coffeeandink's review
4.0
Just reread this old favorite of mine. Snow-Eyes is the daughter of a carpenter and a demigoddess, more or less. What I love about this book is the combination of the down-to-earth and the mystical; the social structure of the Kields, the farming and carpentry and cooking and cleaning, the mythology and the hints at more, the focus on family and family frailties. The social structure is egalitarian, no gender roles assigned: nothing is made of this, it's just background.
Another fantasy novel from the 80s where the dark-skinned protagonist is shown on the cover as a white woman.
Another fantasy novel from the 80s where the dark-skinned protagonist is shown on the cover as a white woman.
brownbetty's review
3.0
I think I may have read this in middle school, so I grabbed it to find out. I will keep you posted.
ETA: Yep, this is the one I remembered! Nice, slow moving for the first half of the book before sudden scene and pace change. Has a slightly sparse quality, in the style of [author:LeGuin], although perhaps she just comes to mind because she's given a blurb on the cover. Definitely YA, but as such, not bad.
ETA: Yep, this is the one I remembered! Nice, slow moving for the first half of the book before sudden scene and pace change. Has a slightly sparse quality, in the style of [author:LeGuin], although perhaps she just comes to mind because she's given a blurb on the cover. Definitely YA, but as such, not bad.
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