I have just finished reading the fabulous "Diana Wynne Jones: Children's Literature and the Fantastic Tradition" by Farah Mendlesohn. ISBN 0-415-97023-7. What follows is partly a brief account of that book - go buy! go read! tell me what you think! - but also a record of the effect it has had. Not only did this book explore different types of fantasy and how they are exploited and subverted by DWJ, not only did it give a shrewd and penetrating analysis of some of her key works, it also made me... read more
