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A Robin McKinley book is never bad. Like a Jane Yolen book is never bad.
Deerskin is based on "Donkeyskin", a Charles Perrault tale that is usually neutered and deals with the theme of incest. "Donkeyskin" appears in other collections in variations such as Thousand Furs. These tales are related to "Cinderella" but are darker in nature for the princess flees her father who wants to marry her.
McKinley's retelling is a study in the recovery from abuse and assault. It is more of a inner journey than ...more
Deerskin is based on "Donkeyskin", a Charles Perrault tale that is usually neutered and deals with the theme of incest. "Donkeyskin" appears in other collections in variations such as Thousand Furs. These tales are related to "Cinderella" but are darker in nature for the princess flees her father who wants to marry her.
McKinley's retelling is a study in the recovery from abuse and assault. It is more of a inner journey than ...more
I needed a break from Naipaul and Trollope and picked this up on a whim. Many thanks to Elizabeth, who initially recommended it; I am enthralled. Today I found myself talking back to the canine characters as I read.
That may say something about me, but also about the skill of the author, this is surprisingly good fiction.
McKinley stays true to the folk-tale spirit (I remember this as Donkeyskin), but is subversive about her princes (rather than just charming, they're ineffectual or horrifying o ...more
That may say something about me, but also about the skill of the author, this is surprisingly good fiction.
McKinley stays true to the folk-tale spirit (I remember this as Donkeyskin), but is subversive about her princes (rather than just charming, they're ineffectual or horrifying o ...more
Stood up to my memory of being very empowering and romantic. Also, bonus for reading it 25 years later, greater appriciation for the kind, fat, supportive Prince.
Deerskin is a retelling of a dark fairy tale, "Donkeyskin," in which a beautiful dying woman has her husband promise not to marry anyone after her unless she can match her beauty. Of course, the father settles on the daughter. The first part of Deerskin, when Princess Lissar is young, is narrated in a hazy, dream-like state. Lissar is helpless to life around her, and you almost want to scream at her to get up and do something! The most enjoyable part of the book, however, was the connection that
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