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Title: A Dance for Emilia by Peter S. Beagle ISBN: 0-451-45800-1 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Don't be looking for the magic...
Comment: I disliked this book even more than I disliked Tamsin, which was,
er, a lot. Beagle is a terrific writer insofar as imagination and verve, but this is his second soppy book about cats. Save your money.
pat chapin
Rating: 4
Summary: Sorry, it's not THAT good...
Comment: This is a cute, simple little book about two lifelong friends. One of them is an actor, the other is a dancer. The dancer dies and leaves behind his beloved cat and also a girlfriend, Emilia. Emilia comes to visit the actor and the cat. They come to believe the dancer's spirit is in the cat, which speaks to them. And dances, hence the "Dance for Emilia". It's a cute story, but it lacks drama, or the real magic which Peter S. Beagle is known for. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I thought it was just OK. And I'm sorry, I know I'm buying into stereotypes, but the two friends, the actor and dancer, struck me as being gay. The girlfriend didn't ring true. Mr. Beagle should have gone ahead and portrayed the friends in their true light, but perhaps if they were gay the book wouldn't sell as well. And of course it would have been a whole different book! (No cute little "adventures" between the dancer and Emilia. In fact, no Emilia. Emil, maybe?) The cover is beautiful, and it looks like a nice gift book to give someone who is grieving.
Rating: 5
Summary: A simple, warm story of grief and recovery
Comment: The loss of a mutual friend enables two very different individuals to join in shared grief - a process which brings the friend's spirit back to life in the form of his beloved cat. They discover they are holding his spirit captive on Earth - but how can they let it go? A simple, warm story of grief and recovery.
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Title: The Innkeeper's Song: A Novel by Peter S. Beagle ISBN: 0451454146 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Folk of the Air by Peter S. Beagle ISBN: 0345337824 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: July, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Giant Bones by Peter S. Beagle ISBN: 0451456513 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Fine and Private Place by Peter S. Beagle, Darrell Sweet ISBN: 0451450965 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle, Robert Rodriguez ISBN: 1570362882 Publisher: Turner Pub Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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