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Brilliant if you're into that sort of thing. But tedious. I prefer my adapted fairy tales/ legends to be more brisk, less *L*iterary. Lots more comments and observations in the group discussion for which I read it, here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Once I began to reread this book, and despite knowing the ending, I could hardly put it down. Set on a small college campus in the 70's, it reads like a historical now. It's as if Anne Shirley-Cuthbert was surrounded by friends who were all as bookish and fanciful as herself. Only with hints of some magic wilder than even Anne ever imagined. . . .
Rigor warning: book love, frequent literary quotes
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Mar 02, 2013
Patricia
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