Comment on Deerskin by LaurasMuse
HELL YEAH!!!
You did it Laura!! This just made my day! seriously! so beautiful! That's Lissar alright, running, running, running like a mad person, and there's Ash! and all of the other dogs! Oh, I hope she's running back to where Ossin is, and not in the opposite way 
Love her hair, and the colors, great contrast. The starry sky: nice touch. More please!
You did it Laura!! This just made my day! seriously! so beautiful! That's Lissar alright, running, running, running like a mad person, and there's Ash! and all of the other dogs! Oh, I hope she's running back to where Ossin is, and not in the opposite way Love her hair, and the colors, great contrast. The starry sky: nice touch. More please!
Yay, I'm so glad you like it! I know, I was so upset when Lissar left Ossin, but I'm afraid this would be that part, since Ash's fur is still long and silky. Or it could be just a general scene of Lissar and her dogs. But yes, I have at least five other ideas for paintings and I hope to make more! I also have to keep on reading more books--right now I am on Napoli's Beast.
Oh I forgot, tell me what you think of Beast when you finish it, I've been looking at that book for a long time thinking if I shall put it in my wishlist or not. I do love Beauty&The Beast retellings.
By the way, I finished Beast. I did like it--but I think my high expectations made me enjoy it less. My favorite part was the fourth and last part... Belle was the sweetest; she reminded me of Zel. I really have a fondness for Napoli's heroines. They're not clever and ambitious like McKinley's, but they are equally charming, if not more so.
The Beast... well, I have mixed feelings about Prince Orasmyn. I liked him in the beginning as his human self, but towards the middle, he just became so jaded and was starting to wear on me... plus he is sickeningly carnivorous. But, I thought he was more beastly than McKinley's Beast in Beauty, and that satisfied me. Her Beast was very very civilized, and that somewhat lessened the impact, I think. Although I did like him.
So, I would recommend it, since you are a fan of the fairy tale. It was indeed interesting how Napoli told it from the view of a Muslim Prince. Plus, there is a minimal use of magic, aside from that initial transformation of man to lion. He never wears clothes, nor speaks, and his castle is not enchanted, so he has to make it habitable with tooth and claw. He was lucky to find the Belle that he did, because she definitely was the more open of the two. By the end of the book, I felt that it carried more of a message of religious tolerance than anything else. Of course, I also wanted an epilogue. It ended far too soon! Gah!
The Beast... well, I have mixed feelings about Prince Orasmyn. I liked him in the beginning as his human self, but towards the middle, he just became so jaded and was starting to wear on me... plus he is sickeningly carnivorous. But, I thought he was more beastly than McKinley's Beast in Beauty, and that satisfied me. Her Beast was very very civilized, and that somewhat lessened the impact, I think. Although I did like him.
So, I would recommend it, since you are a fan of the fairy tale. It was indeed interesting how Napoli told it from the view of a Muslim Prince. Plus, there is a minimal use of magic, aside from that initial transformation of man to lion. He never wears clothes, nor speaks, and his castle is not enchanted, so he has to make it habitable with tooth and claw. He was lucky to find the Belle that he did, because she definitely was the more open of the two. By the end of the book, I felt that it carried more of a message of religious tolerance than anything else. Of course, I also wanted an epilogue. It ended far too soon! Gah!
Hate when that happens...I don't know why sometimes we expect so much of a book(I'm excluding reviews and ratings), and this happens a lot to me with authors I've never read before (which is kind of stupid of me)*You intrigued me just now with your review, I'll definitely try it, although the "sickeningly carnivorous" prince makes me a little nervous 
Ah-ah...why authors do this to us!! We want to know a bit of the "and they lived happily ever after"...maybe it's like a rule or something... we must never know what happens in fairytales -and retellings- after the boy and the girl win the final battle against evil. They do that, and then: THE END!
Ah-ah...why authors do this to us!! We want to know a bit of the "and they lived happily ever after"...maybe it's like a rule or something... we must never know what happens in fairytales -and retellings- after the boy and the girl win the final battle against evil. They do that, and then: THE END!
Perhaps I was exaggerating about "sickeningly carnivorous". I don't want that to dissuade you from reading the book. Lets just say, he takes on all the habits of a lion. But what's the saddest part, is that as a prince, he didn't like hunting and violence. And he was kind to animals. He was actually a very sweet prince, and it's surprising that such a small little mistake would cause him to be cursed. I'll let you find out what it is. 
And I guess, with a fairy tale, the authors don't want to spoil the ending by explaining more? Like it would be hitting the nail over the head? However, I still feel like they could use their creativity to make an interesting happily-ever-after.
