Fool on the hill
4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by lesezeichen from Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Saturday, July 24, 2004
I've heard lots of good about this book but just couldn't get into it. So it's up to someone else.
Heute beim RRT in Duisbrug mitgenommen.
his exuberant first novel unfolds at Cornell University, the alma mater of its 22-year-old author, who has re-imagined his school as the center of a violent and funny modern-day fairy tale. Stephen Titus George is a young writer longing for true love and a great story to tell. With the mysterious appearance of Calliope, a sorceress who can transform herself into anyone's vision of female perfection, both of his dreams begin to come true. Ruff shapes an adventure for his protagonist that includes everything from poisoned apples to winged dragons, all set on a campus where there isn't a professor in sight and where the actions of dogs, cats and invisible sprites are as meaningful as those of the students. On its way to a certain happy ending, the story falls short of its own ambitionsit's vastly overpopulated with extraneous characters (human and otherwise), and packed with self-conscious, punning references to everyone from Beckett to A. A. Milne. Too many of Ruff's narrative devices exist only to spotlight the author's cleverness, but at its best, his debut brims iwth good humor and imagination.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
his exuberant first novel unfolds at Cornell University, the alma mater of its 22-year-old author, who has re-imagined his school as the center of a violent and funny modern-day fairy tale. Stephen Titus George is a young writer longing for true love and a great story to tell. With the mysterious appearance of Calliope, a sorceress who can transform herself into anyone's vision of female perfection, both of his dreams begin to come true. Ruff shapes an adventure for his protagonist that includes everything from poisoned apples to winged dragons, all set on a campus where there isn't a professor in sight and where the actions of dogs, cats and invisible sprites are as meaningful as those of the students. On its way to a certain happy ending, the story falls short of its own ambitionsit's vastly overpopulated with extraneous characters (human and otherwise), and packed with self-conscious, punning references to everyone from Beckett to A. A. Milne. Too many of Ruff's narrative devices exist only to spotlight the author's cleverness, but at its best, his debut brims iwth good humor and imagination.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Journal Entry 3 by Raffizack at OBCZ Labyrinth, Pontstraße 156-158 in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, October 9, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (10/9/2005 UTC) at OBCZ Labyrinth, Pontstraße 156-158 in Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
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In der OBCZ Aachen im Café Labyrinth freigelassen.
09. Oktober 2005, 15:00
In der OBCZ Aachen im Café Labyrinth freigelassen.
09. Oktober 2005, 15:00
Journal Entry 4 by 
OBCZ-Labyrinth
from Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, October 9, 2005
OBCZ-Labyrinth from Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, October 9, 2005
Neu in der OBCZ
War Anfang der Woche auf einer Tagung in Aachen und habe dort im Cafe Labyrinth dieses Buch entdeckt (11.10.05). Habe schon einiges darüber gehört und freue mich jetzt schon drauf es zu lesen.
