false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182129278m/1234892.jpg 13624 40 955522 book 1922 The Worm Ouroboros total:260|5:79|4:78|3:71|2:23|1:9| 260 975 573 53 1234892 0345301528 9780345301529 11 4 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182129278m/1234892.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1234892.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 4 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Fri Jan 04 00:34:09 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 16:19:04 -0800 2008 6
The beauty of Eddison's Jacobean prose would be enough to make this a must-read. So would the epic sweep of his narrative. Together, they give him a platform for exploring characters who are both larg...more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 2 4 false Thu Aug 28 07:21:13 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 10 11:01:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 2 3 false Tue Aug 05 12:31:23 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 12:48:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1234892 0345301528 9780345301529 11 4 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182129278m/1234892.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1234892.The_Worm_Ouroboros 4 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Wed Jun 04 17:37:45 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 23 10:24:09 -0800 2009 2 The Worm Ouroboros?

Two reasons, chiefly. The first is that it’s fun; the second is that it’s a pleasure to read something whose author is so obviously in love with the English language, reveling in its intricacies.

To the first reason, if you’re looking for stro...more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 11 05:26:56 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 05:39:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 1 false Fri Oct 05 06:46:27 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 27 06:09:08 -0700 2008 The Lord of the Rings as far as classic fantasy goes.

I'm inclined to agree.

It's slow going because of the book's old-timey idiom, but the language is very enjoyable so I don't mind a bit of digestion time.

Wi...more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 11:52:19 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 23 11:58:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 970625 0345020014 9780345020017 2 1 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970625.Worm_Ouroboros 5 0 false Thu Nov 12 02:15:45 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 02:26:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 3 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 22:04:51 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 22:05:44 -0700 2009
Eddison's heroes are not very clearly dra...more...]]> 2910 3452200131 30 6 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230531823m/2910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2910.The_Worm_Ouroboros 3 0 false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:37:49 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 11:34:15 -0800 2009
Here we have one of the first examples of what would now fall under the flimsy, awful grouping of “epic fantasy”, which for me ends with the superb Gene Wolfe, and these days is full of worst examples of lazy, sub-Tolkien crap. Intrigued by the histo...more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 1 1 false Mon Jun 25 07:36:26 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 07:37:43 -0700 2007 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 4 0 false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 23:51:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 23:57:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3249086 0760773645 9780760773642 4 3 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1209682061m/3249086.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3249086.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 0 false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 09:48:29 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 15:26:03 -0700 2009
It would also help fo...more...]]> 2911 0345254759 3 2 3.75 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2911.The_Worm_Ouroboros 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 15:04:08 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 08:23:31 -0800 2009 Iliad and Shakespeare and Arthurian romance, but with a bit of modern sensibility and darkness.

I've been reading fantasy on and off since I w...more...]]> 2910 3452200131 30 6 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1230531823m/2910.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2910.The_Worm_Ouroboros 2 1 false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 06:03:09 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 06:04:06 -0700 2008 1234892 0345301528 9780345301529 11 4 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182129278m/1234892.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1234892.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 1 false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1966 Tue Nov 25 12:51:29 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 12:54:50 -0800 2008 15-40 first encountered at age 13 along with Tolkein, devoured albeit meticulously and still gorged upon some 40 years later]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 2 0 false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 13:59:09 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 17:23:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 970619 0809595192 9780809595198 2 1 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229601282m/970619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/970619.The_Worm_Ouroboros 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Mon Dec 22 21:38:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 22:18:38 -0800 2008 the edition I wrote something about; so far I've managed to give the book fifteen stars.

This Wildside hardback has nothing in its favor other than being a sturdy copy. The dust jacket is hideous. The Henderson illustrations are not present, not even the little puffing...more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 3 0 false Sat Oct 17 17:05:01 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 17:00:28 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 17:04:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 13624 0486447405 9780486447407 175 36 3.75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166570946m/13624.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624.The_Worm_Ouroboros 3 0 false Wed Dec 17 22:26:47 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 22:30:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1234892