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The Chemickal Marriage (The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, #3)
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HEY I WANT TO LIVE IN SOME OTHER WORLD FOR A WHILE, FULL IMMERSION STYLE. I WANT TO REALLY KNOW THIS WORLD. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE EASY GOING DOWN TOO. WHAT DO I CHOOSE? HERE ARE SOME REMINDERS FOR YOU mark monday WHEN YOU NEED TO GO SOMEPLACE ELSE FOR A BIT:
(1) A Song of Ice and Fire. I mean duh that's obvious, no one besides GRRM can imagine what a curtain in some castle somewhere looks like, scene after scene, he's gonna totally describe those curtains. it's awesome.
(2) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, because my fantasy home away from home always includes dreary weather and drafty manors and a protagonist who is a misanthropic old man who actually does know how to take care of business. and btw, fuck off Jon Strange! the nerve of you. Mr Norrell knows what's up.
(3) The Terror. when I get around to dying, who knows what will happen, I may end up dying really slowly. The Terror would be a perfect accompaniment.
(4) David Copperfield. okay sometimes not particularly easy going down but mark, for real, don't be a weak bitch. you gotta make sure to re-read this one, it's incredible.
(5) The Gormenghast Novels. I don't even need a reminder here because this is like my perfect dream world and I think about it all the time already.
(6) Gloriana. if you feel like reading Gormenghast but you want it to be really sexed up and sorta trashy but still beautifully written and hey all in one book.
(7) The Raj Quartet. it's not even fantasy but Paul Scott may as well be writing fantasy for all of the lush and microscopic detail on display. plus all of those hyperventilating but carefully hidden emotions. and especially because these books just love their long long sentences full of scrumptious imagery that you can just drown in.
(8) His Dark Materials. best series for kids ever.
(9) Little, Big. I read those reviews complaining about this book's impenetrability and how it gets annoying and confusing in the last third and I just smile to myself because it's like I have a secret treasure that only a few people really, truly love or even understand. TERRY I am not talking about you in case you are reading this.
(10) GLASS BOOKS TRILOGY WHICH INCLUDES THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE: THE CHEMICKAL MARRIAGE
...the lavish description and beautiful prose and overlapping POV chapters are married strangely but perfectly to a breathlessly paced narrative that is constantly on the move and hurtling forward. plus a resoundingly proletariat perspective that angrily chafes at the inequities that arise from money and class. the novel spits on aristocrats and politicians and power brokers. the protagonists often spit on those types as well, literally. love that!
(1) A Song of Ice and Fire. I mean duh that's obvious, no one besides GRRM can imagine what a curtain in some castle somewhere looks like, scene after scene, he's gonna totally describe those curtains. it's awesome.
(2) Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, because my fantasy home away from home always includes dreary weather and drafty manors and a protagonist who is a misanthropic old man who actually does know how to take care of business. and btw, fuck off Jon Strange! the nerve of you. Mr Norrell knows what's up.
(3) The Terror. when I get around to dying, who knows what will happen, I may end up dying really slowly. The Terror would be a perfect accompaniment.
(4) David Copperfield. okay sometimes not particularly easy going down but mark, for real, don't be a weak bitch. you gotta make sure to re-read this one, it's incredible.
(5) The Gormenghast Novels. I don't even need a reminder here because this is like my perfect dream world and I think about it all the time already.
(6) Gloriana. if you feel like reading Gormenghast but you want it to be really sexed up and sorta trashy but still beautifully written and hey all in one book.
(7) The Raj Quartet. it's not even fantasy but Paul Scott may as well be writing fantasy for all of the lush and microscopic detail on display. plus all of those hyperventilating but carefully hidden emotions. and especially because these books just love their long long sentences full of scrumptious imagery that you can just drown in.
(8) His Dark Materials. best series for kids ever.
