Memory and Dream
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330339599 (0330339591)
Publish date: 1995
Publisher: Pan Books
Pages no: 688
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Cultural,
Adult,
Art,
Magical Realism,
Canada
Series: Newford 1 (#5)
As the young student of the brilliant Vincent Rushkin, Isabelle Copley discovered she could paint images so real they brought her dreams to life. But when the forces she unleashed brought tragedy to those she loved, she turned her back on her talent - and on those dreams. Now, twenty years later, Is...
3.5I adore Charles Lint, Newford, all the characters that fill it - everything about his world.I just think sometimes the "magic" of his writing is a little hit and miss. Unfortunately this was the case with Memory and Dream. Parts of it mesmerised, and these parts I would happily give five full sta...
This story had a deep impact on me. It opens with an innocent sketch in a town square; it soon becomes a deeply engaging study of the act of creation and the mind of an artist.If I took out my editor’s pencil, I’d only be able to mark one paragraph in the entire book, where a minor character is gran...
Memory & Dreams is my 1st time reading anything by Charles de Lint and though the tale of Izzy, Kathy and the numena is a well-written and intriguing story, it is very slow-paced and I found it a struggle to stay interested in and finally finish this book. It's definitely not for the casual reader b...
This was my first book by Charles de Lint. I liked it and was really interested in his concept of a town where all sorts of unlikely and magical events can and do happen. I liked this book enough to look up and read others in the series. The only thing that stopped me from putting down 4 stars wa...
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