false <![CDATA[The Outlaws of Sherwood]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169613617m/41423.jpg 41423 9 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Robin McKinley's vivid retelling of the classic story of Robin Hood breathes contemporary life into these beloved adventures-with Marian taking a pivotal role as one of Robin's best archers. 2321320 1988 The Outlaws of Sherwood total:2011|5:450|4:742|3:634|2:150|1:35| 2011 7455 2766 181 5 4 false false Thu Apr 10 21:41:52 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 04 19:29:16 -0700 2009 Full disclosure: I like this book a lot, and I think its best points more than outweigh its flaws.

To those disappointed by Robin Hood’s sidelining, I want to point out that McKinley’s title--The Outlaws of Sherwood--should warn you what she’s up to. Robin Hood himself is not her ma...more...]]> 0 1 false true Thu Mar 27 04:45:54 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 04:45:54 -0700 2008 Author: Robin McKinley
Publisher: Ace Books Year:1988
# of pages:278 Genre: Fiction
Reading level Interest level: 11-12 Grade
Potential hot lava: Violence

General response/reaction: I had to make myself sit down and read this novel. I pic...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 30 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Nov 19 16:01:17 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 16:02:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Fri Aug 28 11:04:12 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 11:15:06 -0700 2009 Ivanhoe cover to cover just for Robin Hood's periodic appearances. And when I went on study abroad to England, I dragged ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:39:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:35:53 -0700 2009
Overall a very enjoyable little book - it would be great to read a...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 15:25:14 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 16:25:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 10:47:55 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 06:40:57 -0700 2009 3 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:06:04 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 19:13:20 -0800 2009
The storyline is slow and characters are incrementally introduced. The core "clan"...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:46:41 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 00:49:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 14:19:19 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 06:24:58 -0700 2009 Although I know I read a different version of Robin Hood when I was young, I have always had Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Olivia de Havilland, and Basil Rathbone in my mind when I think of the tale. Accordingly, it took a very long time...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Wed Mar 11 22:40:25 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 22:43:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 08:33:01 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 15:08:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Wed Jun 24 12:41:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:46:57 -0700 2009 The Outlaws of Sherwood has always been one of my favorite McKinley stories exactly because of Robin's weaknesses. I was intrigued with how McKinley had manipulated the romanticized version of Robin Hood to show how real people sometimes get blown out of proportion and then they have to somehow fit ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:14:36 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 17:56:49 -0700 2009
First 80-90 pages: 1 star
Page 100-to the very end: 4 stars for story (but 1.5 stars for writing style)
End: 2 stars

This book was so hard to get into. I just didn't want to pi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 08:55:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 08:57:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Feb 28 18:27:19 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 08:46:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:34:39 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 21:56:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 22 12:04:05 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 19:28:39 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 12:04:05 -0700 2008 I am loving the clever dialogue.
I confess when I started reading it I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to get through it, what with the very descriptive writing, and all... BUT, she proved me wrong (again). Several times have I laughed out loud while reading the alter...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 20 19:37:47 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 19:37:53 -0700 2008
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