Kelly's review
Aegypt (Bantam Spectra Book)
by John Crowley
Kelly's review
Aegypt (Bantam Spectra Book) by John Crowley
Kelly's review
rating:
recommended for: Everyone
Possibly the most formative book I've ever read. The main character, Pierce Moffat, feels so familiar to me that it was easy for Crowley's brilliant prose to influence how I saw the world.
Often compared to Robertson Davies in his use of history and sense of detail, Crowley actually leaves the old master behind with the sheer world-cracking scope of the piece.
Intellectually demanding, but rewarding beyond belief.
This is the beginning of a four book series which was completed this year and yet this one can stand on its own. (The others in the series can't.)
Often compared to Robertson Davies in his use of history and sense of detail, Crowley actually leaves the old master behind with the sheer world-cracking scope of the piece.
Intellectually demanding, but rewarding beyond belief.
This is the beginning of a four book series which was completed this year and yet this one can stand on its own. (The others in the series can't.)
