John Crowley: The Solitudes (The Aegypt Cycle)

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Rated 4 stars

“(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I AM THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR OF THIS REVIEW, as well as the owner of CCLaP; I am not reprinting this essay illegally.)

So to even begin understanding today's essay, you need to first understand the following -- that what we now know as modern "science," back when it was invented in the 1500s, was in fact mostly a religious pursuit when it was first created. See, such deep thinkers back then ultimately...”

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Rated 2 stars

“I understand that this is the first of four books, but I don't know if I have the patience to bother reading the other installments. In spite of the density of this novel, the characterizations and my interest in the theory and topic kept me plugging along through two-thirds of the book. Ultimately, though, I just wasn't engaged. I wanted to like it more than I did, but perhaps it was TOO "high literary," subtle and and esoteric for my tastes.

I think Crowley's theory is a...”