Deerskin
by Robin McKinley
Taste attributes: fantasymyth/fairytaleslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is morally murky, inventive and moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
From the award-winning author of Sunshine comes a novel that "will involve readers from the first to the last page with its sheer beauty, its anguish, agony, horror, despair, and, ultimately, its joy" (Kliatt).
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- Author
- Robin McKinley
- Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 309
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