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Sat, Jan 20, 2007

Strange Views of the World

Posted at 4:15 pm MST to Media

A link on Neil Gaiman's blog led me to a livejournal entry by John Crowley listing books about very different human cultures. It's intended to help decrease the monotony of created worlds in classes on writing science fiction and fantasy.

I've read about a third of the books in the list, and plan to look into the others. I've just ordered one from the Quality Paperback Bookclub.

It has been years since I read Crowley's "Little,Big", which I remember as excellent. Apparently, 24 or 25 years, since I would have read the paperback or book-club edition (or in those days I might have read a library copy) and they are apparently bringing out a deluxe, illustrated, anniversary edition. I should find my copy, and order a new one if I can't.

"Little,Big" is a book where magic simply is, a subtle part of the warp and weft of the world, and things are stranger the people normally expect. I remember being impressed by the prose and imagery.

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