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enchanteurlitteraire's review against another edition
5.0
J’ai eu un énorme coup de coeur pour ce petit roman qui m’a autant surpris pour son magnifique style d’écriture que pour son ambiance de folklore amérindien et celtique.
moirwyn's review against another edition
5.0
Windling blends vivid desert imagery with Native American and Celtic mythology to create a modern masterpiece. When Maggie Black inherits a house from the poet Davis Cooper, she travels to the Tuscon desert hoping to write his biography. While there she discovers that the creatures found in his poems and his wife's paintings are real. For a complete review, see:
http://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/the-wood-wife-by-terri-windling/
http://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/the-wood-wife-by-terri-windling/
reallycooper's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder
pinoto's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
tstevens3's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
leighdallas's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cozylittlebrownhouse's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know what is wrong with me, but I just didn't GET this book. I wasn't into the story at all, even though I finished it. I was very disappointed, but gave it two stars because of the creative premise.
saguaros's review against another edition
5.0
It's always a bit of a gamble to re-read an old favourite that you haven't read in years (over a decade for me in this case). I didn't like it as much as I remember liking it which is a bit disappointing, but the same urgency was there to read it, to know what happens, the same enchantment with its mystery and spirit, the same delight in its inner folklore. I think only other aspects of the book displeased me this time around, but it still has this hold on me, perhaps because of what it represents to me more than anything else. I'll probably always cherish it. Perhaps I'll re-read it in 10 years and see how I feel then :)
sprinkled's review against another edition
5.0
When I picked this up, I wasn't expecting to feel the way that this book made me feel. I love a good fantasy novel based on folklore, but this was deep and mysterious and poetic all at once and it made me wish I was in the desert so that I could understand it all.
snowmaiden's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a long time to get into this book, and before I really connected with it, I was sick with the flu for about a week. When I finally did feel like reading again, other books called to me more strongly. All these excuses explain why it took me over a month to read this book, but I have to wonder if the real reason was that I just wasn't that into it. Or, on the other hand, maybe I would have enjoyed the book more if I'd read it under normal circumstances. Who can say?
What I can say is that I found it quite enjoyable at times, particularly in the middle section, but the beginning and the climactic ending sequence seemed rather opaque to me. I can't say whether it was a fault of the author or a fault of my comprehension, but I'm still not exactly sure what happened, other than the fact that Maggie got her guy in the end! However, Terri Windling is a very good writer on a sentence level, and her descriptions of the desert are stunning, so don't let my weak recommendation keep you from reading it if you're interested!
What I can say is that I found it quite enjoyable at times, particularly in the middle section, but the beginning and the climactic ending sequence seemed rather opaque to me. I can't say whether it was a fault of the author or a fault of my comprehension, but I'm still not exactly sure what happened, other than the fact that Maggie got her guy in the end! However, Terri Windling is a very good writer on a sentence level, and her descriptions of the desert are stunning, so don't let my weak recommendation keep you from reading it if you're interested!