tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post5095328395473545214..comments2023-05-27T05:31:01.955-07:00Comments on The Story Girl: YA Friday: The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo LanaganLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-48049567775012922722012-10-08T07:45:28.698-07:002012-10-08T07:45:28.698-07:00I had no idea these weird creatures were selkies! ...I had no idea these weird creatures were selkies! I had to look it up on wikipedia after your comment. I kind of thought Margo Lanagan had just randomly made them up. Now that I know they are an actual mythological thing I might need to find more books about them. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-43525049440625236032012-10-08T07:44:48.063-07:002012-10-08T07:44:48.063-07:00Oh, thanks. :) I hope you like the book! I was rea...Oh, thanks. :) I hope you like the book! I was really impressed with Margo Lanagan and am definitely going to read more of her books. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-1092201472217053832012-10-06T16:55:24.501-07:002012-10-06T16:55:24.501-07:00I've always been fascinated by selkies. I'...I've always been fascinated by selkies. I'll have to check this one out! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076308692811460989.post-44252207527415761332012-10-06T07:26:26.542-07:002012-10-06T07:26:26.542-07:00"There is a sort of lilt to her writing, a mu..."There is a sort of lilt to her writing, a musicality, that made me feel as if I was inhaling a dusty, beautiful legend."<br /><br />I think it's rubbed off! What a gorgeous way of putting it. Just that one sentence would have been enough to send me running for the long-neglected review copy I've got stashed on my shelves - the rest of the glowing review just seals the deal... Wonderful post, thanks! :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com