By the way, right now I am reading another Beauty and the Beast retelling... The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey. I like it because it's set in San Francisco. A fairy tale in my native California! I'll let you know how I like it. So far, it's quite entertaining.
And I guess, with a fairy tale, the authors don't want to spoil the ending by explaining more? Like it would be hitting the nail over the head? However, I still feel like they could use their creativity to make an interesting happily-ever-after.
By the way, right now I am reading another Beauty and the Beast retelling... The Fire Rose by Mercedes Lackey. I like it because it's set in San Francisco. A fairy tale in my native California! I'll let you know how I like it. So far, it's quite entertaining.
Yeah..deep in my heart I knew it was the "running away from Ossin" part 
Keep them coming then!
There are so many great scenes worthy of a piece of fanart in this book, I can't wait to see what you're planning I once tried to draw that part when she's "burning", her hair changing back to black with the blood and all, and Ossin in awe looking at her, but I could never finish it, maybe one day...*sigh*
Keep them coming then!
There are so many great scenes worthy of a piece of fanart in this book, I can't wait to see what you're planning
I once tried to draw that part when she's "burning", her hair changing back to black with the blood and all, and Ossin in awe looking at her, but I could never finish it, maybe one day...*sigh*Yes! That bloody part in the end with her confronting her father was intense! I would love to see that pictured. It was very interesting that her coloring changed back to its original. And her deerskin dress got all bloody. And then that puddle of clean blood and menstrual blood mixing together and sinking permanently into the floor... goodness. 
Did you like the end overall? It was a bit non-committal, but I think fairly appropriate.
Did you like the end overall? It was a bit non-committal, but I think fairly appropriate.
Indeed, it's a very bloody scene,in fact this is a very bloody book*well...even though I would have loved a more straightforward ending, you know, something like: "Yes Ossin dearest, I will marry you and never in a million years leave you again" I think it was, like you said, appropriate, and I like to think in the end she did fully commit, and never ran away again (the hut did get destroyed, so she couldn't hide there anymore xD)*don't you just love the part when she runs away, on foot of course, and Ossin goes after her in a horse? that scene just craks me up every time, he's so adorable when he wants to stop following her so she will stop running or kill herself from exaustion doing it
I think I would have liked an epilogue, just to get a sense of what Lissar would have been like as Queen, and to see Ash's puppies. And to know what happened to her kingdom of birth. Did Ossin slay her father, or did the old king just get swept away by his ministers? Because you remember the part, when Ossin was debating if he should kill the king--but only if Lissar's eyes told him that it was necessary (I really liked it that her father was never named.) But perhaps its nice that the happy ending is left up to the reader?
I did very much like the part when Ossin was chasing after Lissar. I thought it very charming that he was a little out of shape. The whole while I was cheering him on--Lissar just needed to stop already!
I did very much like the part when Ossin was chasing after Lissar. I thought it very charming that he was a little out of shape. The whole while I was cheering him on--Lissar just needed to stop already!
Yes yes, you're right, an epilogue would have been nice, just for us to have a sneak peek of Lissar and Ossin as a royal couple, McKinley did that in "The Hero and the Crown" (don't know if you've read it yet)*well, I have to confess I don't really care to know what happens to Lissar's father afterwards, that son of a dog...I sure hope he suffered a painful and lonely death though...and I don't think Ossin did something to him, at least I like to think he didn't...because that lovable and peaceful young man shouldn't get his hands dirty with that lame excuse of a person, I believe the ministers made their justice.
Oh he's so funny in the chase scene, I didn't know if I would laugh or cry, that's why I did both in that part Pleeeaaase Lissar stop!
(I could talk forever about this book
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Oh he's so funny in the chase scene, I didn't know if I would laugh or cry, that's why I did both in that part
Pleeeaaase Lissar stop!(I could talk forever about this book
)I haven't read The Hero and the Crown, although I have heard multiple times that it's good. I own The Blue Sword and I tried to read it when I was younger, but I didn't finish.
Yes, it's very fun talking about Deerskin... I hope someone doesn't read what we've written and has the whole book spoiled for them. I was quite surprised by some of the later developments in the book (like her father marrying Camilla--why did I not see that coming?), but I knew from the start that Ossin would be her love, since he gave her Ash.
Yes, it's very fun talking about Deerskin... I hope someone doesn't read what we've written and has the whole book spoiled for them. I was quite surprised by some of the later developments in the book (like her father marrying Camilla--why did I not see that coming?), but I knew from the start that Ossin would be her love, since he gave her Ash.
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