Sylvie and Bruno

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Carroll's last major work: bizarre adventures of 2 young children, combining Carrollian nonsense, linguistic play and philosophical reflection. 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss.

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Two little children meet adventure in such places as Dogland, Outland, and Elfland.

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The Genius is Fallible After All..........2006-11-05

After reading the Alice books, I never imagined Carroll could write a literary failure. Unfortunately, as the introduction of this book so clearly states, Sylvie and Bruno is a literary failure. Why? Perhaps it's too much of an adult book. Perhaps the confusion of the first few chapters throws off too many impatient readers. These possibilites are certainly plausible. But what a shame! The work itself contains so many instances of wonderment that I can't name them all. Like a true craftsman of storytelling, Carroll masterfully walks the line between dream-like fantasy and all-too-familiar reality, swiveling between these two opposing states of being whenever the urge strikes.

One would venture to guess that the narrator is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. That is, until he actually brings back a tangible souvenir from the dreamworld in the form of a rare Indian flower bouquet, incapable of surviving a lengthy transport to merry old England. Upon participation in this scenario, the open-minded reader begins to question the composition of reality. Are dream worlds filled with magic out there eluding us? Can it be that our steps in the real world are never terribly far from landing on a little fairy? The ponderment of such superstition is indeed rare today, but perhaps it shouldn't be.

Yes, extraordinarily deep questions are raised in this strange book where "actors" do somersaults during dramatizations of Shakespeare and gardeners run around "watering" plants with watering-cans as barren as the Sahara Desert. As anyone can see, Carroll didn't seem to have any problems coming up with wild stuff to write. I particularly enjoyed the rumor of the crocodile walking on its forehead.

I think the one thing Carroll never gets enough credit for is his use of humor. Sylvie and Bruno is quite funny. I couldn't help laughing at Bruno's story of, "a Mouse and a Crocodile and a Man and a Goat and a Lion." And the Baron's Embassy chapter is comedy gold. Carroll was truly an enlightened individual. I wish we had more like him today.

Carroll was also quite Biblical, and that's evident in this book. While strongly promoting faith in the Bible, he heavily criticizes the practically (I think) defunct method of filling up every Sunday with forced, nonstop preaching, and the far from defunct method of promising financial wealth to people who give. He notes that England's ability to endure such tactics for a whole century while still believing in God is a credit to the goodness of the people there. Unfortunately, a century after the printing of this book, the belief isn't quite as strong as it used to be. Perhaps Carroll's criticisms had some validity.

Carroll had the gift of innovation that is so terribly difficult for most people, including myself, to grasp. What extraordinary value his works have! It's a shame Sylvie and Bruno has so much value and yet so little popular appeal. I just wish Carroll could have shortened the story and wrapped it up in one volume.

I give it four stars objectively, but I like it much, much better than many books I've given five stars too. Definitely one of my all-time favorites.

Oh, and I am pleased to note the following: Carroll writes in the book's introduction that he's very against a technique he calls "padding" - which was later perfected by producer Robert Lippert in the horribly long film Lost Continent.

A goldmine.......2003-07-14

When you begin to read this book (together with its second part "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded"), you must always remember what Lewis Carroll states in the Preface: that the book was written putting together all sorts of bits of writing that the author had skteched and drafted here and there for a long time, trying to find a common thread. So it's an assorted bunch of funny, clever and often deep pages. Even so, you might miss one of the charms of "Alice's adventures in Wonderland": the spontaneity, the straightforwardness. This is very much the opposite situation: a book that was written slowly, painstakingly constructing the main body of the story.

So you can find here almost all dimensions of Carroll's thoughts: humorous nonsense and innumerable puns (including a word as original as "Jabberwocky" or "Boojum": "Phlizz"); logical and mathematical puzzles, including a simple and clever description of a Möbius strip; tender and lovely stories for children; lots of poetry... And three elements I haven't found neither in the Alice books nor in "The Hunting of the Snark": solemn religious meditations; the only real presence of death in a Carroll text (as far as I know, not being a Carroll scholar myself) when Sylvie watches a dead hare; and an adult romance.

All these aspects are intertwined in a precarious narrative line-- there are almost as many disgressions as there are chapters; but what might seem a flaw in the book can be its main charm. All in all, Carroll found here A METHOD FOR NONSENSE or, as he says, "a far clearer idea (...) of the meaning of the word 'chaos'".

This is certainly not the best book to begin to read Carroll, but it's a pity it's not even half as popular as the Alice books. It's really worth reading it: it's like delving deep into the goldmine of the brain and the heart of a genius.

