rameau's ramblings

Getting into this book was little difficult for me. This was and is the first Patricia A. McKillip novel I've ever read, which means I can't compare the language to anything and I don't know whether to blame the original author or the translator for my initial confusion. I persisted and within fifty pages I was completely immersed into this world. I started caring about Ducon, Lydea, Kyel, but especially about Mag. The plot was on the stingy side and the ending was... thought provoking, but far from disappointing unless you were wishing for an action packed adventure finale. Since I just wanted to see the characters through the upheaval, I was happy.After reading so many novels where everything is spelled out to the last detail, reading this minimalistic and bare story was like a breath of fresh air.