Books

[gilana]

Bras & Broomsticks (Bras & Broomsticks Trilogy) by Sarah Mlynowski
Dream a Little Dream by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Ninth Key (The Mediator, Book 2) by Meg Cabot
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Comments

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, oh -- I love The Last Unicorn. How did you like it?

[gilana]

I've been on a Beagle kick recently -- I just adore his writing style. I really enjoyed this one in the reading, but it did leave me oddly melancholy, a feeling I'm still working on shaking off. I've got The Innkeeper's Song waiting to read next, hopefully that's a little more cheerful.

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

The Last Unicorn is possibly the saddest book I've ever read. I can't even cathartically cry at the end, it's so sad. It just leaves me feeling heartbroken and wistful. But it's so beautiful.

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

It's out of print, but you MUST read The Folk of the Air, about SCA-style recreationists and 60s counterculture survivors in 1980s Berkeley. It's my favorite Beagle.

And then you need to read the story "Julie's Unicorn," a wonderful short sequel of sorts to Folk. You can find it in The Rhinosceros Who Quoted Nietzsche, which may or may not still be in print. Anyway, amazon or alibris or AbeBooks will have 'em.

[gilana]

I did recently read The Folk of the Air, and have been raving about it ever since. So exciting to hear there's another story, can't wait to go find it! Thanks for the pointer.

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

Embarrassingly, I misspelled "rhinoceros," but here's an amazon link to copies of the collection:

Starting from $5.99! (http://www.amazon.com/Rhinoceros-Quoted-Nietzsche-Peter-Beagle/dp/0964832070)

I should also mention that there's another Joe Farrell story in Rhinoceros; it's called "Lila the Werewolf" and it's actually referenced in Folk. Enjoy!

[gilana]

Already checked both my local library systems, came up blank, and ordered a copy from ABEbooks ($3.50 plus shipping). Will post when I read it!