tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post114935399787635591..comments2023-08-10T16:06:35.452+01:00Comments on Scholar's Blog: Robin McKinley Short StoriesMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1149399363085526322006-06-04T06:36:00.000+01:002006-06-04T06:36:00.000+01:00Well I'm a big fan too, ever since I first read Th...Well I'm a big fan too, ever since I first read <I>The Blue Sword</I> twice (finished it and immediately started it again) about 4 years ago... But I do find her habit of trying to fit Damar into everything a bit trying. She mentions its history in <I>Spindle's End</I> and I find it very jarring every time I read the book ! I feel that she tries to tie everything to Damar much as Tolkien tired nearly everything to Middle-earth, but in Tolkien's case it's far more subtly done and works far better.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1149380654088469612006-06-04T01:24:00.000+01:002006-06-04T01:24:00.000+01:00I agree with you about "A Pool in the Desert," tho...I agree with you about "A Pool in the Desert," though I felt sorry in a way that she wrote what could have been a novel as a short story. I don't think short stories are McKinley's best thing - I much prefered Dickinson's stories to hers in the Water collection, and found myself muttering "oh, get ON with it, woman" from time to time! And I'm a huge McKinley fan, so don't get me wrong...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com