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| Original Title: | Glass Soup |
| ISBN: | 0765311801 (ISBN13: 9780765311801) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vincent Ettrich #2 |
| Characters: | Vincent Ettrich, Isabelle Neukor, Simon Haden, Broximon, John Flannery |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2006) |
Jonathan Carroll
Paperback | Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3.87 | 1346 Users | 76 Reviews
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| Title | : | Glass Soup (Vincent Ettrich #2) |
| Author | : | Jonathan Carroll |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 320 pages |
| Published | : | November 28th 2006 by Tor Books (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Fantasy. Magical Realism. Urban Fantasy. Speculative Fiction |
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For connoisseurs of imaginative fiction, the novels of Jonathan Carroll are a special treat that occupy a space all their own. His surreal fictions, which deftly mix the everyday with the extraordinary, have won him a devoted following. Now, in Glass Soup, Carroll continues to astound . . . .The realm of the dead is built from the dreams--and nightmares--of the living. Octopuses drive buses. God is a polar bear. And a crowded highway literally leads to hell.
Once before, Vincent Ettrich and his lover, Isabelle Neukor, crossed over from life to death and back again. Now Isabelle bears a very special child, who may someday restore the ever-changing mosaic that is reality. Unless the agents of Chaos can lure her back to the land of the dead--and trap her there forever.
Glass Soup is another exquisite and singular creation from the author January magazine described as "incapable of writing a bad book much less an uninteresting one."
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Ratings: 3.87 From 1346 Users | 76 ReviewsAssess Out Of Books Glass Soup (Vincent Ettrich #2)
This will probably be a short review which is odd given how much I love Jonathan Carrolls books. I read them out of order, so I am always a bit lost in his world(s). The same characters appear in several books, but I cant keep track of what theyve done and how they are all connectedbut I am perfectly fine with that. In fact, I love it.I was lucky enough to attend one of his readings of White Apples and was sucked into his universe. Life, death, love, bull terriers, life sized bags of caramels
Jonathan Carroll is one of my favorite authors, because of his inspired word pairings, wise insights into life and interesting characters. Glass Soup does contain all that, but it's a sequel to his previous novel White Apples, and, unfortunately, it feels too much like a sequel. Although it's been years since I read White Apples, Glass Soup seemed to repeat some of the former's best parts, without adding much to them. It's not a bad book, and it's certainly accessible to people who haven't read
Approximately a year ago, I read White Apples. I thought the book had a lot of promise, but ultimately didn't work. This book, the sequel to White Apples was an excellent follow up and brought the pieces together. The "rules" of the surreal universe seemed more logical and moreover more fixed in Carroll's ingenious hands. Where White Apples seemed to flounder around and the rules seemed to be changed for the convenience of the plot but not based on any internal consistency, here the surreal
This book started out really interesting and I enjoyed the author's use of language, like "some answers in life are so weird yet satisfying that on hearing them, all the mind can do is sit back and burp." Then again, this metaphor doesn't quite make sense, which is a lot like the rest of the novel; there is something off about it. It started out fine - I was intrigued by the main character, despite his being an asshat and the surreality of his world. And then the ladies showed up, and they were
I came across Jonathan Carroll a few years back and after the first book I read (can't remember which one it was now), I couldn't believe that I hadn't read him before. I had found another new favourite author, who I would put up there with Tom Robbins and Nabokov in terms of playful yet life-querying prose. The great thing about Carroll is that he creates these utterly believeable characters, has them fall in love, and then totally fucks them up. The scenes here in which Leni is described as
I found this book during a random trip to Goodwill. Most of the times I've gone there I'll come out with a couple books that end up being nice additions to my collection. Most times, though, I usually don't find books that are just spot-on for my taste using this method. Living in the Bible Belt, there aren't just a whole lot of second hand books with metaphysical and surreal themes. Jonathan Carroll is known for his magical realism, which if you know me, you know I love some magic (read: any
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