The Last Unicorn
Peter S. Beagle · 1968
A unicorn searches for others of her kind, learns about mortality by becoming human, and turns into a tragedy disguised as a fairy tale. Beagle's prose is so precise it feels inevitable. The most beautifully written quest fantasy in American literature.
The case against
Beagle keeps puncturing his own spell: a butterfly spouting song lyrics, outlaws fretting over their folk-ballad legacy, jokes winking at the reader from inside the fairy tale. When lyricism and shtick collide, the shtick usually wins the scene. And Lír's love for Amalthea is asserted more than felt.
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