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May. 3rd, 2004 09:15 amToday is the 18th anniversary of my Bat Mitzvah. (I was 13 1/2; we had just moved, which is why it wasn't closer to my birthday, etc. etc.) My mother said she couldn't believe I remembered the date - how could I not? It was emblazoned on my brain and was a Very Big Deal.
Spirits in the Wires by Charles de Lint 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.
Spirits in the Wires by Charles de Lint 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.
