Charles DeLint

[Jamieson Wolf Villeneuve]

Hello All!!!!

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., mystril at y... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Schlobin at a... wrote:
> > I just finished DeLint's spiritwalks book -- wonderful...
> > But my favorite will always be Moonheart....he is fantastic..
> > run do not walk, if you haven't read him
> > 
> > Susan
> 
> I second (or is it third, fourth, or fifth?) the Charles de Lint 
> recommendation -- my favorite novel is Someplace to be Flying 
because 
> I adore the Crow Girls. My favorite short story collection is Dreams 
> Underfoot, although my favorite stories are in Moonlight and Vines. 
> 



I ADORE Charles De Lint, and in fact get to meet with him and watch 
him play almost every Thursday evening at Patty's Pub. He has a kick 
butt celtic band with his wife, Mary-Ann. 

I have read all but one of his books, and they are all SO INCREDIBLE!! 
His new one, Forests of the Heart, is sssooo good, I actually missed a 
day of work to finish it.

Although, my fave book of all tim by him is called "The Little 
Country". It's set in Cornwall England (or was it Ireland), and is an 
amazing book about a book. It's also a book within a book. Can you 
follow that? Sure you can! 

The book is about Witches, the Little People, spells, magic, cults, 
Irish culture, everything!!! I've read it twice only, though, cus it's 
such a engrossing, heavy book. There's so much in it!

As it's a book within a book, you're flipping back and forth between 
the two. Although, strangely enough, it's not hard to read. Both 
worlds are equally readable, and equally amazing. 

Fave story collection by Charles De Lint? Moonlight and Vines (which 
won an award for best fantasy short story collection). I particularly 
love the stories in this collection, as it covers so many different 
emotions. You have whores, vampires, magic, the living dead, The 
Animal People (character from Someplace to Be Flying are in here) just 
a whole representation of everyone.  He leaves no one out, and makes 
it all believable. So much so that you might find yourslef looking 
around as you walk down the street.

His short stories are usually of a darker tone, however. I think he 
uses them to deal with other issues he isn't able to deal with in his 
novels. But both his short stories and his novels are emensly 
readable.

One of my other favorites by him is called Svaha (the sound between 
lightning and thunder). It's an amazing book for anyone who is 
interested in Native American culture. He keeps pretty true to the 
culture, even if it is set in way way fururistic Canada. A little 
different from his normal writing style, a little harder to get into, 
but SO WORTH IT once you do!!!

Now that I've talked your ears off till they are bleeding, I will 
finish now. Wow, long post. <g>

Hugs 
Jamieson