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Summary: I read this book last summer and still love it!
Review: I've read a whole bunch of other books from last summer to now, most of which I thought were very good. But I still love the stories Diana Wynne Jones has writen. I'm reread her Chrestomanci Quartet again and am looking for some further writings by Jones. She is all in all one of my favorite authors. I liked 'Enna Hittims'. A must for any death hard fan of Jones.
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Summary: An interesting collection
Review: If you are unfamiliar with the author, these stories will provide an introduction to her writings. The stories have appeared previously in other collections. The seven fantasies are of different quality and subject matter, and cover 165 pages (including seven cover pages) in an easy-to-read font. I am looking at the hard-cover edition.I especially liked "What the Cat Told Me," a 22-page story about an unusual cat that becomes involved with wizards; and "The Girl Who Loved the Sun," about a girl who turns herself into a tree. Other readers will undoubtedly have their own favorites. The stories are suitable for pre-teen to teenage readers who enjoy fantasy literature.
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Summary: An interesting collection
Review: If you are unfamiliar with the author, these stories will provide an introduction to her writings. The stories have appeared previously in other collections. The seven fantasies are of different quality and subject matter, and cover 165 pages (including seven cover pages) in an easy-to-read font. I am looking at the hard-cover edition. I especially liked "What the Cat Told Me," a 22-page story about an unusual cat that becomes involved with wizards; and "The Girl Who Loved the Sun," about a girl who turns herself into a tree. Other readers will undoubtedly have their own favorites. The stories are suitable for pre-teen to teenage readers who enjoy fantasy literature.
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Summary: A fun variety of magic
Review: Just to add to Eleanor's review, since she hadn't read Enna Hittims: Anne, who is home sick with the mumps (and who is very bored), makes up the hero Enna, an inch-high girl armed with an enchanted sword, who has wonderful adventures in the changing scenery that is Anne's bed (including Anne covered up different ways with her blanket). There is a wonderful twist to the story when Anne makes countless drawings of Enna and her friends which results in Anne getting a turn at being a hero!
Worth reading, because it sets one's mind working, trying to guess what might happen next, and the surprises are fun to find in these short stories.
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Summary: Good book
Review: The seven stories of the title are: The Sage of Theare; The Master; The Girl Who Loved the Sun; Dragon Reserve, Home Eight; What the Cat Told Me; nad and Dan adn Quaffy; and Enna Hittims. I haven't actually read this book, but I've read 6 of the 7 stories in other collections (I've just always thought amazon should put up short story lists for collections the way they do track lists for cds in the music section). The Sage of Theare is a very nice Chrestomanci story and The Master is one of Diana Wynne Jones' beautiful eerie stories. Dragon Reserve and What the Cat Told Me (previously only available in a multi-author anthology) are classic Jones. nad and Dan adn Quaffy is fun. I haven't read Enna Hittims yet. Dragon Reserve, The Master, and nad and Dan adn Quaffy (man I love typing that:) were 3 of 8 stories in Everard's Ride. Dragon Reserve and The Sage were 2 of 8 stories in Warlock at the Wheel. These 2 collections also share 2 other stories, which are not in this one. Maybe we should have a collected works? 4 stars because she's so splendidly good, but only 4 stars because none of my personal utter favourites are in here, & maybe we could have seen some of the harder to find stories in here instead of the duplicates.
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Summary: Good book
Review: The seven stories of the title are: The Sage of Theare; The Master; The Girl Who Loved the Sun; Dragon Reserve, Home Eight; What the Cat Told Me; nad and Dan adn Quaffy; and Enna Hittims. I haven't actually read this book, but I've read 6 of the 7 stories in other collections (I've just always thought amazon should put up short story lists for collections the way they do track lists for cds in the music section). The Sage of Theare is a very nice Chrestomanci story and The Master is one of Diana Wynne Jones' beautiful eerie stories. Dragon Reserve and What the Cat Told Me (previously only available in a multi-author anthology) are classic Jones. nad and Dan adn Quaffy is fun. I haven't read Enna Hittims yet. Dragon Reserve, The Master, and nad and Dan adn Quaffy (man I love typing that:) were 3 of 8 stories in Everard's Ride. Dragon Reserve and The Sage were 2 of 8 stories in Warlock at the Wheel. These 2 collections also share 2 other stories, which are not in this one. Maybe we should have a collected works? 4 stars because she's so splendidly good, but only 4 stars because none of my personal utter favourites are in here, & maybe we could have seen some of the harder to find stories in here instead of the duplicates.
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