I found it kind of fun to read some of the same stories I'd grown up with from a slightly different viewpoint.But in the end, the book just plain bored me. I had no problem with her interpretation of Robin and his band. I thought McKinley's characterizations were pretty good. And it flopped for me.It's not entirely devoid of good points. So, being such a fan, I was really looking forward to this book. I'd absolutely love to go to Sherwood someday. When I was smaller, I read all the Robin Hood stories I could get my hands on. Read moreĪn interpretation of the Robin Hood myth.I love Robin Hood. i'm not unhappy i read it, but i certainly won't be reading it again. but it's got nothing on a book like mckinley's deerskin. i love robin hood and his band in any form i can get them, and that carried me through. It wasn't a terrible story parts of it were funny and clever. if not for that, this could have been finished in a couple of hours. as is mentioned in other reviews, the language went beyond what i believe was meant to be lyrical into the self-conscious, self-important, and almost unintelligible (particularly in the beginning, which is what made the story so difficult to get into). There were also so many promising elements that were not pursued, in favor, as i mentioned, of newer and less appealing characters and plotlines. the ending was crazy abrupt and rather unsatisfying, not even considering how it strained all credibility. then the focus suddenly shifted away to new characters that we didn't care about, or altered the characterization of characters that actually were important, and in general became quite rushed. once it had it was marvelous - for a moment. It took nearly half the book for the story to find its voice and become engaging.
But Much and Marian convince him that perhaps his personal catastrophe is also an opportunity: an opportunity for a few stubborn Saxons to gather together in the secret heart of Sherwood Forest and strike back against the arrogance and injustice of the Norman overlords. and he accidentally kills one of them in self-defense. But he is ambushed by a group of the Chief Forester’s cronies, who challenge him to an archery contest. Robin has been granted a rare holiday to go to the Nottingham Fair, where he will spend the day with his friends Much and Marian. But Robin does not want to leave Nottingham or lose the title to his father’s small tenancy, because he is in love with a young lady named Marian-and keeps remembering that his mother too was gentry and married a common forester. Young Robin Longbow, subapprentice forester in the King’s Forest of Nottingham, must contend with the dislike of the Chief Forester, who bullies Robin in memory of his popular father.
The Newbery Medal–winning author of The Hero and the Crown brings the Robin Hood legend to vivid life.
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