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amelia_t's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I watched this movie a ton when I was little and I had no idea that there was a book until a few more the ago and I loved it so much as much as I loved the movie.
kittypile's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
dreamlikemusings's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This book is beautiful!
kitkat8267's review against another edition
4.0
Such a beautiful fairytale. I loved the movie and now I very much love the book.
priimarina's review against another edition
5.0
no unicorn was ever born who could regret, but I do. i regret.
beautiful and whimsical! happy to have finally read the source novel after being obsessed w the movie as a kid
beautiful and whimsical! happy to have finally read the source novel after being obsessed w the movie as a kid
arielsbookcorner's review against another edition
5.0
I wish it was possible to go above 5 stars. I mean WOW. This may be my favorite book as of right now. I will say I am bias because I grew up watching the animated movie on repeat, like it is my absolute favorite childhood movie. But the book was astounding, the level of detail that you just can’t get in a movie was so pleasing to me as a long-time fan. I could see every scene painted out from the movie as I read the book, and many that were left out of the movie that I had to imagine myself! It was just so good. It made my inner child so happy.
kiana1518's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
sarahk_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
fictionalcass's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What an absolutely beautiful little book. It’s one I’ve been contemplating reading for ages, and thanks to some pals I finally picked it up, and oh what an absolute treasure this was. This story is sad, joyous, magical, and full of hope, somehow all of these things at once.
I listened to the audiobook and absolutely loved it, but I’ll definitely be picking up a physical copy because there is so much to revisit. There are so many sparkling bits of prose throughout, and I cannot wait to annotate and mark up all my favorite passages.
Absolutely highly recommend this one and nothing short of 5 stars.
lastbraincell's review against another edition
2.0
You probably know of The Dress that almost caused the Great Divide. Confession: First time, I saw white and gold. ("FOOL!" cries half of the world. "RIGHT??" says the other.) But when someone taught me the trick of squinting and looking at it through the pinhole of my curled palm, it turned into blue and black before my very eyes, and at that moment I was convinced I was magic.
But what does that have to do with this anything?
I wanted to like this book, because I read it was similar to The Princess Bride, Nevermending StoryBridge of Birds. The elements of a Quest were there: wizard, sidekick, prince, maiden, the powerful entity to be defeated. But somehow they did not gel together quite completely, and that is odd, considering some of the characters have expressed awareness that they are part of a story. Was it because the pacing was uneven? Maybe, because the writing seemed to aim for a magical, mythical atmosphere by being cryptic and elusive, like poetry instead of prose, it was lost on someone as simple-minded as myself. Maybe if I'd read this a decade ago, maybe if I were patient with a story that reads like a riddle.
It's like the narrator said, "Now see here missy, this is how it works. I won't explain everything because that would be no fun. But you know the drill, how the usual Quest story goes, so I'll make a rough sketch of things, throw in a few nice details in some parts, and you just fill in the blanks." And I am like, "But I don't have enough to work with. Isn't that your job? Why do I have to work for it. Aren't I just supposed to sit here and be entertained?" And Narrator says, "Tut, tut. What fun you must have been at magic shows, trying to break the trick down into how it must have worked, instead of just enjoying the show. Don't ruin it for the rest, okay? Just use your i-maaaaa-gination. Now, Behold, your belief is being suspended!" Me: "No it's not. It's on a platform connected to a rod from behind the curtain--"
This book is a probably a beautiful, luminous Unicorn for some people, but unless I do a mental squint, I only see an oddly-shaped white mare. Sorry, book, it's not you, it's unmagical me.
But what does that have to do with this anything?
I wanted to like this book, because I read it was similar to The Princess Bride, Nevermending StoryBridge of Birds. The elements of a Quest were there: wizard, sidekick, prince, maiden, the powerful entity to be defeated. But somehow they did not gel together quite completely, and that is odd, considering some of the characters have expressed awareness that they are part of a story. Was it because the pacing was uneven? Maybe, because the writing seemed to aim for a magical, mythical atmosphere by being cryptic and elusive, like poetry instead of prose, it was lost on someone as simple-minded as myself. Maybe if I'd read this a decade ago, maybe if I were patient with a story that reads like a riddle.
It's like the narrator said, "Now see here missy, this is how it works. I won't explain everything because that would be no fun. But you know the drill, how the usual Quest story goes, so I'll make a rough sketch of things, throw in a few nice details in some parts, and you just fill in the blanks." And I am like, "But I don't have enough to work with. Isn't that your job? Why do I have to work for it. Aren't I just supposed to sit here and be entertained?" And Narrator says, "Tut, tut. What fun you must have been at magic shows, trying to break the trick down into how it must have worked, instead of just enjoying the show. Don't ruin it for the rest, okay? Just use your i-maaaaa-gination. Now, Behold, your belief is being suspended!" Me: "No it's not. It's on a platform connected to a rod from behind the curtain--"
This book is a probably a beautiful, luminous Unicorn for some people, but unless I do a mental squint, I only see an oddly-shaped white mare. Sorry, book, it's not you, it's unmagical me.