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Pros
I recommend this collection especially for dreamy young girls who are coming into their own and facing growing pains. It flows, it bubbles, it even soothes. These are delightful dips into fantasy.
Robin mckinley writes fantasy that roots itself in the fairy tales and fables we all grew up with. This book did not fail to continue to impress me.
The first four stories are set in mckinley's damar universe, the first three even feature luthe. Though i find myself ever coming back to the blue sword, mckinly's quintessential work about the magical land of damar, this collection of tales is quite ... Read More
The healer, is the story of a girl named lilly who has the power to heal but is also mute. She meets a mage who can hear her telepathically and they set off on a journey to restore lilly's speech. A knot in the grain is about a teenage girl who finds ... Read More
Cons
This * is not something i want a 12-year-old girl to internalize.
Highlights
Quality
You don't really need to be familiar with the damar series to enjoy the stories but it certainly helps.
As she grows up, she befriends and eventually falls in love with the witch's troll son.
I enjoyed this tale, although, i couldn't help but feel that erana ended up making the decision she made because of her bad exp... Read More
I get swept along in a gentle river of words that somehow deposits me on the far side of the story with the sense of being some... Read More
Price
Luthe is also in at least one of the author's novels.
Competitiveness
Now can’t think why i don’t reread it every year or so, when my belief in magic’s at a lowish ebb and i need reminding that eve... Read More
It has been mckinley's only published work set in the real world.
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A knot in the grain really does not deserve negative criticism mckinley is a notable author who is allowed to experiment with different writing styles
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It was too distant because it had no backround and wasnt connected to any other stories that i know of
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The first four stories are set in mckinleys damar universe the first three even feature luthe
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It would have worked much better as a novel though
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Touks house is the story of a girl named erana who was raised by a witch
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This is a cute story but its unfortunately very boring
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A knot in the grain is about a teenage girl named annabelle who is forced to move away and leave behind her entire life
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Its not a love story and its not even really a fantasy story
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