'd recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the fantasy novels and is in search of a quick, mindless afternoon read.
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Summary: Wow! You have got to read this book!!
Review: I was suppsosed to read a book for school before it started. i went to the library a month before to get the book. I loved it so much, I couldn't put it down, and in order to actually write the report, had to almost read the whole story over again because I had finished it so quickly. This book is about a girl named Joey who by following this enchanting music finds herself in a place called Shei' rah, where many creatures live, along with the Eldest, or Unicorns. Joey finds out that the Eldest are going blind and she keeps on trying to find a cure for them. There is also the problem with Indigo. Because of his greed and want to live on Earth, he caused the blindness, and Joey isn't really on very good terms with him. and those aren't the only problems. There are also problems in Joey's world, and more in Shei' rah. but they all seem to be connected somehow. Well, most of them. Read this wonderful book to find out what happens!!
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Summary: There's no plot!
Review: I'm a big fan of Peter S. Beagle and I certainly don't deny that he can write wonderfully and create an appealing fantasy world. However, the main ingredient of story is conflict, and there is essentially none in the Unicorn Sonata. Sure, Indigo gets a bit sulky, but the major part of the book comprises Joey going to the unicorn world, having fun, and - that's all. If you are new to Beagle, start with "The Last Unicorn," or "The Innkeeper's Song," both of which are great books, with actual plots.
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Summary: The Unicorn Sonata
Review: The Unicorn Sonata, written by Peter S. Beagle, is about a lack-luster 13 year old girl named Josephine Riveira who accidentally stumbles upon a magical land called Shei'rah. The story that unfolds is both riveting and beautiful. The Unicorn Sonata is a wonderful read, accessible to both children and adults and successfully brings back the sort of magical world that we seem to have forgotten in today's chaotic society.
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Summary: The Music of Innocence
Review: Thirteen year old Josephine ('Joey') Rivera helps out part time at John Papas' music store in return for lessons. When a young boy named Indigo walks into the store trying to sell a strange horn on which he can play wonderful haunting music Joey is entranced. While John Papas cannot play the instrument Joey finds that she can. But Indigo's price for the instrument is too high and Joey is left with only the memory of his song. Several nights later, after visiting Abuelita, her grandmother, Joey hears the music again and follows it. Suddenly she finds herself in a different world, Shei'rah, the home of the unicorns. She meets Ko, a Satyr, who takes her to meet The Eldest, the nearly immortal unicorns, in an adventure we will never forget. Shei'rah is a world of beauty and danger, and The Eldest, at it's heart, are the music of that world. Gradually she learns their ways and of a blinding disease which is gradually destroying them. Traveling back and forth across the border between our world and Shei'rah, Joey seeks to help heal the Unicorns and bring their music back. "The Unicorn Sonata" is the story of her quest, told beautifully by Peter Beagle and illustrated by Robert Rodriguez. Beagle is the author of "The Last Unicorn" and "A Fine and Private Place," which is on my all time favorites list. In the years since these novels Beagle has become a more youth oriented. While he has remained accessible to us adults, he aims his message where it will do the most good. This is especially true of the "The Unicorn Sonata," which is not really a coming of age story, but one of finding one's self. Beagle has the ability to turn commonplaces into mysteries in his fiction and from those mysteries construct tales that reflect his abiding belief in human nature. The reader rediscovers the world through the eyes and ears of Joey and her friends. In her quest to heal the unicorns' vision she brings clarity to her own. She is stretched and tested, but never found wanting. Always, in the end, hope returns and we find healing.
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Summary: The Music of Innocence
Review: Thirteen year old Josephine (`Joey') Rivera helps out part time at John Papas' music store in return for lessons. When a young boy named Indigo walks into the store trying to sell a strange horn on which he can play wonderful haunting music Joey is entranced. While John Papas cannot play the instrument Joey finds that she can. But Indigo's price for the instrument is too high and Joey is left with only the memory of his song. Several nights later, after visiting Abuelita, her grandmother, Joey hears the music again and follows it. Suddenly she finds herself in a different world, Shei'rah, the home of the unicorns. She meets Ko, a Satyr, who takes her to meet The Eldest, the nearly immortal unicorns, in an adventure we will never forget. Shei'rah is a world of beauty and danger, and The Eldest, at it's heart, are the music of that world. Gradually she learns their ways and of a blinding disease which is gradually destroying them. Traveling back and forth across the border between our world and Shei'rah, Joey seeks to help heal the Unicorns and bring their music back. "The Unicorn Sonata" is the story of her quest, told beautifully by Peter Beagle and illustrated by Robert Rodriguez. Beagle is the author of "The Last Unicorn" and "A Fine and Private Place," which is on my all time favorites list. In the years since these novels Beagle has become a more youth oriented. While he has remained accessible to us adults, he aims his message where it will do the most good. This is especially true of the "The Unicorn Sonata," which is not really a coming of age story, but one of finding one's self. Beagle has the ability to turn commonplaces into mysteries in his fiction and from those mysteries construct tales that reflect his abiding belief in human nature. The reader rediscovers the world through the eyes and ears of Joey and her friends. In her quest to heal the unicorns' vision she brings clarity to her own. She is stretched and tested, but never found wanting. Always, in the end, hope returns and we find healing.
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Summary: A Book full of wonder, beauty and the fantastical
Review: This book is one of the best I have ever read. I've read it and re-read it many times!The sheer beauty displayed in this book is astounding.It holds your attention the whole way through. It's a fantastical journey through a mysterious land. Very, very highly recommended.
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Summary: Enchanting,beautiful book!
Review: This is a must read! The way the author tells the story is wonderful. This book brought out the inner emotions of me. I couldn't put it down!
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