Tortla's review of Harrowing the Dragon
Harrowing the Dragon by Patricia A. McKillip
Tortla's review
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bookshelves:
dragons,
dragony-dragons,
must-own
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Read in June, 2008, read count: 1
One of the blurbs on the back of this book said that "Of all the fantasy writers still alive, Patricia McKillip comes the closest for me to capturing the real flavor of fairy tales." There's very little I have to add to that statement to express the pure awesome that is much of this book (or rather this collection of short stories) except maybe that she tends to be vague and inconclusive, and I've noticed a feministy vibe in the stories that definitely isn't traditionally fairy-tale-esque (but which is refreshing and kind of awesome...especially having a female character named Justin. That's bloody brilliant.). Some of the stories seem to drag on, but some of them are really wonderful (like the lion and the lark...I especially liked that one because I recognized the traditional fairy-tale origins within the story and it made me feel nerd-tastic...and also the characterization was a refreshing contrast to that of traditional fairy tales).
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