Documentary films about poets are highly problematical. Should the life or the poetry be highlighted? How can the two be related in an engaging manner? Is the film's primary purpose to win the poet new readers or to present his existing fans with...

If I were to tell you, Diodorus, that she taught me to see unicorns, you would not believe me. So I remain dumb. I listen to you, see your thin fragile fingers wear the thin gold-and-silver rings more gracelessly, and am reminded of...

A very unusual novel, both frighteningly realistic and highly imaginative, The Young Unicorns … maintains Madeleine L'Engle's reputation as one of the finest of the present day authors writing for young people. (p. 296) Because the manner of the telling and the sense of confusion and mystery created by the unknowns are integral to the enjoyment of the book, recounting the plot here would be a real disservice; but it is important to say that the book deals with profound questions of phil...

[The bizarre story of The Young Unicorns] turns on a power-mad brain surgeon's discovery of the stunning potential in a micro-laser to control men's minds. What's most fun here is the author's outrageous imagination coupled with her ability to characterize so many people adequately; the sheer number, however, will occasionally leave readers bewildered. Dave, a troubled youth, begins and ends the book, but in between the action sways away from him, and nearly all the characters re...