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Pigs Don't Fly (Pigs Don't Fly #2)
by
Mary Brown
Left an orphan with a small dowry and a magic ring, all Summer wanted was to find a husband. But first, a raggle-tail assortment of creatures needed her help--particularly the flying pig and the handsome amnesiac blind knight....
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Published
April 1st 1994
by Baen Books
(first published 1994)
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This is the second time in reading this book, so I must have found it of some interest. An 18 year old girl’s mother dies, leaving her alone in the world. The local village won’t accept her as she has no way to support herself. She is also very fat. Leaving behind her mother and house burning in a funeral pyre. Life on the road soon becomes more and more complex. She finds that the ring she puts on from her father lets her communicate with animals. As she gathers up a group of them, along with a...more
This book was enjoyable and entertaining. It has a lot of classic elements of fantasy - magic, maidens, talking animals, adventure, narrow escapes, epic journeys, knights, castles, and even a few fantastic creatures.
At the same time, it's a bit more tounge-in-cheek than a lot of fantasy I've read, almost like it doesn't take itself too seriously. With an opening line reading, "My mother was the village whore, and I loved her very much," it's clear that this isn't typical fantasy right from the...more
At the same time, it's a bit more tounge-in-cheek than a lot of fantasy I've read, almost like it doesn't take itself too seriously. With an opening line reading, "My mother was the village whore, and I loved her very much," it's clear that this isn't typical fantasy right from the...more
This books is set in the same world as "the Unlikely Ones" but is in no way a sequel. Like, "the Unlikely Ones", it's a coming of age story set in a Medieval-ish world where magic is real and the heroine can communicate with animals. I found the characters really engaging and the adventures fun. It isn't as predictable as you think it's going to be when you start it, which is always a good thing. I'm eager to read the follow up book and see how these characters end up. If you liked Jacqueline Ca...more
Summer leads a cushioned existence until she is suddenly thrust into a life on the road and on the lam. She is accompanied by an odd assortment of animals (with whom she can talk) and a really hot blind guy with amnesia.
The setting is some sort of medieval world where magic is real, and it's a wonderful mix of absurd and realistic. Summer is educated and liberated and usually outsmarts the people around her. However, that doesn't mean that she doesn't still have a lot to learn, and she struggles...more
The setting is some sort of medieval world where magic is real, and it's a wonderful mix of absurd and realistic. Summer is educated and liberated and usually outsmarts the people around her. However, that doesn't mean that she doesn't still have a lot to learn, and she struggles...more
did enjoy reading this book. the plot was great. (i havent read the unlikely ones yet) I found the story engaging, as well as the characters. However, I felt that at some point near the end of the story, the author must have lost interest or ran out of ideas. I felt that the story took a turn for the worse, and once I finished the book, I was left unsatisfied, and empty and felt that Mary just wanted to finish the story and be done with it.
I did enjoy reading this book. I found the story engaging, as well as the characters. However, I felt that at some point near the end of the story, the author must have hit a wall, and was floundering for ideas. I felt that the story took a turn for the worse, and once I finished the book, I was left unsatisfied, and feeling cheated, that perhaps she just wanted to finish the story and be done with it.
'my mother was the villiage whore.' it's been a really long time since i read this book, but that opening sentence has always stuck with me. i loved this book. great magic, halrious dog, and stupid knights. loved the rest in the series and was disappointed the author died before finishing the series.
Not horrible, but not horribly entertaining. The style is a little wordy for me - long descriptive paragraphs with interminable lists are not that interesting.
I've always been a fan of fantasy novels with talking animals (Narnia, Atlanton Earth, Spellsinger, etc.) but, in this case, it wasn't enough to make me want to continue to read this series.
I've always been a fan of fantasy novels with talking animals (Narnia, Atlanton Earth, Spellsinger, etc.) but, in this case, it wasn't enough to make me want to continue to read this series.
This book is an amazing mix of magic and finding ones self. Didn't quite end the way you would hope it would...but still very much worth reading. Mary Brown is an amazing auther.
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My copy of this book is beaten up and dog-eared from so much reading. I loved the adventure and world-building. I loved that it was a little bit naughty. It has a great female main character who had to fight against a lot of realistic barriers even if she was surrounded by talking animals.
This was a good book, i found it a little difficult to read because of all of the terms.
ok a little repetitive
Mar 30, 2013
Tess
added it
Im beginning to think Mary Brown is my new favorite!!
This book was so much fun to read!!
This book was so much fun to read!!
Jul 27, 2007
Beguine
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teenage fantasy lovers
Shelves:
fairytales
This is one of those "strike against fairy tale stereotypes" books. The heroine is the extremely overweight daughter of the only prostitute in a small village. I can't tell you why she ends up doing the Heroes' Journey thing without giving a lot away, but I remember the storytelling was funny and fairly insightful, although I read it quite a while ago. There's a sequel that I remember being, frankly, horrible, but the first one was worth the read.
I needed a book I could read on the plane for enjoyment and not deep thought. Pigs Don't Fly kept my interest and entertained me. When I returned from my trip I had to finish it to see how it ended.
An interesting version of the hero's journey featuring a variety of animal companions, frank sex talk (the heroine is the daughter of the village whore, after all), a little magic, and a growing charm. It takes time to get into the story but I enjoyed it.
paled in comparison to The Unlikely Ones
It gets a two because I can barely remember it.
May 18, 2013
isanythingopen
marked it as to-read
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Rita Mahoney
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