A long neglected master piece.......2002-08-18

It cannot be separated from the second part "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded".
In this set of two novels, Lewis Carroll appears as what we rarely know about him. He is the prophet of modern literature. He constantly passes from real life to fairyland, from reality to imagination, from realism to moral depth. Many lines are entertwined in this tale. the story of Bruno and Sylvie, two delightful young fairy children. The story of Lady Muriel and her love for and from Arthur. The story of Arthur Forester, MD, and his dedication to healing as far as far can be, even if it includes his own death in this dedication. Many other lines, I said. The line of Bruno and Sylvie's father, the deposed King who becomes the King of Fairyland. The line of the Professor and the Other Professor, and this drastic vision of both responsible and irresponsible science. The line of pure poetry constantly scattered among the pages. The line of so many children's tales in the form of tales or nursery rhymes and other Mother Goose productions. No one can come to the end of this richness and to a complete enumeration of all the stories and intricacies that are woven into this fascinating novel. A masterpiece that has mostly remained unknown or unrecognized.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

Sylvie and Bruno Is Totally Worth The Read.......2002-06-13

There is *nothing* disappointing about Sylvie and Bruno. It is not anything like Alice.. it surpasses Alice in every way.
This book is filled with a goodness that just can't help itself... and while it can be silly at times, and crazy at others, in the end it brings me to tears, every time. It is noble and honest and the characters steal your heart...
Not all of life is suffering... and this book is about that. I would really encourage you to pick it up. The first few chapters are a little crazy as you get used to this half-reality half-fantasy style... but it pulls you in so quickly, and will really blow you away.
An absolutely wonderful book!

Remarkable.......2001-01-06

The book IS inconsistent. Unlike the brilliant Alice books, there are places where what Carroll is trying to do just doesn't work. But this book is written on a GIGANTIC scale. Carroll tries to take the basis of Alice, and expand it into something of real profundity - something that covers an entire moral and ethical universe. And much of the time, he actually *succeeds* at such an impossible task. There are scenes that are hysterically funny, and scenes that will make you weep. The book is VERY touching, and gives a strong and unforgettable message on the totality, wonder and all-conquering nature of all-conquering love. Sylvie, the fairy-child, is Love Itself, embodied. Despite its spottiness, this book is very, very impressive, and you will want to read it more than once, just to re-experience the good stuff, which is very, very good.

"For I think it is Love. For I feel it is Love. For I'm sure it is nothing but Love!"

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Hasna gotten it, he answered her, in a tone more sad than sullen. "I hanna touched a drop this blessed day. No!" he cried aloud, bringing his clenched fist heavily down upon the table, and looking up at her with gleaming eyes, "nor I'll never touch another drop o' the cursed drin -- till I di -- so help me God my Maker!" His voice, which had suddenly risen to a hoarse shout, dropped again as suddenly: and once more he bowed his head, and buried his face in his folded arms.

The Complete Sylvie and Bruno (Mercury House Neglected Literary Classics)

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If you could give 6 stars, this book would have it!

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If you could give 6 stars, this book would have it!.......1998-12-19

This book is my all time favorite book! In the beginning it's a little hard to follow, but keep reading and you're hooked! I love how the childern are the stars of the book. The way Bruno talks is soo cute! This book touches on very natural things, but it presents them in a wonderfully different view. It has a feel to it that no other book has. The plot is there, but it's very vague so that the book is very relaxed and open-minded. If you like Sylvie and Bruno, Sylvie and Bruno Concluded is a must! My favorite part of the book is how wonderfully it concludes and leaves you perfectly content, yet a little bit of wonder still lingers. From all angles, this book is one of a kind!

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Science FictionLarge Print EditionFantasy of a superior order. Washington Post Exiled to the Shadows for centuries, a man more than mortal awakens in an Earth hospital with no memory of his past and is surrounded by enemies who hunger for his destruction. For Corwin is the rightful successor to the throne of the real world. But to rule, he must conquer impossible realities and demonic assassins . . . and survive the most insidious malevolence imaginable wrought by his own family.

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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03

Corwin wakes up in a hospital with amnesia, and tries to work out who he is, and what is going on. He soon discovers that he is not a normal man, and has shadowy figures around him, claiming to be his relatives.

After an incident with a car, he realises he is stronger than normal humans, and heals more quickly, and that is all that he can do.

