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The Bone Knife: A Short Story
by
Intisar Khanani (Goodreads Author)
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Rae knows how to look out for family. Born with a deformed foot, she feigns indifference to the pity and insults that come her way. Wary of all things beautiful, Rae instantly distrusts their latest vis...more
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Rae knows how to look out for family. Born with a deformed foot, she feigns indifference to the pity and insults that come her way. Wary of all things beautiful, Rae instantly distrusts their latest vis...more
Kindle Edition, 29 pages
Published
October 25th 2012
by Amazon KDP
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In case you didn't know, I bloody ADORE Ms. Khanani's other book, THORN (the Grimm tale of THE GOOSE GIRL with a middle-eastern influence and a swoon-worthy prince). THE BONE KNIFE introduces Rae, the heroine of the companion trilogy to THORN.
Since it is a short story, I can say a whole lot without being spoiler-ific, but I will say that Rae was a very compelling and sympathetic character and I particularly liked the way the relationship between her and her sisters was portrayed.
I will be watc...more
Since it is a short story, I can say a whole lot without being spoiler-ific, but I will say that Rae was a very compelling and sympathetic character and I particularly liked the way the relationship between her and her sisters was portrayed.
I will be watc...more
This review is part of The Bone Knife tour, by Enchanted Book Tours.
RATING: 4.00
I don't typically read Short Stories. I mean, Short Stories are so.... short. I really enjoyed this one.
The Bone Knife is intriguing. That says a lot. The plot is suspenseful, and I love the characters in it. Intisar is a wonderful author. She brings out her characters in a way that they are relatable, and her world is one that you want to immerse yourself in.
Rae was a wonderfully illustrated character. She isn't y...more
RATING: 4.00
I don't typically read Short Stories. I mean, Short Stories are so.... short. I really enjoyed this one.
The Bone Knife is intriguing. That says a lot. The plot is suspenseful, and I love the characters in it. Intisar is a wonderful author. She brings out her characters in a way that they are relatable, and her world is one that you want to immerse yourself in.
Rae was a wonderfully illustrated character. She isn't y...more
I bought this as soon as it came out but have only now read it and I'm now wondering why it took me so long. It's wonderful! My only complaint was how short it was - I came to love the characters so quickly I wanted the story to keep going but I'm happy to hear this is a prelude to a trilogy. It's a great teaser! I'm certainly not going to wait this long to read the next one. Intisar's writing is very mature and well developed and I think this story is absolutely wonderful. For something so shor...more
If you remember, I once reviewed Thorn by this same author and loved it! So, when I heard that she released a new fantasy short story, I jumped at the chance to read it (I jump a lot for books. It's a wonder that I'm not more fit).
The Bone Knife takes place in this interesting world, where the fey live with humans (although the humans don't like them). Rae is a cripple whose family is suddenly visited by a fey (ostensibly to buy a horse). As a result, she has to juggle protecting her younger sis...more
The Bone Knife takes place in this interesting world, where the fey live with humans (although the humans don't like them). Rae is a cripple whose family is suddenly visited by a fey (ostensibly to buy a horse). As a result, she has to juggle protecting her younger sis...more
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Whenever people try to make characters have flaws, they go for lazy, snarky, or something else society generally looks past. This author goes for a club foot. (Not saying that’s a flaw, though it is a hinderance society generally makes fun of.) It’s refreshing to have a character, (Rae), that isn’t perfect or conventionally beautiful, already setting me up to love her.
Here’s the second thing the writer did that...more
Whenever people try to make characters have flaws, they go for lazy, snarky, or something else society generally looks past. This author goes for a club foot. (Not saying that’s a flaw, though it is a hinderance society generally makes fun of.) It’s refreshing to have a character, (Rae), that isn’t perfect or conventionally beautiful, already setting me up to love her.
Here’s the second thing the writer did that...more
I liked this story, I really did.
The Bone Knife was interesting, intriguing and kept me wondering what would happen next throughout the whole of it. The pace of and way Intisar tells the story helped keep this air of mystery and darkness around the characters, especially around the unexpected fairy visitor, Genno Stonemane.
