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Title: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Mel Grant ISBN: 0-451-45052-3 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: October, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.74 (143 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Last Unicorn
Comment: This book is one of the best books I've read. And that is saying alot for I read 24/7!!! I kinda knew already what would happen because I've seen the cartoon movie years ago. Since that was great and could still remember it I wanted to see if the book is just as great.
This is a story of a quest, the search by the unicorn-immortal, infinitely beautiful-for her lost fellows. Early on, she is joined by Schmendrick the Magician. A kind of upside-down Merlin, Schmendrick is looking for something for himself too, his life perhaps. Molly Grue, the third of the travelers, seems simply to embody every womanly trait. After a richl entertaining variety of adventures the search reaches its climax at the castle of evil King Haggard, where the terrifying Red Bull is encountered and where the handsome Prince Lir plays his predestined role.
I like the whole book but the ending. It was sad and tears were falling from my eyes. I won't give the ending away but it should have told us what happened to the characters.
Rating: 5
Summary: A penetrating, touching book, surprisingly deep for fantasy.
Comment: I saw the movie "The Last Unicorn" as a little girl, and I remember being enchanted by the beauty of the unicorn and Lady Amalthea. I really wished I could be there, see her, touch her, be a part of the story. One of the most vivid memories I have as a child was watching this movie for the first time, and being utterly heartbroken at the end. But now that I have read this novel, I can pick up on the real meaning, and it's even more sad than before. One of the most endearing qualities of this book is its ability to leave you desperate to read on, yet also break your heart at the same time. It's so sad, I nearly cried. It brought back memories of how I felt as a child when watching the film. Yet unlike my childhood experience, I now felt like I understood why the story ended as it did. It's definitely a story I'll never forget.
Rating: 2
Summary: Nice, but no Tolkien
Comment: I remember watching the movie, the original by Rankin/Bass many many years ago, and fell in love with it. Here I am, 28 years old, and just read the book. This is one case where I think the movie was better.
A lot of people compare this particular story to Tolkien. But I have to be honest and say, it is far from his works. Granted it is an interesting story, original. But I found it to be a little boring. It has interesting fantasy, and a great villan (love the bull). But I couldn't help but be slightly bored with the slow travel, and encounters, and very few climactic scenes (or battles). It has it's moments, surely, but it isn't all it's cracked up to be. People make this book sound like it's the next gospel. But I found it to be creative, yet simple, and even though it's fairly small book (which was surprising) it took a while to get through it. And I found some areas difficult to understand, and had to re-read a few paragraphs to understand exactly what was happening.
Nevertheless I'm glad I read it. It isn't horrible, it's just been glamourized a little too much. Check out the movie, I think it's actually better.
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Title:The Last Unicorn ASIN: B00019330Y Publisher: Lionsgate/Fox Pub. Date: 16 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $11.24 |
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Title: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, Ralph Manheim, Roswitha Quadflieg ISBN: 0140386335 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version) by William Goldman ISBN: 034543014X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 17 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Das Letzte Einhorn (The Last Unicorn) ASIN: B0000071IL Publisher: Emi Int'l Pub. Date: 07 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $34.49 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $34.49 |
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Title: Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville ISBN: 0439108381 Publisher: Apple Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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