(9) Little, Big. I read those reviews complaining about this book's impenetrability and how it gets annoying and confusing in the last third and I just smile to myself because it's like I have a secret treasure that only a few people really, truly love or even understand. TERRY I am not talking about you in case you are reading this.
(10) GLASS BOOKS TRILOGY WHICH INCLUDES THIS BOOK RIGHT HERE: THE CHEMICKAL MARRIAGE
...the lavish description and beautiful prose and overlapping POV chapters are married strangely but perfectly to a breathlessly paced narrative that is constantly on the move and hurtling forward. plus a resoundingly proletariat perspective that angrily chafes at the inequities that arise from money and class. the novel spits on aristocrats and politicians and power brokers. the protagonists often spit on those types as well, literally. love that!
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I think Dahlquist must have angered the Amazon overlords because the book was incredibly hard to find. my special order from the local bookstore took months!
go to bed. collect your deserved accolades for curating a list this patently awesome after you've had some rest.
Hi Mark: That's interesting. I cut and pasted the title into Amazon and it popped right up with several new copies for sale. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listin...
yeah, my experience happened in 2012. glad things have changed and the book is more easily accessible!
" but mark, for real, don't be a weak bitch"Heh.
I'm not sure I'd want The Terror as my sole literary accompaniment to a slow death, but your certainty makes me smile.
he's gonna totally describe those curtains. it's awesome.Ha! That brought a chuckle. I do love that show, though. Probably too much.
Damn, Mark! Did you get this shipped from overseas? I didn't think this was available in the US yet.
Sorry, didn't read all the comments for fear of spoilers. And...then I did. I'm jealous.
Paquita Maria wrote: "he's gonna totally describe those curtains. it's awesome.Ha! That brought a chuckle. I do love that show, though. Probably too much."
I am right there with you. I'm just going to give a shout-out to Cersei right now. everyone's all Tyrion Tyrion Tyrion but come on, it's Cersei's show.
Terry wrote: "Mark how could you?! Agghhhh!!!! ;)"I live to displease you!
About a month ago I had a really weird dream where I was dating Peter Dinklage, and it was all fucked up. He was sprawled like a 50's pinup and kept patting the bed and saying "Jump up here. *tap tap tap* Come on, darling, jump right up here *tap tap tap*" while giving me this totally lascivious stare. And I was just totally scared and lost. I don't actually know what that means, and I can't believe I'm admitting it on the internet.
Also, fuck Cersei. I hope she gets gallowsed. In fact, I hope that becomes a verb just for her if it's not, which it's probably not.
that's so Peter Dinklage. stay away from him PM, your dreams are telling you the truth! the man is trouble.
Paquita Maria wrote: "Also, fuck Cersei. I hope she gets gallowsed. In fact, I hope that becomes a verb just for her if it's not, which it's probably not."oh I totally want her to die. but I still am in lurve with her!
Yuck. Jaime and Khaleesi are my doves these days. And Tyrion, of course.
#1 CERSEI ALWAYS. plus she's so much better in the show than in the (first three) books.followed by
Brienne
Varys
Melisandre
Jaime
Tyrion
Barristan Selmy
Natalie Dormer and her moms, why can't I remember their characters' names
and yeah I keep a mental list of favorites and I am constantly reshuffling them depending on the episode. because I am fucking weird about things like this.
oops, forgot Arya. she's up there, right after Varys.
Okay, Monday, you earned it: Decide for me. Which long-ass book (besides the chubster Nicholas Nickleby I'm reading now) should I read first?A) Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
B) The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters?
Tic toc...
the correct answer is the 5 star Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell!and then read this trilogy, but take some time in between.
mark wrote: "the correct answer is the 5 star Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell!and then read this trilogy, but take some time in between."
Got it. Thank you for doing the thinking for me; I really appreciate it.
I loved the first book, best, but all were fascinating and compelling. The steampunk is gorgeous, and the characters complex and real.Thank you for the review!
I agree! love this trilogy.
