The Last Unicorn
1968 • 236 pages

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Average rating3.9

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Another user compared this book to poetry. I remember renting the movie as a child, and my mom claims she read it to me, but I didn't remember either. I was about to read something I already knew, and yet something brand new. It was a wonderful feeling.

I cannot praise the writing enough. I could see everything. I could feel everything. I could smell and touch them all. The unicorn rose from those pages. I saw her. I was in awe. She is the most beautiful creature the world has ever known. Peter S. Beagle brought her to life.

Some parts of this seemed to drag. Those were the scenes without the unicorn. whether intentionally or not, the book came alive when she was on the pages. I'm glad I picked this up, and I understand now why it is such a classic.

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