The Last Unicorn (novel)/YMMV

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  • Tough Act to Follow: In a 1978 preface, Peter S. Beagle remarked that The Last Unicorn would "haunt the rest of (his) career," and that he grew "increasingly shy of talking about (it)." In this case, it seems that it wasn't the writing that Beagle grew tired of -- it was the book. At San Diego Comic Con 2006, his remarks on Unicorn indicated he's not tired of the book so much as writing it was in some ways extremely difficult and painful... in contrast with other stories, which seemed to flow from him freely. He stated he had to fight to get the story written. Not something he enjoys thinking about.
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