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I can't believe it took me so long to read this! It's a classic fantasy novel, totally essential to anyone who loves this type of book. After reading this book, it seems that there's a whole tradition of literature descended directly from this story. Unlike Tolkien ( who I love ) this is a more modern take on folklore and human nature but at the same time it reaches back far into primal things. I can really see where writers like Neil Gaiman and Suzanne Clarke are coming from.
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"Though we laugh at old songs and old yarns, nevertheless, they are the yarn with which we weave our picture of the world."
Magical, lyrical, mysterious, poetic, funny, touching, fantastic, prosaic -- Lud-in-the-Mist is all those things, making it a unique and delightful novel. Accessible enough for younger readers but substantive enough for adults, with enough connections (both obvious and subtle) to folklore and fairy tale that it feels "true" in the sense of a story we feel that we've always ...more
Magical, lyrical, mysterious, poetic, funny, touching, fantastic, prosaic -- Lud-in-the-Mist is all those things, making it a unique and delightful novel. Accessible enough for younger readers but substantive enough for adults, with enough connections (both obvious and subtle) to folklore and fairy tale that it feels "true" in the sense of a story we feel that we've always ...more
This book took a while to get into it, but the ending was refreshing.
Sep 10, 2009
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