tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post73686585530648811..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Chalice by Robin McKinleyTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-32812116696694560012009-02-02T13:33:00.000-06:002009-02-02T13:33:00.000-06:00Yes, I'd recommend it. It's a good story, but I h...Yes, I'd recommend it. It's a good story, but I haven't read it since my teen years so I might be remembering it with rose-colored glasses. :) Still, it's a good retelling, though I can't remember how well it was written.Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-2078180418578088172009-02-01T04:29:00.000-06:002009-02-01T04:29:00.000-06:00Interesting. I will have to check out this author....Interesting. I will have to check out this author. I'm especially interested in Beauty since I like fairy tale retells. Would you recommend that one?Christina Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459203755170266842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-74043771291312793562009-01-29T16:19:00.000-06:002009-01-29T16:19:00.000-06:00Beth - I completely agree about Spindle's End and ...Beth - I completely agree about Spindle's End and Sunshine. Deerskin was worse. I think I liked Beauty because I read it as a teenager, and it was the first fairy tale retelling I'd ever read, which opened up new doors for me. I'm also wondering if McKinley can recapture what she did in The Hero and the Crown. I'm not sure I'll keep reading her work to find out...<BR/><BR/>Christy - The Hero and the Crown and The Blue Sword are great stories. Definitely check them out. :)<BR/><BR/>Marcia - that's entirely possible. That award is a good marketing tool, and she still seems to have a following. Could be because of the Newbery...<BR/><BR/>PJ - The Hero and the Crown is really good. If you like fantasy, you'll enjoy this. Her other stories, however, aren't as good. :(<BR/><BR/>Anne - yeah, I know what you mean. I haven't read the most recent winner, The Graveyard Book, yet. But I like the Neil Gaiman books I've read so far so I'm hopeful. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-61107901241928521072009-01-29T10:16:00.000-06:002009-01-29T10:16:00.000-06:00Whenever anyone is connected to the Newberry, I al...Whenever anyone is connected to the Newberry, I always think it's ME who's not getting what I should be out of it.<BR/><BR/>With the recent awards though, I'm starting to change my mind.Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-49225269207079701142009-01-29T10:11:00.000-06:002009-01-29T10:11:00.000-06:00This is bad but I have yet to read anything by Rob...This is bad but I have yet to read anything by Robin McKinley. I have The Hero and the Crown. I should add it to my 2009 list!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-61629010691193603552009-01-29T07:16:00.000-06:002009-01-29T07:16:00.000-06:00Interesting. I never got into McKinley at all, so ...Interesting. I never got into McKinley at all, so never pay attention to any of her books. Do you suppose she really only managed to pull it off once, and because she won the Newbery she still gets published?Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-19797260197439699812009-01-29T06:21:00.000-06:002009-01-29T06:21:00.000-06:00I haven't read any of those books. I should check...I haven't read any of those books. I should check out the ones that you liked. I may skip Chalice. Thanks for the heads up.C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-91671361145297865842009-01-29T06:10:00.000-06:002009-01-29T06:10:00.000-06:00I haven't read this, so I only skimmed a bit on yo...I haven't read this, so I only skimmed a bit on your review.<BR/><BR/>But I wanted to say this: The Hero and the Crown is one of my favorite books OF ALL TIME. The Blue Sword is a worthy sequel. But every other book I've ever read by McKinley has let me down in some way. Beauty was nice, but unmemorable (as was Spindle's End)...Sunshine was a disaster. It felt incomplete and directionless. <BR/><BR/>I plan on reading Chalice...but I wonder if McKinley will ever capture the magic of Hero and the Crown again...or if she even wants to...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.com