The Wood at Midwinter
Ratings32
Average rating3.7
I reserved this online at the library and was so surprised when I received it - it's TINY! I read it in 16 minutes, with time included for perusing the beautiful illustrations. It isn't bad at all, but given that the book costs as much as a novel on amazon, I feel that the cost-benefit scale doesn't favour a higher rating for it. I may just not be in the know about the lore around Susanna Clarke's fantasy universe, but I found this to be only a very small story, without much content.
The entirety of the story can be summed up as: girl goes to the woods and adopts a bear cub selflessly, knowing she faces death. With fantastical elements.
My expectation was too high for what I actually got out. The illustrations saved it.
I reserved this online at the library and was so surprised when I received it - it's TINY! I read it in 16 minutes, with time included for perusing the beautiful illustrations. It isn't bad at all, but given that the book costs as much as a novel on amazon, I feel that the cost-benefit scale doesn't favour a higher rating for it. I may just not be in the know about the lore around Susanna Clarke's fantasy universe, but I found this to be only a very small story, without much content.
The entirety of the story can be summed up as: girl goes to the woods and adopts a bear cub selflessly, knowing she faces death. With fantastical elements.
My expectation was too high for what I actually got out. The illustrations saved it.
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Short, sweet, and magical. Subtly emotional. This book feels like it has no beginning or end.
Short, sweet, and magical. Subtly emotional. This book feels like it has no beginning or end.
An appendix to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell of sorts, the story is paced and illustrated as a child's story, but with a dark grey undertone that suggests that it's more of a whimsy for adults.
Some children that are not prone to fearful reactions to the unknown, and the most mild of suggestions of death would also like it, especially for its connection to Christmas, however tangential it might be. As an amply illustrated short story, it is a quick read, but satisfying nonetheless.
An appendix to Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell of sorts, the story is paced and illustrated as a child's story, but with a dark grey undertone that suggests that it's more of a whimsy for adults.
Some children that are not prone to fearful reactions to the unknown, and the most mild of suggestions of death would also like it, especially for its connection to Christmas, however tangential it might be. As an amply illustrated short story, it is a quick read, but satisfying nonetheless.
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