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kirstenrose22's review
3.0
This was an okay book, but not great. The premise is that faeries and pixies and other spirits have taken up residence within the Internet - and some websites have physical space in Faerieland. And the plot goes from there. He does a reasonably good job of mixing magic and technology - although all of the characters in the book only know one thing - either they are magical sorts, OR they are techy geeks, and there's nobody who has, like, a range of interests that might include even a little of both. (Aren't real people more well-rounded?) The middle really dragged - I wanted to smack all the characters upside the head and shout "DO SOMETHING!" If you like de Lint, you'll probably like this book - I have mixed feelings about him and his work, and therefore, mixed-ness about the book too.
kathydavie's review
My Jilly Coppercorn 2.
Slow start but it got better although it still isn’t up there with his usual fascinating writing.
Slow start but it got better although it still isn’t up there with his usual fascinating writing.
ericathrone's review
1.0
I have tried to read this book twice now, and couldn't finish it. Something about the tense, the stiffness of the narrative an the unnatural dialogue... I was really put off.
vorsoisson's review
4.0
Beautifully written, and fascinating. DeLint usually tries to incorporate folklore into an urban setting. This time, the creatures of Faerie have begun to inhabit the internet. DeLint even manages the technical aspects reasonably well, although he does rather come across as a man speaking a second language.
lkholsberg's review
5.0
Wow, what a neat concept. And well done. I wanted the book to never end so I could stay in their world.
linneahedvig's review
3.0
I really enjoy the way Charles De Lint creates communities of characters. This book pretty much revolves around Christy Riddle, an author fascinated by folklore, along with his born-from-a-computer girlfriend, Saskia, and his "shadow" self, Christiana (this is going off the idea from Jung that we all have a shadow self who is the opposite of who we are, but the book furthers that idea by saying this person, who exists partly in the kind of fairy-world and partly in the real world, can develop their own personality as well). Other strange and interesting characters come in over the course of the book. This is silly, but I think one reason I really like De Lint is because his characters are all kind of the same and you know they're all kind of based on himself and that's nice because it's predictable and makes the characters likeable in a strange old-kind-of-annoying-friend kind of way.
This book was fun because of the people, but the concept behind it was also pretty cool and spooky, if someone cliche--people getting sucked through their computer screens into a crazy computer world made out of binary code. I don't know, there's something about a gang of friends researching a problem and then going out to save the world (or possibly die) together that's just really my style.
This book was fun because of the people, but the concept behind it was also pretty cool and spooky, if someone cliche--people getting sucked through their computer screens into a crazy computer world made out of binary code. I don't know, there's something about a gang of friends researching a problem and then going out to save the world (or possibly die) together that's just really my style.
rachelini's review
3.0
I thought I'd be okay jumping into this series, since it seemed to be books set in the same town, instead of following the same characters. But this book felt very much like a reunion book, and I felt like there was history I was supposed to know. The last third was a much more interesting read for me, once all that had passed.
camrynrose2709's review
5.0
If I could I would give this book 6 stars. What an amazing story. Love the characters, love the setting, love the concept. Just WOW! I read this over the last two days and it drew me back every time I had to put it down; I just had to see what would happen next, what myth would be woven into this thoroughly modern story.
Can I just say how proud I am that my hometown produced an author such as Charles De Lint.
Can I just say how proud I am that my hometown produced an author such as Charles De Lint.
cindywho's review
3.0
I'm more used to these kind of stories told in a cyberpunky vein rather than the softer edged urban fantasy mode. I was going to leave some space between the de Lint readings, but there it was on the new book shelf... It was enjoyable as a gripping story that made me want to know what happens next, but there were so many characters, I never felt like I spent enough time with one to identify much. I do like his fusions of voudou, faerie & otherworlds that take on cyberspace. Why not? (May 21, 2004)