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The first chapter of this book, which was originally published as a short story, is terrific. Five stars. The book then goes on as a short story cycle, with each story focusing on a particular character or vignette that cumulatively build a picture of the society these characters inhabit. Its an ...
This book has a weird premise, which is why I bought it to begin with. On a planet, there is an entire system set up around one produced good: Carpets. Carpet-Makers are the most honored members of society. They spend their entire lives making a carpet out of human hair. They use the hair o...
When I finished reading this book, the only thing that came to mind was "What was the point?" I didn't feel that there was much to the plot, or any good character development - basically felt that reading it had been a waste of my time.
When I finished reading this book, the only thing that came to mind was "What was the point?" I didn't feel that there was much to the plot, or any good character development - basically felt that reading it had been a waste of my time.
Eschbach is apparently very well-regarded in his native Germany, and has won awards in multiple European countries - but this is his first book to be translated into English and published here. If 'The Carpet Makers' is any indication of the quality of his other works, I hope that English editions o...
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