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5 stars – a tale of wishes come true
The Ice Queen is about…
A woman who wishes an idle wish – to be struck by lightening – and has that wish granted. Surviving the lightening strike she embarks on a passionate relationship with another strike survivor.
The Ice Queen is a powerful novel; Hoffman’s often lyrical use of prose draws you into a magical tale of love, loss and redemption. The main character – who remains nameless throughout – has a fascination with death that affects the way she leads her life and interacts with other people.
It’s a beautiful novel that will have you captured from the first sentence to the last.
‘Love was like rain: it turned to ice, or it disappeared. Now you saw it, now you couldn’t find it no matter how hard you might search. Love evaporated; obsession was realer; it hurt, like a pin in your bottom, a stone in your shoe. It didn’t go away in the blink of an eye. A morning phone call filled with regret. A letter that said, Dear you, good-bye from me. Obsession tasted like something familiar. Something you’d known your whole life. it settled and lurked; it stayed with you.’
I’d recommend this book to…
Anyone who is looking to truly escape with a book and to be captivated by the words as well as the story they tell.
Would I read another book by Alice Hoffman?
Yes, definitely – I have another on my bookshelf already and two more on the way thanks to Book Mooch. I was hooked on Hoffman after I read Skylight Confessions earlier this year and The Ice Queen has only confirmed that she is indeed an amazing author.
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Ohhhh–5 stars! I’ve heard so much about this book and I *almost* picked it up yesterday to read just for fun, but then I got The Heretic’s Daughter in the mail and couldn’t resist. I’ll have to squeeze this in soon, though. Glad you liked it so much!
It’s a brilliant book, isn’t it? I need to get Skylight Confessions too.
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I read a book by Alice Hoffman and it really stayed with me though the title escapes me now. It was about the murder of an outsider boy at a New England prep school and some of her descriptions and observations of that kind of life haunt me to this day. Sounds like this could e another good one.
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Anyone ever read “Second Nature”? It’s also by Alice Hoffman and it is SOOOO good! It’s what got me into her.
@Trish – Funny thing was I gave it 4 stars before I wrote the review – then I realised that some day I’d enjoy reading it again – and that’s my definition of 5 stars!
@Nymeth – I much much preferred Skylight Confessions – get your hands on it as soon as you can!
@Nicole – by the wonders of Google (what did we ever do without it!) I have found the title The Probable Future – and managed to mooch myself a copy! Thanks for the tip