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From: Judith O'Malley <jomalley>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 17:37:00 -0500
I agree with Dick that there's a danger in labeling a book and neatly pinning it to its genre mat. Like a butterfly, a book like The Islander loses ithe delicacy of its tone, the freedom of its movement if you see it as a realistic novel "deviating" into fantasy or a fantasy with a straightforward, grounded voice. What I loved about this book was the lightness of its flight through metaphor and poetic language on a very measured trajectory.
Judy O'Malley Book Links jomalley at ala.org
Received on Sun 12 Jul 1998 05:37:00 PM CDT
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 17:37:00 -0500
I agree with Dick that there's a danger in labeling a book and neatly pinning it to its genre mat. Like a butterfly, a book like The Islander loses ithe delicacy of its tone, the freedom of its movement if you see it as a realistic novel "deviating" into fantasy or a fantasy with a straightforward, grounded voice. What I loved about this book was the lightness of its flight through metaphor and poetic language on a very measured trajectory.
Judy O'Malley Book Links jomalley at ala.org
Received on Sun 12 Jul 1998 05:37:00 PM CDT
