![]() ![]() At times, there is too much "Mystical Woman" type sentences. ![]() It doesn't shy away from some of the more horrible aspects of surviving (such as gutting animals).This isn't a perfect book. The book is darker than most of this type (there is a really horrible rape scene). The Princess is written as down to earth, and her ability to survive a cold winter with only her dog and her wits, a bit far fetched, but within the bounds of who Lissar is. As a result, magic is kept to a minimum, but there are still Goddesses. McKinley is an excellent author - she knows restraint. This isn't to say its a great book - but it pulled me in. Most of these books fell short of the mark. This is a retelling of a story (although how well known might be contested). ![]() Either it was retelling of a well know story, or something new in the style of a fairy tale. So back in the 1990's there was a trend in fantasy to rewrite fairy tales. ![]()
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