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Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip

manolitagafotas's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

plumtrees's review against another edition

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4.0

*this* is what cozy fantasy is to me

cosyfantasyreader's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

dmturner's review against another edition

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5.0

McKillip's best

I love Patricia McKillip's fantasy novels, meandering and mesmerizing stories of people enmeshed in magic, but this one is my favorite. The love of language is part of it, and so are the intertwined stories of Tessera, Nepenthe, and Kane. It's worth a retread every few years.

feelingferal's review against another edition

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5.0

As always, Patricia McKillip is a dream to read. I love this book so much that I keep trying to pick it up and continue the story and then getting bummed when I remember I finished it already.

amiejcp's review against another edition

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4.0

Pretty great but I did find myself skimming parts of it. Interesting, original story and captivating magical world.

emeraldreverie's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Fascinating epic and interwoven interesting world, cast of characters and resolution. Both inexorably menacing and oddly removed from the big danger.

ginnikin's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't know if it's that I read this too close to other McKillip books or if it didn't work as well for me. I should read it again and decide.

stevo1977's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

emmascc's review against another edition

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4.0

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

Beautiful writing and beautiful story, I was drawn in from the beginning