The Last Unicorn

Author: Peter S. Beagle

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02/22/09

This book was like...reading a piece of art. (I suppose this is ironic because I totally only bought it because I liked the cover.) The writing was lyrical and perfect for an old-school fantasy/fairytale. I've never actually seen the movie so I can't make any plot comparisons, but I can't imagine liking the movie more.

I thought there was a good balance between the serious storyline of the last unicorn trying to find others of her kind and the parts that I found to be laugh-out-loud funny. I love it when characters in a fairy tale are aware of the fact that they live in a fairytale world which is how this book is written.

It reminds me a little of Stardust by Neil Gaiman, so if you've read that and liked it I think you'd like this and vice-versa. The Last Unicorn is cleaner and maybe less witty than Gaiman's book, but they both have the same narrated-fairytale feel.

Overall: I think that anyone who likes fantasy should like this book. I certainly did.