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a tale out of time: an old myth reinvented; a new myth born. a wayward bride, a forlorn husband, their son - a pitiless hunter. a defiant old woman; a melancholy old man. trolls delight in delight; unicorns are for slaughter. question: what is Time in Elfland? answer: a fantasy! twelve men want magic. madmen shall take captive a king. borders shall be crossed and boundaries may be as fleeting as dreams. be wary of what you wish for! love shall conquer all and death shall be no more.
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I am a little hesitant to give this a 3, for Dunsany writes wonderfully. His prose is by turns lyrical, clever, humorous, insightful, and moving. However, I don't so much enjoy reading long descriptive passages with very little action or even plot. Although the plot elements were solidly put into place, they then don't do much for the bulk of the book, and by halfway through I mostly stopped caring. Dunsany seemed far more interested in landscape and atmosphere than characters.
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I first found this book in a social collections room at university. It was a first edition with uncut pages. A pretty magical reading experience.
A simple story but full of wonder and mystery. Definitely a different approach to fantasy, with ornate imagery and a sense of decadence and magic but with a simplicity of language, like a King James Bible. About a mortal prince who travels to Faery to bring back "magic" for his kingdom. ...more
A simple story but full of wonder and mystery. Definitely a different approach to fantasy, with ornate imagery and a sense of decadence and magic but with a simplicity of language, like a King James Bible. About a mortal prince who travels to Faery to bring back "magic" for his kingdom. ...more

finished listening to his Book of Wonder and think it may have been that fact that i was hearing it instead of reading it, that i liked it but was kinda bored with it. My mind tends to wander when i'm listening to an audiobook, so if it's real flowery, somewhat archaic prose, like this is, i get sidetracked. When i'm reading a hardcopy however i usually love that style, so i think i should give him another chance, especially since i already have the book.
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DNF'd 10%
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