dozens reviewed The Owl Service by Alan Garner
Brilliant. Not at all clear that it's a children's book. An extraordinary re-creation of a …
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4 stars
very short book, very quick read, very haunting and beautiful.
it was difficult to read at times because the language was so foreign to me. the whole thing had this dreamy otherworldly quality to it.
I loved the bits of Welsh mythology.
The ending was simultaneously beautiful and perfect, and way too abrupt and unresolved.
I'd recommend it to everybody!