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A review by vhenderson93
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
3.0
I enjoyed this book but not as much as the first one. While the first one had a more care-free, child-like feel to it, this one was had a deeper message. Curdie had that ability to see what sort of animal or beast a person was becoming just by the touch of their hand. How often do we hear people compared to animals? Clever as a fox? Stubborn as a mule? Busy as a bee? Strong as an ox? These are just personalities and characteristics, not people actually turning into animals and I think that's the point the author was trying to make.
I did like that part where the maid was supposed to warn the people of the castle to repent or face the consequences. Some might have found that preachy but I was ready to see some overdue justice served.
I really thought that Lina would change back into a human and it would turn out that she's a princess from a neighboring kingdom or something. In fact, her ending was a bit disappointing. The author never stated who she was, where she came from, or what finally happened to her.
Overall, I am glad I finally had the chance to read this book but I think once is enough for me. Especially with that ending... had to read the last page a few times to make sense of it.
I did like that part where the maid was supposed to warn the people of the castle to repent or face the consequences. Some might have found that preachy but I was ready to see some overdue justice served.
I really thought that Lina would change back into a human and it would turn out that she's a princess from a neighboring kingdom or something. In fact, her ending was a bit disappointing. The author never stated who she was, where she came from, or what finally happened to her.
Overall, I am glad I finally had the chance to read this book but I think once is enough for me. Especially with that ending... had to read the last page a few times to make sense of it.