false <![CDATA[Moonheart]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255622220m/618174.jpg 618174 14 When Sara and Jamie discovered the seemingly ordinary artifacts, they sensed the pull of a dim and distant place. A world of mists and forests, of ancient magics, mythical beings, ageless bards....and restless evil.Now, with their friends and enemies alike--Blue, the biker; Keiran, the folk musician; the Inspector from the RCMP; and the mysterious Tom Hengyr--Sara and Jamie are drawn into this enchanted land through the portals of Tamson House, that sprawling downtown edifice that straddles two worlds.Sweeping from ancient Wales to the streets of Ottawa today, Moonheart will entrance you with its tale of this world and the other one at the very edge of sight....and the unforgettable people caught up in the affairs of both. A tale of music, and motorcycles, and fey folk beyond the shadows of the moon. A tale of true magic; the tale of Moonheart. 2536810 book 1984 Moonheart total:884|5:308|4:304|3:222|2:41|1:9| 884 3513 1248 64 4 3 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue May 01 16:59:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 04 14:11:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 16:13:16 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:21:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false true Wed Oct 31 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Tue Feb 12 07:06:05 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 07:23:46 -0800 2008
Years later I would find this was also...more...]]> 1 2 false false Fri Oct 26 10:01:42 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 10:26:42 -0700 2007
this was one of many books by the author that hit the user-selected top 100 books of the 20th century put out by some publishing group, i forget who. at the time i was making an effort to go through and read the top 100 ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 10 13:11:08 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 13:30:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri May 02 14:49:19 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 14:55:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 06:53:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:55:46 -0800 2009 1
From the Author's Note.
" this book was written under the influence of Alan Stivell, Andreas Vollenweider, Neville Marriner, An Triskell, Edgar Froese, Klaus Sch...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 17:04:22 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 17:33:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jul 12 07:26:18 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 07:28:54 -0700 2008
Well worth the read for any who like Celtic mythology, shama...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 15:42:42 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 11:27:59 -0700 2009 1
When our library got Moonheart on talking book, I thought it was a good opportunity to try one of de Lint's ear...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 22 18:40:33 -0700 2008 Mon Feb 16 01:58:49 -0800 2009 4 2 0 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 21:35:24 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 09:15:26 -0800 2009
So what in the heck happened with Moonheart? The characters are two-dimensional, info-dumping, monologueing self-analysts who can't ke...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 28 19:48:36 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 19:53:33 -0700 2009 I bought it when I was 14, and I read half of it halfheartidly.
After that, once a year I would pick the book up detirmined to read it, and every time I did, I would only ever get half way through.
And then when I was 19, I picked it up and couldn'...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 19:11:39 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 19:18:03 -0700 2008
Moonheart reminded me a lot of American Gods, though it predates Gaiman's work by about twenty years. The similarity is ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 22 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Tue Apr 28 15:36:16 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:43:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 03 09:26:29 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 09:44:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Dec 28 14:01:45 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 14:06:26 -0800 2008 1 and a half more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 05 20:22:28 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 22:41:29 -0700 2009
He is one of the earlier Urban Fantasy writers - the book is a nifty mix o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:22:47 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:26:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 04 15:59:05 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 18:00:48 -0800 2008
Moonheart is probably the best book to start reading De Lint with. Its standalone plot and lovely setting ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=618174