I also liked Rae. She is strong and independent even when she's being "held back" by a metaphorical prison. And no, I'm not referring to her deformed foot. Although, it's qui...more
The Bone Knife was interesting, intriguing and kept me wondering what would happen next throughout the whole of it. The pace of and way Intisar tells the story helped keep this air of mystery and darkness around the characters, especially around the unexpected fairy visitor, Genno Stonemane.
I also liked Rae. She is strong and independent even when she's being "held back" by a metaphorical prison. And no, I'm not referring to her deformed foot. Although, it's qui...more
Good read, great potential, but the writing is hurried with a day passing in a few sentences and the ending...unrealistic. I would have loved to know a lot more about the Fairie other than he was a beautiful, graceful creature who had walked to their house to buy expensive horses. I loved watching the sisters (esp. Bean) but when they are talking about their plans to get the fairie out of town unnoticed they repeat everything they had just said in a pervious conversation. Having to read the same...more
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I'm having trouble trying to figure out what exactly to say about this story. It is only 24 pages, so there's not much to talk about for the review. I guess I will say that I wasn't all that fond of the story. I'm not sure if it was the length getting in the way of development of the characters and the plot, but I just couldn't really get into the short story. The story failed to captur...more
I'm having trouble trying to figure out what exactly to say about this story. It is only 24 pages, so there's not much to talk about for the review. I guess I will say that I wasn't all that fond of the story. I'm not sure if it was the length getting in the way of development of the characters and the plot, but I just couldn't really get into the short story. The story failed to captur...more
This story was quite detailed for such a short story. The author manages to captivate you in a very short while. It was also very well written with a great flow.
It builds a great deal of background for the author’s upcoming series. You learn about settings and species that you will encounter in a very interesting way. It also gives you the back-story for the main character of this series. I immediately fell in love with her and wanted to dive into the rest of her story. It was also very refresh...more
It builds a great deal of background for the author’s upcoming series. You learn about settings and species that you will encounter in a very interesting way. It also gives you the back-story for the main character of this series. I immediately fell in love with her and wanted to dive into the rest of her story. It was also very refresh...more
Apparently Intisar Khanani is currently writing a full-length novel based on Rae, the main character of this excellent short story... and I just want to say, "YAY!" Typically I find myself vaguely unsatisfied by short stories -- not enough of the characters, not enough development, just... not enough. But there is SO much jam-packed into this little story,the character development is absolutely wonderful, and I'm needing to know more about this fascinating world.
So, I'm off to check out her nov...more
So, I'm off to check out her nov...more
You've probably noticed that in most of our stories with a young person as the main character, the MC is orphaned, or at least comes from a broken home. We assume as readers (and as writers) that stories about children have to be this way. If the child characters are going to have adventures, their parents have to get out of the way. The author has said that she wrote the Rae, the star of this short story, with the intention of breaking that trope. One of my favorite things about The Bone Knife...more
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Rae lives with her parents and sisters in a secluded house, as one of her sisters has a gift of magic that she would be killed for if people knew about it.
One day a man visits their home to buy horses from her father, and Rae recognises him as a fairy.
Unfortunately the villagers hear about the fairy’s arrival, and turn up with their pitchforks!
Can Rae and her family find a way to get the fairy out safely? And what danger is Rae’...more
Rae lives with her parents and sisters in a secluded house, as one of her sisters has a gift of magic that she would be killed for if people knew about it.
One day a man visits their home to buy horses from her father, and Rae recognises him as a fairy.
Unfortunately the villagers hear about the fairy’s arrival, and turn up with their pitchforks!
Can Rae and her family find a way to get the fairy out safely? And what danger is Rae’...more
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Intisar Khanani grew up a nomad and world traveler. Born in Wisconsin, she has lived in five different states as well as in Jeddah on the coast of the Red Sea. She first remembers seeing snow on a wintry street in Zurich, Switzerland, and vaguely recollects having breakfast with the orangutans at the Singapore Zoo when she was five. She currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and t...more
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Thanks so much for this great review! I'm so glad you enjoyed meeting Rae. I think she's one of my favorite characters to date, so I've been...more
Nov 03, 2012 01:03pm