Deerskin

"I am hurt...in ways you cannot see, and that I cannot explain, even to myself, but only know that they are there, and a part of me, as much as my hands and eyes and breath are a part of me." This book seemed like a less sophisticated ancestor of Tender Morsels. I got a bundle deal on several of......more

I give this older Robin McKinley dark fantasy novel a very qualified recommendation. It's loosely based on the old Donkeyskin fairy tale and deals directly with unpleasant trigger themes: rape, incest and miscarriage. It's handled with sensitivity and might be cathartic for some readers, but it's de......more

¿Cómo un libro puede hacerte sentir tantas cosas? ¿Cómo puedes vivir con tanta intensidad y querer tan profundamente a unos personajes que viven entre páginas de papel? No es algo muy común, pero si algo consigue «Piel de ciervo» es emocionarte, hacerte sentir. Me cuesta hablar de este libro porque e......more

Originally reviewed on The Book Smugglers Trigger Warning: Rape, abuse, incest. Princess Lissla Lissar is the daughter of a heroic and handsome king, who won the hand of the most beautiful woman in the Seven Kingdoms. Every night, Lissar listens to her nursemaid spin the same tale - the story of h......more