Monthly Archive for August, 2009

The Black Cauldron

To further prove that I am not a finicky reader quick to find fault with other people’s writing, I hereby post this glowing recommendation of Lloyd Alexander’s The Black Cauldron. It won a Newbery Honor in 1966, for good reason. It’s well-written, has rich, nuanced characters, and is full of ambiguity. I’m not a huge [...]

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