Il bosco d'inverno

The deep woods are often a doorway into the magic of the world. Long has the forest been the playground of fairy tales that bewitch the mind and guide the spirit and the wooded wilderness has often been a source of inspiration for the art of poets and painters. So too, we find the forest a place of

Atmospheric and magical but also felt too short.

EVERYTHING that Susanna Clarke writes is endlessly so magical, eloquent and has me sinking into an entirely new world. The Wood at Midwinter is no different... my only fault is that I wish that this was a full novel!!! I adored reading every word of this; in all of its atmosphere, whimsy and hopeful Leggi tutto

To be honest, this did very little for me. It was beautiful and atmospheric, but not particularly enchanting. It was over almost as soon as it began, and while some short stories can pack a hard punch, this didn’t deliver. It was a lovely idea, but it is only because the author expounds upon the con Leggi tutto

The tone and atmosphere of this story was utterly enchanting! After reading Susanna Clarke’s epic novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, I was curious to read this story, as it is much *much* shorter. I wondered how the two would compare, especially because The Wood at Midwinter is set in the unive Leggi tutto

The illustrations are beautiful and the cover is worth the price of admission for any book collector's library. This can be read in 30 minutes or less and feels like Christmas folklore/Grimm's fairytale. Susanna Clarke expands on her inspiration for this tale which includes a lot of Kate Bush songs

First of all, I'm SERIOUSLY disappointed this isn't a new novel. Second, it's barely even a short story--almost no plot or story at all, a very slight impression of a story. Nearly half of the book was the afterword where she talks about her influences, and while I love how in to Kate Bush she is, i Leggi tutto

A lovely, fantastical short story that's beautifully illustrated! The Wood at Midwinter is about a young woman with a menagerie of animals who loves to walk alone in the woods. It's beautiful and a bit eerie.

First, just for those unaware, this is a very short novella--it's more like a short story. It would probably be even shorter, but the font used is huge. That's all well and good--it's still a beautiful little book--if you are fine with the cost. But it's awfully expensive for such a short book, so I Leggi tutto