Jun. 2nd, 2007
Thomas the Rhymer, by Ellen Kushner
Jun. 2nd, 2007 09:58 pmThomas the Rhymer
by Ellen Kushner (![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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247 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
If I'd just seen this book at the library, I doubt I would have chosen it--the inside cover description isn't to my taste. But this is a Kushner book, and since Ellen Kushner is currently #2 on my list of all-time favorite authors, I couldn't not read it. Although the general plot still isn't my normal preference--I tend to shy away from books involving world crossovers, especially to a world with elves in fantasy--I found Elfland fascinating. And of course, the characters are rendered with Kushner's trademark intensity. At one point early on, I wnated to strangle Thomas on Elspeth's behalf, for being a lustful idiot.
But I digress; here's a basic story summary first. Thomas, a wandering harper nicknamed the Rhymer, falls in love with a young farm girl named Elspeth (more on her later). Then he meets the Queen of Elfland and is promptly whisked off to spend seven years as her lover. ( Spoilers and oh-so-amazing theme analysis )
Wow, that was long. Theme makes me ramble, it seems.
by Ellen Kushner (
ellen_kushner)247 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
If I'd just seen this book at the library, I doubt I would have chosen it--the inside cover description isn't to my taste. But this is a Kushner book, and since Ellen Kushner is currently #2 on my list of all-time favorite authors, I couldn't not read it. Although the general plot still isn't my normal preference--I tend to shy away from books involving world crossovers, especially to a world with elves in fantasy--I found Elfland fascinating. And of course, the characters are rendered with Kushner's trademark intensity. At one point early on, I wnated to strangle Thomas on Elspeth's behalf, for being a lustful idiot.
But I digress; here's a basic story summary first. Thomas, a wandering harper nicknamed the Rhymer, falls in love with a young farm girl named Elspeth (more on her later). Then he meets the Queen of Elfland and is promptly whisked off to spend seven years as her lover. ( Spoilers and oh-so-amazing theme analysis )
Wow, that was long. Theme makes me ramble, it seems.
