false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg 90622 15 There is more than one history of the world. Before science defined the modern age, other powers, wondrous and magical, once governed the universe, their lore perfected within a lost capital of hieroglyphs, wizard-kings, and fabulous monuments, not Egypt 2444575 book 1 3 1987 Aegypt (Bantam Spectra Book) total:291|5:112|4:99|3:45|2:25|1:10| 291 1151 547 58 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 4 2 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 09:11:03 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 07:20:42 -0800 2008 liked it. I'm intrigued by it. I'd even say fascinated, or, perhaps, compelled is a better word. There is so much to think about. What is the meaning of history? What if there are multiple, real histories (not just multipl...more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 4 2 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 12:03:20 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 14:05:15 -0800 2008
So to even begin understanding today's essay, you need to first understand the following -- that what we now k...more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Tue Nov 20 12:08:18 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 12:15:03 -0800 2007 Often compared to Robertson Davies in his use of history and sense of detail, Crowley actually leaves the...more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 4 1 false Sun Mar 22 11:50:51 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 11:50:51 -0700 2009
"For it wasn't a *good* book at all, Pierce supposed, c...more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 5 1 false Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 22:02:47 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 13:10:05 -0700 2008
Th...more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 0 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 22 18:13:52 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 18:19:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 5 0 false Tue Apr 21 19:53:42 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 19:01:32 -0700 2009 Love and Sleep in the library about 5 years after its publication. The world Crowley builds creeps into your mind slowly. The books are slow-moving and dense, but that's part of the point, I think. Crowley gives you time to contemplate the way it...more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 03 12:41:17 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 12:43:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 4 0 false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:51:08 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 11:19:02 -0700 2009
Some...more...]]> 2437385 2266081411 9782266081412 1 1 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2437385.Aegypt 2 0 false Tue Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Thu Jul 03 05:01:10 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 01:51:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 3 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 15:12:28 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 19:17:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 958801 0553374303 9780553374308 14 2 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179809464m/958801.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/958801.Aegypt 4 0 false Tue Feb 12 08:51:03 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 08:51:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 2 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 11:30:05 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 15:10:07 -0800 2007 Aegypt wasn't all that I hoped it would be. The main character, Pierce Moffett, is a history professor who discovers the symbolic and mythological underpinnings of the history that he has studied for so long. He b...more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 1 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 13:35:57 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 13:58:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 3 0 false Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 15 12:46:06 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 28 10:26:43 -0700 2008
I have to admit, I almost didn't make it through. The first 1/3 of the book is sloooow and pretentious. I hate leaving ...more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 18 06:49:53 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 06:49:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 5 0 false Fri Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Fri Aug 28 19:56:36 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 17:58:06 -0700 2009
"...attempt a book composed of groups, a...more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 5 1 true Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 07:27:55 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 06:22:02 -0800 2008 Aegypt cycle for years but found it difficult to find. When I learned that the cycle was being re-issued, I brought the first volume warily, fearful that it would not live up to the hype. It does. What I really liked about this first book was Pierce's musing at the end...more...]]> 613744 1585679860 9781585679867 72 23 3.96 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/613744.The_Solitudes 4 0 false Fri Jun 12 14:41:34 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 14:45:18 -0700 2009
For me, Crowley's books are big concept pieces, some with much better story frame works than others, but over ...more...]]> 90622 0553051946 9780553051940 191 32 3.96 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202154139m/90622.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90622.Aegypt 5 0 false Mon Jul 13 09:43:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:44:43 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=90622