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qos ([personal profile] qos) wrote2004-11-01 05:57 am

The Blue Sword

Thank-you, [livejournal.com profile] queenofhalves and the other folks who recommended that I read The Blue Sword. I finally got around to it this weekend, and enjoyed it a great deal. Harry is very much my kind of heroine: kidnapped into adventure and discovering that she has unguessed-at talents, tremendous leadership potential, physical and moral courage, and the ability to become a bridge between worlds. My only dissatisfaction was that the portrayal of the love element of her relationship with Corlath wasn't a bit better developed. The ending didn't exactly jar, but it seemed more a result of genre expectations than what McKinley showed between them in the story. (Or maybe I was just reading too fast and doing so with more than the usual number of distractions?)

[identity profile] saskia139.livejournal.com 2004-11-01 11:03 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't realize Deerskin is a Damar story--it's based on one of the lesser-known Grimm tales, isn't it?
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[personal profile] queenofhalves 2004-11-01 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
yes, "donkeyskin"... there are a few tiny clues that it happens in damar, i can't recall what, as i read it shortly after it came out.