(urth) Charles de Lint

[Antonin Scriabin]

I have never read any John Crowley, but I will definitely keep an eye out
for his books.  I am on Lafferty stint right now, reading whatever I can
find.  Thanks for the input!

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com>wrote:

> From: Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>
>  >I really enjoyed the two novels I have read by Gene Wolfe that take
> place in "our" world, where magical elements may > or may not be bleeding
> in (Peace and The Sorcerer's House).  I am going to get to his others soon,
> like Castleview and > Pandora by Holly Hollander.  I was wondering if
> anyone had read Charles de Lint, and if they would recommend his
> > books.  Are they along the same lines as the two Wolfe books I
> mentioned, as to the "type" of story?  Is he a good
> > writer, or not worth the time?  I was intrigued by several of his books
> on a recent bookstore outing, and might pick
> > them up if he is worth it.  Thanks!
>
>
> Just to make sure, have you read John Crowley?  He's probably the most
> popular sf writer (after Wolfe)
> among current and former contributors to this list, including me.  If
> you haven't read him, you might want to start with /Little, Big/, which
> takes place in "our" world, as you put it.
>
>
> I haven't read de Lint.  Like David Duffy, I liked /The War for the Oaks/,
> though it's not exactly deep.  I also liked Pamela Dean's /Tam Lin/.  On a
> much darker and half-parodic note, I just finished China Mieville's
> /Kraken/, set in contemporary-ish London, which I enjoyed.  The main
> resemblances to Wolfe are that stuff keeps happening and that one can learn
> some new words.  Well, and the torture.
>
> There's always Nabokov.
>
>
> Jerry Friedman
>
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