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Summary: Beautiful...
Review: I picked up Yarrow in the bookstore because I had only read Charles De Lint's short stories in Dreams Underfoot and The Ivory and the Horn. I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep up with the same status in a novel as he does in the short stories.I was wrong...he kept up his steady, smooth, interict flow and weave a terrific plot. Blending fantasy and horror with a bit of romance, Yarrow is a wonderful read.
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Summary: This is a great story.
Review: Lyrical prose. Interesting characters, about whom I always want to know more. Suspense, with an honest, wide-eyed look at Evil, and no hesitation in describing it. De Lint has never hesitated to tell the truth, labeling evil and nurturing hope. I keep De Lint's books close at hand, for those dark and lonely nights. He reminds me of my dreams, and teaches me, again and again, of the power of friendship.
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Summary: "I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile."
Review: Perfect. Can De Lint write a bad book? As per usual, he starts out with many, seemingly unconnected plotlines and weaves them together seamlessly. Yarrow combines beautifully written fantasy with the horror of Lysistratus, and immortal dream-eater; and of course it adds De Lints distinctly modern feel. Only he could blend Harlan Ellison novels, taxi drivers, and the Sex Pistols (SID LIVES! ) together and still have a truly magical and moving novel. You grow to love all of Cat Midhir's friends, even ones that are never introduced, like Kothlen. Chalk the master of Fantasy up for another literary triumph.
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Summary: Another good yarn from Charles de Lint
Review: The book starts with an interesting question that forms the basis of the plot: Where do writers get their ideas? For the heroine, Cat Midhir, those ideas come from her dreams. So what happens when the dreams stop? That's what "Yarrow" is all about. I did find the first part a little bit slow. I thought there were too many scene shifts, and introductions to a lot of characters who turned out to be little more than scenery in the end. I felt that these minor characters were developed almost at the expense of some of the other characters who should have been given more space. Case in point: Kothlen. I would have liked to see his character developed more, even in flashbacks, so that when Cat loses him, we don't have to be told how awful she feels; we should be able to feel it for ourselves. Other than that, de Lint has woven a wonderful story. I liked Tiddy Mun, Cat's little gnome friend, and the villain, Lysistratus, was deliciously formidable. I highly recommend this book to fans of Charles de Lint who may not have read this earlier piece of urban fantasy.
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Summary: wonderful book
Review: This book carries a wonderful blend of charecters from every perspective of the bookworm. You have the bookseller, the adoring fan, the "famous" writter, and even the "fan" from hell who feeds off of the writter's dreams like a parasite. Having met my favorite author I know the feeling of hero worship that one of the charecters go through. I have also worked as a bookseller , and I have also written some things on my web page (poetry) from which people make odd and unfitting observations of who I should be from this writting. The past few years have kept me away from fiction, because of heavy life issues, and now I find that I have been missing out on the wonderful feeling of cuddeling up to a book. Yarrow is just such a novel. No heavy thinking here, wonderful and meaningful charecter interaction, and perhaps the unintentional hurrah for nurturing a fantasy life and balancing such a life with the day to day. De Lint definatly knows how to blend fantasy, reality, horror, and he makes it seem easy.
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Summary: An amazing tale..very dark
Review: This was my first De Lint book way back in the 1980's, it is still one of his best to me alongside Moonheart and Memory & Dream.
De lint has a darkness in some of his best books, I'm not horror fan but his works have just enough magic and beauty to not read like a horror book. But they do have a deep and frightening darkness...Caitlin's enemy, the creature that steals her dreams is a brutal monster and there are some very scary scenes in this book.
But in the end the entire tale is soo engrossing I can't put it down. Sadly many of his more recent books lack that depth, or maybe I'm just older and less inclined to be taken in by them..and yet I can still read this book and other older De Lint and be drawn in as before.....
What De Lint does when he is truly inspired can only be called true magic...if you want that kind fo magic read this, Moonheart and Memory and Dream...but be warned they are not for children nor readers who do not like some truly, deeply, dark evil in their books.
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Summary: A nice light De Lint...
Review: Yarrow is one of his less complex stories, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. The idea of an author being able to tap into an "otherworld" to gain story material is a notion I really wish were true!
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Summary: A nice light De Lint...
Review: Yarrow is one of his less complex stories, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. The idea of an author being able to tap into an "otherworld" to gain story material is a notion I really wish were true!
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Summary: My first and amongst my favorites of de Lint!
Review: Yarrow was the first de Lint I read, several years ago, and it took me many years to find a copy of my own. It is wonderful that it's being reprinted - that many more people who can share in the joy and magic of de Lint's world. And magic it truly is. When I read de Lint, I'm able to fully immerse myself in the story, the characters, the environment. You can feel it stealing over you in a comfortable, magical way, encompassing you with the sights, sounds, and even smells of the places he takes you to. When magic happens on the page, you feel the tingle of it in your hands. As well as sharing his worlds, he also brings to us his music and his favorite books with us as well. I've been introduced to other authors and music through his stories, stories and sounds which have become friends to me. Thank you, Charles!
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Summary: My first and amongst my favorites of de Lint!
Review: Yarrow was the first de Lint I read, several years ago, and it took me many years to find a copy of my own. It is wonderful that it's being reprinted - that many more people who can share in the joy and magic of de Lint's world. And magic it truly is. When I read de Lint, I'm able to fully immerse myself in the story, the characters, the environment. You can feel it stealing over you in a comfortable, magical way, encompassing you with the sights, sounds, and even smells of the places he takes you to. When magic happens on the page, you feel the tingle of it in your hands. As well as sharing his worlds, he also brings to us his music and his favorite books with us as well. I've been introduced to other authors and music through his stories, stories and sounds which have become friends to me. Thank you, Charles!
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