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Title: The Wizard, the Farmer, and the Very Petty Princess
Author: Daniel Fox
Number of pages: 214
Genre: fantasy
Book Number/Goal: 11/52
My Rating: 5/5
Review:
A young farmer is happy to be perfectly ordinary, and he wants nothing more than a stable, ordinary life. But through an encounter with a mysterious old woman, he's forced into a full-fledged adventure, with kings and princesses and witches and wizards. And the world, as he knows it, is about to be destroyed...
This is a modern-style fairy tale, with several allusions to classic fairy tales. The writing is easy-flowing and delightfully humorous, sometimes a bit on the naughty side. But even though fun, some passages are genuinely touching and thought-provoking. The characters are portrayed in an exaggerated "cartoonish" way, but they're not two-dimensional models, they change and grow and learn, and one can empathize with them.
A wonderful and pleasant reading for fans of modern fairy tales! (No blood & gore, honestly ;)
Author: Daniel Fox
Number of pages: 214
Genre: fantasy
Book Number/Goal: 11/52
My Rating: 5/5
Review:
A young farmer is happy to be perfectly ordinary, and he wants nothing more than a stable, ordinary life. But through an encounter with a mysterious old woman, he's forced into a full-fledged adventure, with kings and princesses and witches and wizards. And the world, as he knows it, is about to be destroyed...
This is a modern-style fairy tale, with several allusions to classic fairy tales. The writing is easy-flowing and delightfully humorous, sometimes a bit on the naughty side. But even though fun, some passages are genuinely touching and thought-provoking. The characters are portrayed in an exaggerated "cartoonish" way, but they're not two-dimensional models, they change and grow and learn, and one can empathize with them.
A wonderful and pleasant reading for fans of modern fairy tales! (No blood & gore, honestly ;)
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