tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post2095612548356406998..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: 2011 World Fantasy Award finalist: Graham Joyce, The Silent LandLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-74078200718053313372011-10-23T23:43:43.294-05:002011-10-23T23:43:43.294-05:00The Limits of Enchantment did not work for me. It ...The Limits of Enchantment did not work for me. It was not at all a bad book and I had little negative to say about it, but I could not connect with the book on any level. It was the same with Requiem. Perhaps that has something to do with my negative reaction to The Silent Land.Jameshttp://dazedrambling.posterous.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-21013000405926701442011-10-23T23:09:39.073-05:002011-10-23T23:09:39.073-05:00Perhaps so. I thought it was at least on par with...Perhaps so. I thought it was at least on par with his <i>The Limits of Enchantment</i>, which was a WFA finalist during one of that award's strongest years, 2006. And as for its lyric qualities, I think it's so not because of the metaphors employed but by how the simple, often direct words evoke certain emotions. Then again, I was in a reflective mood this afternoon when I read it, so there is that.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-30282461796099310132011-10-23T22:48:50.778-05:002011-10-23T22:48:50.778-05:00My reaction to the book was mostly negative. I am ...My reaction to the book was mostly negative. I am a fan of Graham Joyce, so I had a hard time not comparing it to the rest of his novels. Had I come to the book fresh, without having read and loved the majority of the author's backlog, I would have likely enjoyed it far more than I did. Granted, that still wouldn't have made the book any less predictable.<br /><br />Hmm. While there were moments of lyrical prose, I found the prose mostly straightforward and not all that impressive (or, rather, it never really stood out that much).<br /><br />Maybe I was just in a foul mood when I read it...Jameshttp://dazedrambling.posterous.comnoreply@blogger.com