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Viriconium
by M. John Harrison, Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
by M. John Harrison, Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
Joseph Michael's review
bookshelves: science-fiction, favorites, steampunk
Sep 30, 12
bookshelves: science-fiction, favorites, steampunk
Read from June 01 to July 17, 2012 — I own a copy
Read my full review at InDigest Magazine!
http://indigestmag.com/blog/?p=17428#...
...Viriconium richly rewards those who put in the time to soak up its sentences from each and every page. I did call Viriconium; I believe it is. I challenge readers to give this book a whirl for themselves. Some will inevitably not like it, but that's OK because even those readers would be hard-pressed to deny Viriconium's originality.
“Beware the geteit chemosit…”
http://indigestmag.com/blog/?p=17428#...
...Viriconium richly rewards those who put in the time to soak up its sentences from each and every page. I did call Viriconium; I believe it is. I challenge readers to give this book a whirl for themselves. Some will inevitably not like it, but that's OK because even those readers would be hard-pressed to deny Viriconium's originality.
“Beware the geteit chemosit…”
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Reading Progress
| 06/01/2012 | page 29 |
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6.0% | |
| 06/01/2012 | page 38 |
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8.0% | 3 comments |
| 07/06/2012 | page 257 |
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56.0% | "Just finished the first 2 novellas in the Viriconium omnibus and, HOLY SHIT!! Remarkable. Harrison is painting with words; for a world as bleak and unforgiving as the one in which Viriconium (a city like no other...) is situated, the descriptions are truly beautiful and masterfully crafted. I'm truly at a loss for how impressed I am with this book so far!" 1 comment |
| 07/17/2012 | page 343 |
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74.0% | "This page marks the end of the 3rd novella, "In Viriconium" and the only thing I can say {as I've said before} is wow. . . . (!!!) I'm going to start a running review of this underrated work of art. stay tuned!" |
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17. Juli, 13:09 Uhr
I agree with everything you said here; fantastic review! I'm really glad you picked this one up--it's a book I wish everyone would read, but one not many people seem to be interested in.
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Ha! I know the feeling--I've been wanting to go back for a while. I probably would have already, if not for the other trilogy Harrison just finished.
Yeah, Harrison wrote a trilogy of three science fiction novels that he just finished--Light, Nova Swing, and Empty Space, which came out last month I think. I've read the first two and really liked both; they're different from Viriconium, but have the same kind of skill behind them.
They're not a trilogy exactly, but they're all set in the same universe. Light and Nova Swing are completely separate, but I've heard that Empty Space draws on elements/characters from both of them.
