Jeff H

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“This is a fantasy story in the vein of The Princess Bride. I had seen the film version when it first came out, but I had never read the book before. While I really enjoyed it, its not my favorite Gaiman book (that position is still reserved for American Gods). Its about the story of Tristran and...”

“This is a fantasy story in the vein of The Princess Bride. I had seen the film version when it first came out, but I had never read the book before. While I really enjoyed it, its not my favorite Gaiman book (that position is still reserved for American Gods). Its about the story of Tristran and his lover's quest to find a fallen star. But he's not alone. There's an old witch who's after the star to help her regain her youth and 7 brothers after the star to help them gain control of their father's kingdom. That is if they survive each other. Plenty of Gaiman's sardonic wit to go around.

The copy I have is from HarperTeen, and with the exception of a few scenes its good YA book. With the scene, perhaps better for the older teen.

Finished - 5/20/13”

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“(AUDIO) I started listening to all of Cormac McCarthy's books. I had "read" the The Road a while ago and I had always wanted to read No Country for Old Men, so I figured I'd start at the beginning and read all of his works. I tried to read (listen to) his first bookd The Orchard Keeper, and maybe...”

“(AUDIO) I started listening to all of Cormac McCarthy's books. I had "read" the The Road a while ago and I had always wanted to read No Country for Old Men, so I figured I'd start at the beginning and read all of his works. I tried to read (listen to) his first bookd The Orchard Keeper, and maybe it was just the narrator, but it just didn't grab me. I had problems following the thread of the story, so I bailed.

I skipped Outer Dark and went on to this, his third book. I thought I wasn't going to be able to finish this one as well. The beginning was a little disjointed (again perhaps the narrator and listening in the car), but once it got going, I "enjoyed" this novel. I say "enjoyed" because this is another story of a wholly awful human being. It set in the 60's in the south and is about a small time thug/vagrant who goes down darker and darker roads until he is something akin to Hannibal Lecter. It is certainly NOT a feel good book. Worth the read though. McCarthy has a unique style of writing in this one, where instead of a continuous narrative, it is a series of episodes, not necessarily all connected.

Finished : 5/14/13”