![]() ![]() The real "action" is often in asides and stray reflections, such as when the witch reveals herself to be about ambition and discontent. This section might be entitled, "Nothing is as it seems." And if you pay close attention you will see that the story is not mostly story - the suspense and conflict, at least so far, are hand-waving and patter for the author's explorations in how people fool themselves and what comes of it. Yet there is a curious resemblance to Mary Poppins and other helpers, perhaps a magical quality that comes from being willing to be solitary in order to have purpose, combined with a wistful feeling that eventually one can move on to seeking companionship that understands the magic and the burdens? The unicorn is a lonely magical creature, but I have the feeling she is not going to turn out to be Shane, riding into town to clean up the influence of the dominators. Most members of helping professions are in this situation to some extent - they move on when the need gets less acute. It reminds me, in a tenuous way, of a blog I saw recently about Mary Poppins, and what a lonely character she is. ![]() I gather this is what all the current references to "unicorns" play off of. I'm appreciating the qualities that hook the reader into caring about the story - not just conflict and suspense, but the quest of the "unique me" for some sense of companionship. ![]() I won't be appreciating the expressive qualities of the language. The only Kindle version I could find was a "graphic novel" version. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |