Ebook {Epub PDF} Deerskin by Robin McKinley

 · Deerskin by Robin McKinley Published: by Ace Genres: Fantasy Pages: Format: Paperback Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon View on Goodreads. This review is for the Once Upon a Time V challenge.. I’ve been a fan of Robin McKinley since I was a teenager, and I’ve always liked her fairy tales bltadwin.ruin.  · Deerskin is very dear to me, and part of that is the power of its ending, the acknowledgement that a happy ending doesn’t – can’t – erase everything that came before it. Or the open-ended endings, like Dragonhaven and Sunshine, which stand alone (at least, I’ve never expected sequels to either), but leave you with such a sense of the.  · A Robin McKinley book is never bad. Like a Jane Yolen book is never bad. Deerskin is based on "Donkeyskin", a Charles Perrault tale that is usually neutered and deals with the theme of incest. "Donkeyskin" appears in other collections in variations such as Thousand Furs/5.

Last year for Bingo I read Deerskin by Robin McKinley. I loved it, especially the way it was written. The choice of words, the use of language, the way reading it felt like stepping into a fairytale like dream. I savoured every word and it really stuck with me. It was a really heavy story, but also really beautiful and touching and I've been. Deerskin is one of Robin McKinley's darker stories but none the less a beautiful story. It involves some topics that are considered taboo like rape. Even though this is a darker tale ut is still a story of surviving and overcoming great hardship. It is well worth the read or listen. 11 people found this helpful. This is, in my opinion, Robin McKinley's best book -- and I've read every one from "Beauty" to "Rose Daughter". Deerskin reminded me of a dream, one that starts out quiet and detached, grows into a nightmare, and then changes into a somewhat-happy ending. It isn't just a "fairy tale" or an adventure story like The Hero and the Crown.

McKinley doesn’t pull any punches at all. Deerskin begins with a child being told her parents’ happily-ever-after story. The words are those of fairytales—nobody has names, it is the King. Deerskin - Kindle edition by McKinley, Robin. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Deerskin. Today, it’s Thea’s turn to take over with a review of Deerskin! Title: Deeskin. Author: Robin McKinley. Genre: Fantasy, Historical. Publisher: Ace Publication date: Paperback: pages. As Princess Lissla Lissar reaches womanhood, it is clear to all the kingdom that in her beauty she is the image of her dead mother, the queen.