
Deerskin
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Narrated by:
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Xe Sands
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By:
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Robin McKinley
The only daughter of a beloved king and queen, Princess Lissar has grown up in the shadow of her parents' infinite adoration for each other - an infatuation so great that it could only be broken by the queen's unexpected passing. As Lissar reaches womanhood, it becomes clear to everyone in the kingdom that she has inherited her late mother's breathtaking beauty. But on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Lissar's exquisite looks become a curse....
Betrayed and abused, Lissar is forced to flee her home to escape her father's madness. With her loyal dog Ash at her side, Lissar finds refuge in the mountains, where she has the chance to heal and start anew. As she unlocks a door to a world of magic, Lissar finds the key to her survival and begins an adventure beyond her wildest dreams.
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That being said, major content warning for r*pe and incest. I will say though the subject matter is so dark, that this is the most effective description of the aftermath of something so brutal that I have ever encountered and I really love the amount of care McKinley takes with Lissar's dissociation afterwards.
stellar story and narration
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Classic McKinley beautifully read
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If you can get past the sexual content then the story was very good.
Warning!
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Magical
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This book is breathtaking
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Lovingly read
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My one complaint is with the performance. The narrator has a very nice normal speaking voice with an American accent, which she uses for the narrative. However, the “character” voices she uses for dialogue are mumbly, inconsistent, weirdly lilting, and sometimes incoherent.
It’s distractingly bad. Each character has a heavy, seemingly-arbitrary fake accent that is inconsistent and difficult to understand. A single character’s accent often changes multiple times throughout the book without apparent reason. This happens repeatedly with the main character and several of the side characters. Fortunately, you can tell by the context who’s talking. However, the fake accents are so thick and strange and mumbly, they can be nearly incomprehensible. There are entire sections where I had to rewind repeatedly to understand the words.
It didn’t ruin the story for me, but it interrupted and detracted from the listening experience.
Gorgeous story
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Bonus points for good animal companion
A bit of a soft magic system but nonetheless or perhaps moreso because of it beautiful
A quiet new Fairytale
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great book
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I think this book appeals to me because I was raped as a child, not by my father but by a trusted family friend. The feeling of betrayal is real, along with the sense of being damaged. It was something I struggled with for many years and still struggle with even all these years later. I love the empowerment Lissa reaches while she still recognizing the scars she carries.
Xe Sands did a wonderful job with the narration.
Hard story to read with a beautiful love story
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