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jenmcmaynes's review against another edition
3.0
Quick "delayed at the airport and it was already on my Kindle" read. I enjoyed this tale of a man whose wife mysteriously turns into a fox and how it affects him. It was interesting and sparked a lot of questions for me: why does the tale focus on the husband and how he feels rather than the wife? Is it meant to be a commentary on the true nature of women? (The wife, despite being a model of innocence and virtue as a human, quickly reverts to a 'beastly' passionate being as a vixen.) What was the point of the vixen's cubs and the husband's feelings of family and happiness for them-that blood doesn't make a family? And finally, the ending- no spoilers, but (this being fairy tale adjacent) rewards and punishments are handed out in a way that I wasn't expecting. All in all, an interesting, quick read.
notmythunder's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
pbobrit's review against another edition
4.0
Read this as part of the Bloomsbury Group course I'm taking. A really interesting book. Can be interpreted many different ways. But definitely is a book that has more going on than seems at first glance. Not going to say too much more as I already wrote a paper on it.
torpidcup's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
karaloyd's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Such a quirky and weird book! It’s an incredibly quick read and so strange but I enjoyed it! I feel like you can probably imagine what happens if you let your mind wander while repeating the title 🥲
ashleylm's review against another edition
4.0
A very strange little book, but I had tears in my eyes when it was over—it's a weird, sad story.
A lady becomes a fox—just like that—and though nobody witnesses it (her husband was looking away at the instant), the change is immediate, and the fox can understand English and play cards, so we accept it as truth. It is told from a narrator's opinion of the husband's point of view, as he copes with a wife who is a fox, and as the story unfolds, a wife who increasingly becomes foxlike.
My mother (who is keen to ask me what the theme or message of a book was, thinking that's something they all must have, based on her chosen diet of books) would probably like this one. I suspect there's a theme or message there for the taking. I try not to worry about such things. But it held my interest, got extra points for being utterly strange, I felt the author played fair given the premise, and it moved me.
It's freely available at Project Gutenberg, with the original illustrations—I finally broke down and learned how to download-and-transfer-to-Kindle, so I could read this in bed, and it couldn't have been easier once I identified my Kindle folder! Luddites, give it a try.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
A lady becomes a fox—just like that—and though nobody witnesses it (her husband was looking away at the instant), the change is immediate, and the fox can understand English and play cards, so we accept it as truth. It is told from a narrator's opinion of the husband's point of view, as he copes with a wife who is a fox, and as the story unfolds, a wife who increasingly becomes foxlike.
My mother (who is keen to ask me what the theme or message of a book was, thinking that's something they all must have, based on her chosen diet of books) would probably like this one. I suspect there's a theme or message there for the taking. I try not to worry about such things. But it held my interest, got extra points for being utterly strange, I felt the author played fair given the premise, and it moved me.
It's freely available at Project Gutenberg, with the original illustrations—I finally broke down and learned how to download-and-transfer-to-Kindle, so I could read this in bed, and it couldn't have been easier once I identified my Kindle folder! Luddites, give it a try.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
sylexlibris's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
anna_hepworth's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Read this at the Standard Ebooks site at https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/david-garnett/lady-into-fox/text/single-page
I don't quite know what to think about this. On the one hand it is an odd little tale, on the other it does a very good job of following Mr Tedrick after the apparent change of his wife into a fox. There are no great forays into the why or how, but just a general continuing on with life, as the vixen slowly loses human behaviour and desires.
I don't quite know what to think about this. On the one hand it is an odd little tale, on the other it does a very good job of following Mr Tedrick after the apparent change of his wife into a fox. There are no great forays into the why or how, but just a general continuing on with life, as the vixen slowly loses human behaviour and desires.
blackandbound's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0