The Last Unicorn

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An elusive beauty, just like a unicorn. Romantic and a bit sad, the story is about a unicorn that steps out of her shelter to find if others of her... (show more)

An elusive beauty, just like a unicorn. Romantic and a bit sad, the story is about a unicorn that steps out of her shelter to find if others of her kind are still in existence.

In her travels she finds danger and unlikely friends. Ultimately she must confront The Red Bull, another powerful immortal entity that threatens her world and is hopelessly invincible. But this is a bare description for all the depth of the book, which I fear of spoiling by saying too much. It's an essential fantasy read. Enough said.

In the evil days that we live in, such beauty and hope like this story is a rare jewel. Indeed the story, despite being high fantasy of the purest kind, deliberately slips in some modern humor to keep the story connected to our time without being too much of an anachronism to disturb the setting.
Having read this story, my question is: can I survive The Red Bull? (show less)

 

 

by Arthur Steve Moniaga

No, it's a flop!

I'm really disappointed in this one and totally unhappy about that... I was reading all these flattering reviews and couldn't refrain from buying t... (show more)

I'm really disappointed in this one and totally unhappy about that... I was reading all these flattering reviews and couldn't refrain from buying this fantasy classic. I really hoped to enjoy and remember this book, but now I even can't recall the story or any characters. It seems that I just didn't get the idea, didn't get anything, I hope some day I will read it one more time or even two or three times, if it will be necessary to understand it's fascination and charm. (show less)

 

 

by Alise Vetrova

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  I can't believe I'd never read this book -- it's one of my favorite stories ever, and the movie adaptation is simply wonderful. The book is even more beautiful than the movie, with amazing description and poetry masked as prose. The characterizations of Schmendrick and Molly Grue are just perfection, with so much more to them than the movie could have even dreamed of portraying in any meaningful way.

  This is one of those book-movie combinations that serve to enhance each other, where the b... (show more)

  I can't believe I'd never read this book -- it's one of my favorite stories ever, and the movie adaptation is simply wonderful. The book is even more beautiful than the movie, with amazing description and poetry masked as prose. The characterizations of Schmendrick and Molly Grue are just perfection, with so much more to them than the movie could have even dreamed of portraying in any meaningful way.

  This is one of those book-movie combinations that serve to enhance each other, where the book is brought successfully to life and yet still has so much more to it than one could put on the screen, and the screenplay adds to what the book began. The actress who played the unicorn in the movie had the perfect voice, which echoed for me through the entire book as well. I'm really looking forward to reading this one out loud with my kids as well. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Sep 08, 2009 at 04:05AM

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  Having seen the animated movie, I was somewhat reluctant to begin, as it seemed sort of cutesy, which is not what I was looking for in a book. However, I only had to read a couple pages before realizing that while still a fairy tale setting, the beautiful language read like poetry, conquering “cutesy” with an exquisite grace. I especially appreciated the depth of feeling behind a story that is simple on the surface. Additionally, Beagle has written little bits of song into the tale that mu... (show more)

  Having seen the animated movie, I was somewhat reluctant to begin, as it seemed sort of cutesy, which is not what I was looking for in a book. However, I only had to read a couple pages before realizing that while still a fairy tale setting, the beautiful language read like poetry, conquering “cutesy” with an exquisite grace. I especially appreciated the depth of feeling behind a story that is simple on the surface. Additionally, Beagle has written little bits of song into the tale that must have translated well to the movie, although they are well integrated into the text so that they’re mostly seamless in both media. Looking back on The Last Unicorn, this seems like it would be a really great read aloud for young children as it’s a well written shorter novel with great language. And after all, who would want to have the chance to repeat the name “Schmendrick,” the rather poor magician, throughout the book?
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  by Facebook User on Sep 01, 2009 at 01:07PM

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