Svetlana's Reads and Views

Name of Book: The Queen of Air and Darkness Author: TH White ISBN: 0-425-06310-395 Publisher: Berkley Part of a Series: The Once and Future King Type of book: King Arthur, government, round table, incest, Medieval Europe possibly 1100s or 1300s?, myth, fantasy Year it was published: 1939 Summary: The Queen of Air and Darkness, originally titled The Witch in the Wood, is the second book in his epic work, The Once and Future King. It continues the story of the newly-crowned King Arthur, his tutelage by the wise Merlyn, his war against King Lot, and also introduces the Orkney clan, a group of characters who would cause the eventual downfall of the king. First published in 1939, it was re-released under the new title after some editing. Characters: The author tries to make the characters round and interesting, but I feel he doesn't do a good job of it and the characters tend to blur in my mind, or perhaps the plot and story are dead which causes me to lose inter...

Name of Book: The Sword in the Stone Author: TH White ISBN: 0-425-06310-0395 Publisher: Berkley Part of a Series: The Once and Future King Type of book: Fantasy, Medieval, legends, myths, England, 1200s, childhood, animals, lessons Year it was published: 1939 Summary: The whole world knows and loves this book. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlyn and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly; of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged. Characters: I think that the only character that does change through the book is Arthur because he has observed the animals and so forth. But I think the character remain the same and flat and nothing else changes about them. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn't wondering whether or not what's accurate and what's not. Theme: Learn from animals. Plot: Third...

Name of Book: By the Shores of Silver Lake Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder ISBN:  0590488147 Publisher: Harper Trophy Part of a Series: Little House Series. Little House in the Big Woods, ... prequels. Sequels: The Long Winter, Little Town on the prairie Type of book: 1879-1880, pioneer, railroads, prairie, growing up, homestead, kid to young adult Year it was published: 1939 Summary: The Ingalls family had fared badly in Plum Creek, Minnesota. They were in debt. Mary was blind now. So Pa went West to work at a railroad camp in Dakota Territory where he could make as much as fifty dollars a month! Then he sent for his wife and four children, and they became the first settlers in the new town of De Smet. But the railroad brought hordes of land-hungry people from the East. Had Pa waited too long to file his homestead claim? Characters: The girls at last have grown up now and we can see the different personalities they exhibit, or at least Mary and Laura. Mary is...