McKillip, Patricia A. - The Book of Atrix Wolfe
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oyceterIt was so nice to be able to sink into this after interview preparation -- instead of thinking about click-through rates and web traffic and numbersnumbersnumbers, I could instead think about words and golden woods and formless scullery girls who can see pictures in a cauldron of water but can't speak.
It all feels very dreamlike to me, probably because I was reading it right before bed while bone-tired. But it was worth the lost sleep time, because it made me feel safe somehow, and cozy, in a world I was familiar with, instead of a high-tech aggressive company. I'm not actually sure what the book is about; if pressed, I would say something like, what happens when the words you write don't match your intentions, when spoken spells turn awry, when words can harm, and what happens when someone is deprived of words and left with silence.
A random sidenote: Burne of Pelucir reminds me of Richard Crawford for some reason, both stuck with brothers they don't understand, trying to be practical in light of incredibly strange events.
I very much liked Talis with his lenses, and I especially liked Saro and her silence.
I think I might start Alphabet of Thorn now, because am still in need of something comforting and familiar-feeling.
It all feels very dreamlike to me, probably because I was reading it right before bed while bone-tired. But it was worth the lost sleep time, because it made me feel safe somehow, and cozy, in a world I was familiar with, instead of a high-tech aggressive company. I'm not actually sure what the book is about; if pressed, I would say something like, what happens when the words you write don't match your intentions, when spoken spells turn awry, when words can harm, and what happens when someone is deprived of words and left with silence.
A random sidenote: Burne of Pelucir reminds me of Richard Crawford for some reason, both stuck with brothers they don't understand, trying to be practical in light of incredibly strange events.
I very much liked Talis with his lenses, and I especially liked Saro and her silence.
I think I might start Alphabet of Thorn now, because am still in need of something comforting and familiar-feeling.
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Fri, Aug. 27th, 2004 12:12 am (UTC)And I really want to camp out in the library there.
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