THE STORY GIANT Reviewed by Rachel
A Hyde, MyShelf.com
I think of this as a
children's book for adults. Written by a poet, it does indeed celebrate
the wonderful heritage of folk tales. Patten gives some excellent retellings
of them in a simple but direct style although I found the whole book rather
fragmented. The children's real lives are hinted at but it would have
been more interesting perhaps to have explored them more, as having them
sitting around in the castle telling stories is rather static. I found
this a puzzling read; it is probably the sort of book that is best read
more than once. It ought to have great appeal to all fans of literary
fiction who like their fiction to be less (or is it more?) than straightforward.
Clever but rather charmless. |
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