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The Ozark trilogy

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These books are great. Elgin creates an incredible community of people, complete with magic and science, which has such a terrific set of cultural rules and folklore that you'll believe they must live somewhere. There are no annoying gaps in her world-building, and the fact that the main characters are female is enheartening. Elgin's facility with language keeps these books from sounding like 80% of all the fantasy novels you've read (which all seem, linguistically, to be taking place in Southern California in the 80's).

The Ozark Trilogy is a fascinating flight of fantasy through a world ruled by magic rather than science. Join Responsible of Brightwater as she guides her planet through mysteries, festivals, and hardships, and admire the indominable willpower of the Ozarkers.

This was a great book when it was originally released nearly twenty years ago; it's wonderful to have it available again to a whole new generation of readers. Enjoy!

I didn't find this readable, but not for the reason one would think. The author does an excellent job of keeping her worldbuilding from being hokey, and she clearly has some knowledge of and respect for Appalachian culture. Readers worried about whether they'll be able to handle flying mules shouldn't.

The bad news for me was the lack of action and challenge in the books. I simply got bored by the insignificance of most of what happened. I don't utterly unrecommend this omnibus; readers who like sort of chatty, slightly humorous, light fiction may well enjoy it. I like dark, gritty stuff, and it didn't work for me.

I really loved this trilogy. The worlds Elgin invents are creative and really interesting in the way they evolve from Ozark culture and language. It is a fun series, with a lot of humor as well as the fantasy/adventure. I also recommend the author's NATIVE TONGUE series, which is much more serious but is a fascinating look at women and a possible dystopic future in which their rights are stripped from them until they have the legal status of children.

This is my favorite and maybe the least serious that I have read of Suzette Haden Elgin's work. That's why I bought it in hardback from Amazon's website. Who doesn't love mules that "snap" from place to place and Ozark "Grannys" to keep you walking the straight and narrow. Try it if you haven't yet.

The "Ozark Trilogy" encompasses a wonderful and magical world. The exploits and adventures of Responsible of Brightwater transport us to a place where donkeys fly, spells can be cast, and men think they are in charge. Take advantage of the re-release!

The Ozark Trilogy is one of the most elegant Science fiction fantasy novel ever written, it may help some to understand the the Ozark plant is part of an entire universe with many other stories but as a stand alone book it is remarkable complex. Another review mention Appalachian culture but that missed the point this is theses people came from the Ozarks and as someone who had A Granny from,the Ozark Ms, Elgin is exactly right about them