Tam Lin, (Paperback)

from rosstrowbridge

This book sat on my TBR bookcase for far too long, in part because the Thomas Canty cover strongly suggested a "Fairyland" setting (aided and abetted by the book's being part of the "The Fairy Tale Series," edited by Terri Windling), of which I had read far too much recently, much of it YA. When ...

from rosstrowbridge

This book sat on my TBR bookcase for far too long, in part because the Thomas Canty cover strongly suggested a "Fairyland" setting (aided and abetted by the book's being part of the "The Fairy Tale Series," edited by Terri Windling), of which I had read far too much recently, much of it YA. When ...

from lycomayflower

What a strange, wonderful book. Ostensibly a retelling of the Scottish ballad "Tam Lin," this is really a story about college. The "Tam Lin" stuff is only very subtly there (until it is not subtle at all), but the weird things going on because of the seepage of Elfland into the small liberal arts...

from Aerrin99

Never have I read a book which so wonderfully and perfectly captures that magical time that college can be, in the right place with the right people. This book made me absolutely /yearn/ for the days (8 years behind me now) that I spent reading complex literature and philosophy, listening to prof...

from spotzzzgirl

This novel has a haunting, lyrical quality that fits well with its modern-fairy tale subject matter. Pamela Dean's story follows the college experience of Janet Carter, English Major at Blackstock College. From the start of the story, strangeness seems to plague the college: mysterious flying boo...