Perfect Circle
by:
Sean Stewart (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781618730022 (1618730029)
Publish date: June 1st 2004
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Pages no: 243
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Literature,
American,
Family,
Speculative Fiction,
Contemporary,
Horror,
Ghosts
I saw this book mentioned in http://www.strangehorizons.com/2005/20050926/berman-int-a.shtml
I loved this novel. What a weird, wonderful, well-written blend of everything lovely in ghosts, magic, and reality. Also punk-rock.The novel also moves beautifully thru a story that compels about a young man who is no longer young, and a person in search of meaning in a world that has the hard edges...
Will is a loser with the ability to see ghosts. Unfortunately they are even more creepy than he is. This one is intense and moves along well - I kept diving back in to it. I never quite warmed to the protagonist, but I think that was intentional. It also seemed like a hate letter to Houston - it...
One can find book recommendations in the oddest places. I used to read Spot the Frog, a charming comic strip about a frog living with an older gentleman. I recently heard that the strip was ending, and discovered that the author had a blog. In the blog, I found that this writer was a fan of Joe Lans...
A slight change of pace for Stewart -- moving a little away from the fantastic. This time, unlike the good but flawed Mockingbird, the tone is pitch-perfect from beginning to end. Best of all, conveys a strong sense of the culture that Will's family is part of. And, pulls off the unlikely feat of ma...
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