tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395614.post116421498831326405..comments2023-08-09T11:16:33.011-04:00Comments on Books under the Covers: The Throme of the Erril of Sherill, by Patricia McKillipLarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010783501138732142noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395614.post-21828366583635670772010-08-12T22:07:22.890-04:002010-08-12T22:07:22.890-04:00I just read it aloud to my five-year-old daughter,...I just read it aloud to my five-year-old daughter, and she, I and her mom all loved it! A wonderful book.Cayzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680834291075542128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395614.post-66495772628815448062008-08-07T20:23:00.000-04:002008-08-07T20:23:00.000-04:00Reading this book out loud is a great idea-- I wil...Reading this book out loud is a great idea-- I will have to try it sometime. I remember the language and words being very playful and inventive, so that would be a great way to experience it, and share it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment (I always read them!). It's always nice to find another McKillip fan.Larkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010783501138732142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15395614.post-15809450332277882712008-08-06T03:47:00.000-04:002008-08-06T03:47:00.000-04:00I suppose it's unlikely that anyone will read this...I suppose it's unlikely that anyone will read this 2 years later, but this is my absolute favorite book. Of all time. Without reservation. <BR/><BR/>So I'm very happy that someone else has at least heard of it. I came across Chapter 2 in one of the Fantastic Imagination anthologies and had to find the rest. If you can find it the original hardback with the illustrations by Julie Noonan is well worth it, <BR/><BR/>It's a deceptively simple story and utterly charming. McKillips takes so many cliches and turns them inside out so that even the familiar parts seem new, fresh, the magic sparkling off them the way they did when you first heard Mossycoat, Cinderella, King Arthur or whichever fairy tale first ignited your imagination. <BR/><BR/>The language play is delightful- especially when read out loud. I imagine a linguist or someone more familiar with older forms of English might get some references, but sadly, that's an uneducated guess. Regardless, you can tell she's having fun, much in the way Crowley does (but to me, in a way that's much less frustrating). <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thank you for posting this. Hopefully others will check out the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com