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Dark Horn Blowing (School & Library Binding)

by Dahlov Ipcar (Author) "I stepped out into the dew and the deep blue light of evening ..." (more)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Find, Dec 20 2000
This review is from: A Dark Horn Blowing (Paperback)
After reading the other reviews of this is book and the book itself this I have concluded: I myself throughly enjoyed this wonderfully written book. I found the changing point of views shows the story in many different and always interesting ways. Ipcar weaves a web of fantasy and enchantment. The many worlds in this book open the doors left closed in many other fantasy books. Your mind is twisted in many ways as you live the life of the characters. I think this book fits the taste of teenagers and not so much the adults. language that Ipcar uses fasinates the younger readers but may be dull for others allthough I do suggest trying it. Others may dissagree but I enjoyed every page I read of this book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Rather disappointing, April 9 2000
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This review is from: A Dark Horn Blowing (Paperback)
A Dark Horn Blowing has several factors in its favor: its publication in the generally decent Magic Carpet series (including better entries such as The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip), a very appealing cover, and an intriguing mix of old ballads and poems. They are, unfortunately, insufficient to cover its faults. The prose tends to be overwritten, only very occasionally possessing the beauty it intends. (For lyrical fantasy, I strongly recommend anything by Patricia McKillip and Robin McKinley.) The story line is also detracted from by the constant change of first person narrators. While it can be interesting to see what other characters are thinking, it causes the story to become rather choppy. It is annoying and unrealistic how the five year old prince, Eelie, speaks, thinks and acts like an adult. As to the use of old ballads, they often seem awkward and disjointed, and are inserted sporadically. Things that are never in the least hinted at just suddenly happen (particularly the magic, which is very superficially explained), and the plot sprawls out in several directions, with only the sketchiest of character motives. The characters never seem real or elicit compassion from the reader.

With all that said, it must be fair to concede that A Dark Horn Blowing did create a decently surreal and enigmatic atmosphere. A decent attempt to combine ballads, but a far better one is The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope, which is a retelling of "Tam Lin" with some of "The Twa Sisters" mixed in.

Ailanna

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4.0 out of 5 stars An unusual book, Feb 29 2000
By Kirsten A. Edwards "kannealmstedt" (Duvall, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dark Horn Blowing (Paperback)
I first read this book when I was a teenager, nearly two decades ago. The plot is a melding of folksongs and ballads: A young wife is stolen to be nursemaid to the child of the evil king of elfland, leaving behind a beloved husband and newborn baby. Nora hates her situation but she pities the elf-queen and her weak child and gives him all the love she yearns to give her lost baby. This selflessness is rewarded when her foster child learns human love in spite of his father. This love will save both of them from the elf-king's cruelty. Unfortunately for most readers the language *is* lyrical, owing more in its rhythms and word-choices to old ballads than to modern prose. The characters are archetypes rather than individuals: A Dark Horn Blowing is driven by setting, mood and plot rather than by an in-depth exploration of character. Fans of the mythopoeic, however, will not be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars wow! this is a true fantasy!
when i first read this book i only put it down when my eyes couldn't stay open because i was so tired. but as soon as i woke up i had the book in hand again. Read more
Published on Dec 1 1999 by stephanie young

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a GREAT book!
Actually, this book is more like 4 1/2 stars, but I couldn't put that. Anyway, we need to bring up the average review. Read more
Published on Oct 17 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Boring to Read About the characters
The characters were like stick-men, no dimension at all. They all talked the same, acted the same, so basically WERE the same. Read more
Published on April 5 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Just Bored me to Death
How much worse could a book get than this? The writing was so dry and untasteful, and the design of the book was putrid. Read more
Published on Mar 28 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Writing, had good potential though
The plot was intriging and original, but the writing is something quite horrid to read. Nothing lyrical or beautiful or magical about the story came up, due towards the... Read more
Published on Jan 11 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this book!!!!
'A Dark Horn Blowing' is the kind of book that is impossible to put down. The characters are described in such detail that I can relate to them, and understand how they feel,... Read more
Published on Nov 18 1998

1.0 out of 5 stars dissapointing
The plot of this book seemed so impressing and original, so I had expected a good read, put finished the book unfulfilled and wishing I hadn't read it. Read more
Published on Oct 16 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure magic... wonderful!
This story is beautiful. It is pure magic... a wonderful book, from the very first word. It is so easy to imagine ones self living out the lives of the principal characters; a gem.
Published on Mar 5 1998

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