I liked Spindle's End, especially the portrayal of magic
Me too! It's the most recent book of hers I've read; I really haven't had a lot of time to read for myself lately, and I wasn't going to get it until I read the first paragraph about the magic settling over the country like dust, and I had to have it, it was just such a brilliant way to set it up.
McKinley's first paragraphs usually do kick ass; the orange juice spiel in The Blue Sword comes to mind right away, I thought that was great.
I haven't read everything of hers yet, so I'm excited to hunt everything down, knowing it'll kick ass.
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Wed, Apr. 9th, 2003 07:51 pm (UTC)Me too! It's the most recent book of hers I've read; I really haven't had a lot of time to read for myself lately, and I wasn't going to get it until I read the first paragraph about the magic settling over the country like dust, and I had to have it, it was just such a brilliant way to set it up.
McKinley's first paragraphs usually do kick ass; the orange juice spiel in The Blue Sword comes to mind right away, I thought that was great.
I haven't read everything of hers yet, so I'm excited to hunt everything down, knowing it'll kick ass.