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A review by bookwomble
Collected Folk Tales by Alan Garner
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wonderful, and wonder-full!
Some tales are a page long, others a dozen to a score, but all perfectly crafted by the master storyteller.
While mainly selected from Britain, Garner roves the world, from Russia to Turtle Island, from Japan to Africa, and points in-between.
The longest is a vivid retelling of the Ramayana, one of the shorter and weirder is that of Great Head. Odin and Loki appear, and there are phantom dogs, giants, goblins, quests and voyages, youngest sons, princesses, talking animals, witches, wizards, priests, warriors and The Old Ways.
Phantasmagorically kaleidoscopic! 5 Golden ⭐
Some tales are a page long, others a dozen to a score, but all perfectly crafted by the master storyteller.
While mainly selected from Britain, Garner roves the world, from Russia to Turtle Island, from Japan to Africa, and points in-between.
The longest is a vivid retelling of the Ramayana, one of the shorter and weirder is that of Great Head. Odin and Loki appear, and there are phantom dogs, giants, goblins, quests and voyages, youngest sons, princesses, talking animals, witches, wizards, priests, warriors and The Old Ways.
Phantasmagorically kaleidoscopic! 5 Golden ⭐