A review by kielma
The Dreaming Place by Charles de Lint
3.0
After seeing "Widdershins" being pushed at the book store recently, I decided I wanted to start reading Charles de Lint's Newford Stories from the beginning. I picked this up because I was told that this is the first one in the group. I found out later the Charles de Lint himself recommends that this be the second book to read (http://www.sfsite.com/charlesdelint/faq01.htm#newford2). I didn't realize before I picked this up that it was so short or that it was geared towards young adults.
I wasn't overly impressed with this novel. The story was ok but not terribly interesting, the characters had potential but I never got to the point where I really cared about them, and the writing was readable but also not terribly interesting. Overall, fairly ho-hum. I give it a little bit of a break because it was, after all, written for a young adult audience. I plan to give another of the Newford stories a try.
I wasn't overly impressed with this novel. The story was ok but not terribly interesting, the characters had potential but I never got to the point where I really cared about them, and the writing was readable but also not terribly interesting. Overall, fairly ho-hum. I give it a little bit of a break because it was, after all, written for a young adult audience. I plan to give another of the Newford stories a try.