The Pig, the Prince & the Unicorn [Paperback]

Karen A. Brush (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (June 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380750627
• ISBN-13: 978-0380750627
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,415,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Whimsical, July 6, 2002

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"yenezie" (ithaca, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pig, the Prince & the Unicorn (Paperback)

I just got pick up this book from an used bood store and glad I did. It's a cute fun little book and since I've never read any of Tolkien stuff I had no problem enjoying the story, though how anybody can compare a loooooooong novel with a short book is beyond me.

The pig was cute and funny and the hyper-clean eel was amusing. It kind of makes me want to have an eel for a watch-animal and companion too. The anti-guest witch was also funny to read even though she had a short role.

Overall it's a nice book for an afternoon read where all the characters come out swimmingly in the end, even the bad guys, who weren't all that bad.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars better than chocolate, November 24, 2004

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jenny l (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pig, the Prince & the Unicorn (Paperback)

I first read this book when I was in high school
I've read it compulsively, once or twice a year since.
I am now 31, graduated from university, and writing
books of my own. It contains every detail you look for in
a great fantasy, creativity, love,
good vrs. evil and talking pigs! I recommend it for anyone
who reads fantasy novels for love of the genre.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written, but funny, May 21, 2004

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Michael Dillon (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pig, the Prince & the Unicorn (Paperback)

This book is like a scab. It's an awful book; one of the worst books I've read. But for some bizzarre reason, I'm compelled to keep reading it. Maybe I'm just in a massochistic mood.

The writer has enough word skill to actually tell a story, but it's not written well. She makes the #1 mistake of fantasy writers, thinking that "Fantasy" does not require realism or sense. There are a lot of logical gaps, contradictions, and unclarities in the details of the world, culture, and characters, and these don't read like the author is being clever or mysterious. She copies too many bad fantasy cliches, while failing to present her own inventions in a convincing manner (example: the people in the undersea kingdom use paper documents, steel armor, and torches! Under water! And the pig is dirty and has to take a bath! Yes, while he's already underwater! The author doesn't seem to notice that this makes NO sense; she just slaps it with the label "Majic" which in this case clearly means "I can't be bothered to think up something new and appropriate").

Yet the tale it is lighthearted (it would be 0 stars if it took itself seriously) and somehow manages to be amusing (mostly because I want to see how bad the next chapter is; yes, really). The young talking pig does behave admirably unlike a cliche fantasy hero (even unlike the usual Poor Unassuming Reluctant Chosen One), which is the book's strongest point. He's just a child-pig, and he does behave like both a child and a pig, befriending everyone he meets if possible (even the "villains"), and frequently showing a kind of bravery that does feel in-line with his youth, inexperience, small size, and desperation.

I cannot honestly reccomend that anyone BUY this book instead of something actually GOOD, but if you feel like an amusing frivolity, if you aren't too picky, and if this book is lying around, try it out.