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Book Review of A Fine and Private Place / The Last Unicorn (2 in 1 book edition)

A Fine and Private Place / The Last Unicorn (2 in 1 book edition)
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Helpful Score: 3


I'm convinced that these are two of the finest stories in all of literature. Peter S. Beagle wrote A Fine and Private Place when he was 19 years old--- it amazes me that someone so young can understand love and loss so vividly. It's a very poignant love story about finding someone after you've completely given up hope. The second story, The Last Unicorn, is a fantasy tour de force SO vibrant and SO moving that even now, 15 years after the first time I read it, I can still quote entire pages by heart. This is fantasy for people who hate fantasy. This is fantasy for people who love fantasy. This is a book for the ages, and one you will not be able to put down once you start reading it.