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A review by mcfoster
Lilith, a romance by George MacDonald
3.0
You can certainly see the influence on CS Lewis in this classic pre-Tolkien fantasy novel!
It takes a while to get into the story, and it has a strange dreamlike quality. However, once things get properly started, it's an intriguing read. It's worth it for the white leopard shifter women, who are some of the best aspects of this story, and I'd love to read a spinoff from the perspective of Lady Mara.
As can be expected, there are some profound spiritual lessons portrayed here, but it avoids being preachy. The style is also old-fashioned, but that's to be expected with a book that is, after all, old. It's got moments of charm and quirkiness, and also some very sinister moments. I was left with an impression of moonlight and silver - and those shapeshifting leopardesses.
One thing that could have been developed better would have been to clarify the age of Lona, as I thought she was a little kid at first, but it turned out that she's older - old enough to be the true love of the narrator. One also wants to kick the narrator at times for continually ignoring the advice of Mr Raven/Adam, almost getting into TSTL territory.
It takes a while to get into the story, and it has a strange dreamlike quality. However, once things get properly started, it's an intriguing read. It's worth it for the white leopard shifter women, who are some of the best aspects of this story, and I'd love to read a spinoff from the perspective of Lady Mara.
As can be expected, there are some profound spiritual lessons portrayed here, but it avoids being preachy. The style is also old-fashioned, but that's to be expected with a book that is, after all, old. It's got moments of charm and quirkiness, and also some very sinister moments. I was left with an impression of moonlight and silver - and those shapeshifting leopardesses.
One thing that could have been developed better would have been to clarify the age of Lona, as I thought she was a little kid at first, but it turned out that she's older - old enough to be the true love of the narrator. One also wants to kick the narrator at times for continually ignoring the advice of Mr Raven/Adam, almost getting into TSTL territory.