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From: DDPattison at aol.com <DDPattison>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 07:36:47 EST
I was delighted that ROPEMAKER, by Peter Dickinson won a Printz honor. He's been a favorite author of mine since I read EVA. ROPEMAKER is one of the most original fantasies I've read in a long time, and I read a lot of them. I find that although Harry Potter now has people giving lip-service to the genre of fantasy, it is still a step-child to many.
ROPEMAKER takes mythology, such as unicorns, and uses them in a totally new and different way. His use of ropes, of all things, is brilliant. Characters, plot, setting--all kept my interest. Overall, an excellent story.
-Darcy Pattison www.darcypattison.com THE WAYFINDER (Greenwillow Books)
Received on Wed 06 Mar 2002 06:36:47 AM CST
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 07:36:47 EST
I was delighted that ROPEMAKER, by Peter Dickinson won a Printz honor. He's been a favorite author of mine since I read EVA. ROPEMAKER is one of the most original fantasies I've read in a long time, and I read a lot of them. I find that although Harry Potter now has people giving lip-service to the genre of fantasy, it is still a step-child to many.
ROPEMAKER takes mythology, such as unicorns, and uses them in a totally new and different way. His use of ropes, of all things, is brilliant. Characters, plot, setting--all kept my interest. Overall, an excellent story.
-Darcy Pattison www.darcypattison.com THE WAYFINDER (Greenwillow Books)
Received on Wed 06 Mar 2002 06:36:47 AM CST
