tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post3832693748142255681..comments2023-09-07T07:16:10.305-04:00Comments on Flights of Fantasy: Five animal fantasiesMarian Pererahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-21337585827464932642009-03-14T12:58:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:58:00.000-04:00I think there's a lot to like about it, Barbara - ...I think there's a lot to like about it, Barbara - some of the passages are sheer poetry. The songs stayed in my memory even though my copy of the book is still packed away. <BR/><BR/>Glad you liked the post.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-41550159695305326442009-03-13T12:34:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:34:00.000-04:00I have never read "The Plague Dogs", but am placin...I have never read "The Plague Dogs", but am placing it on my TBR list as I'm certain I would like it. Thanks for the mini review, Marian.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-27541474985679461652009-03-09T22:55:00.000-04:002009-03-09T22:55:00.000-04:00Those first two are definite classics. Loved Wate...Those first two are definite classics. Loved Watership Down and I think Duncton Wood is one of the most underrated works of fantasy literature ever. Hardly anyone knows about it, but it puts all that Brian Jacques crap to shame. It's as in-depth as Watership Down, and more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-66794189693745790222009-03-09T20:32:00.000-04:002009-03-09T20:32:00.000-04:00Marge, you're serious? The main characters are coc...Marge, you're serious? The main characters are cockroaches?<BR/><BR/>My skin crawls just thinking about it. I'm terrified of roaches. Especially the big brown ones that fly. I don't think I could even pick up a book about them. Thanks for the recommendation though. :)Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-61537418313837924752009-03-09T19:43:00.000-04:002009-03-09T19:43:00.000-04:00I loved Plague Dogs. I have another one for you......I loved Plague Dogs. I have another one for you... The Cockroaches of Staymore by Donald Harrington. Read it awhile back but still have it. Clockroach and Smockroach and many more great characters. Great book!Hazardgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440005970258168595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-25195213320463563152009-03-07T09:26:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:26:00.000-05:00Hey NL Beshear, thanks for commenting. :)There are...Hey NL Beshear, thanks for commenting. :)<BR/><BR/>There are a couple of other animal fantasies I've heard of but haven't read yet - <I>Traveler</I> by Richard Adams (protagonist is a horse) and <I>Silverwing</I> by Kenneth Oppel (protagonist is a bat). It's just fun to see the world from such a different POV.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-86186804553125666912009-03-07T08:05:00.000-05:002009-03-07T08:05:00.000-05:00I wonder if people think a novel about rabbits is ...I wonder if people think a novel about rabbits is going to be soft and fluffy, sort of a <I>Pat the Bunny</I> or Peter Rabbit for grown-ups.<BR/><BR/>But all you have to do is read Fiver's speech on the Warren of the Snares to realize just how adult a novel this is.Marian Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700524210146863718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-82779985315935748142009-03-07T07:49:00.000-05:002009-03-07T07:49:00.000-05:00Watership Down is a masterpiece. I'm sorry that s...Watership Down is a masterpiece. I'm sorry that some people refuse to even try it because "it's about bunnies".<BR/><BR/>Do you watch the show, Lost? In the first season, Sawyer was reading the novel. Loved that!<BR/><BR/>One day, I plan on buying a bunny and naming him, "Fiver".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125325709844932289.post-41868100496149888202009-03-06T09:09:00.000-05:002009-03-06T09:09:00.000-05:00A couple of these summaries encourage me to try an...A couple of these summaries encourage me to try an animal fantasy. Normally I'm not a fantasy reader, but every once in a while I get pulled in. Sounds like a couple of these will be pulling me. Thanks for sharing. Btw, I found you at AW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com