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Friends who loan books...
...are a good thing. Alas, I did not actually like the book. But hey, maybe another book.
Books 2009: 47
47. John Gardner, Grendel.
An interesting book. But while I can admire it as a work of craft, I can't really say I liked it. Too much nihilism, not enough daring hopeless last stands and shiny: my kick in books is ones whose main characters recognise the ultimate futility of the universe and decide to fight it anyway.
Still, Gardner's Grendel is certainly a fascinating monster, and the prose and word and language-play is delightful.
I loaned my spare copy of Dust in return. Wonder if our tastes are in any way close? :P
It's ten o'clock in the morning, the sun is shining, and loud and offensive 'music' has already started down the road. Summer. *sigh*
Books 2009: 47
47. John Gardner, Grendel.
An interesting book. But while I can admire it as a work of craft, I can't really say I liked it. Too much nihilism, not enough daring hopeless last stands and shiny: my kick in books is ones whose main characters recognise the ultimate futility of the universe and decide to fight it anyway.
Still, Gardner's Grendel is certainly a fascinating monster, and the prose and word and language-play is delightful.
I loaned my spare copy of Dust in return. Wonder if our tastes are in any way close? :P
It's ten o'clock in the morning, the sun is shining, and loud and offensive 'music' has already started down the road. Summer. *sigh*