This Amber is Golden.......2007-08-14

Zelazny was already an established major talent by the time of this book, known for his delving into archetypal myths with strong characters and scintillating prose. Though he probably didn't plan on this story eventually stretching across ten volumes, it was clearly a bigger story than just about anything he'd attempted prior to this. In it's final form, it represents an accomplishment on par with other major fantasy works such as Lord of the Rings. But at the time of first publication, the abrupt end to this volume made many readers a little unhappy, as at the very least they would have wait for who knows how long for Zelazny to finish the story. And they really wanted to see that end, because this opening volume sets it teeth into your dream psyche, and doesn't let go.

The main concept of this book is that Amber is the only `real' world, and everything else in all creation (including our `normal' world) is only a Shadow of it. The Princes are the ruling heirs to Amber, capable of moving amongst (and possibly creating) the Shadow worlds.

Corwin is our viewpoint character, a fairly typical Zelazny hero, somewhat cynical, a little world weary, sometimes not a very nice guy, but a man who has something of a soft spot for his fellow humans underneath the external shell. At the beginning of this story, he has a case of amnesia induced by a car accident, a condition which makes it necessary for him to figure out his past and the current situation by pretending to know more than he does, and picking up the information he needs from those around him, a device which also lets the reader grow into this world slowly. And it is quite a world, with all the participants scheming for the throne or who to support in their bid for it. Eric, Bleys, and Random get the greatest detailing here, each coming alive and becoming major movers of the action as we delve deeper into this world.

There's plenty of action; some odd bits of `magic' in the form of Trumps, Patterns, and shifting Shadows; a fair amount of ruminating about the goals and proper actions of our hero; even a very understated and subtly told love story. This is a book that grabs your attention and very shortly your heart. Zelazny was at the peak of his form for this early portion of the Amber story.

This volume is short. It doesn't detail everything about the world of Amber. But it is a very solid and captivating introduction to that world. Just make sure you have at least the next volume by your side by the time you finish this one.

---Reviewed by Patrick Shepherd (hyperpat)

Aweful-- Choppy Film Noir dialogue with minimal plot.......2006-11-27

I was shocked at just how bad this book was given the high ratings. What did people find to like? The dialogue and internal monologue is uniformly written in short, choppy simple sentences-- like a bad film noir movie. The basic premise isn't explained well enough, even once the protagonist recovers from amnesia. This leaves the readers plodding through action scenes (again with no interesting detail typically) without understanding why the battle, overall journey or any of the characters matter. Avoid this stinker!

It's A Series!.......2006-06-21

I'm writing this in response to a reviewer who didn't appreciate being cast into a world where the rules keep changing and the reader knows as little as its initially amnesiac main character.

Please remember one thing... it's a SERIES. As with many such multi-volume stories, the whole cloth isn't--and should never be--apparent in the first volume. Tolkien reveals things bit by bit, as does Peake, and so, too, Eddings. How dull would it be to know it all in chapter one of ANY book worth reading?

Also, please don't presume to know EVERY way to tell a story, solely because you've managed to divine the simplistic ways of doing so. A large part of what makes SF/F so engrossing is the discovery along the way.

One is more than enough.......2006-02-07

Let me begin with constructive criticism. Sci fi fantasy works best if we are clear on what the rules of our new universe are, and this book tells us that the rules are whatever the author decides they are on this page. The rules are unexplained. The author wings it, makes them up as he goes along, and we don't know what ties this universe together, what limits it. The only rule is that the author can sketch in something new any time he damn well pleases. Random, a character in the story, can dream up whatever little universe he likes, and Corwin drives along in the car, from one to the next. What is going on? Beats me.

Second piece of constructive criticism. There is only one real world, called Amber. It casts many shadows. Our Earth is one of those shadows. It seems that people not living in Amber are all categorized as Shadows, though I'm not really sure of that because the rules, as mentioned in the paragraph above, are never explained sufficiently. This is a version of the concept our physicists are toying with, when they are good and drunk, that there are multiple universes all slightly different from each other. The line between physics and sci fi has been obliterated, and this story is as true as much of what Stephen Hawking has to tell us. Hawking's writing makes the Bible seem credible by comparison. And here it is, complete with multiple universes, in Nine Princes in Amber.

I like the concept of a deck of cards that includes pictures of all the characters of the royal family. At least now we have something concrete and finite to deal with. I don't understand what this family is all about, where they came from, why they are gods and we're not, who the hell they are anyway.

I resent, a bit, that we as readers are instructed to root for Corwin alone among all the brothers and sisters. We're being spoonfed who is right and who is wrong. Okay, kids, here's your hero, here are your villains, not that they are particularly different from each other. The main thing that differentiates Corwin from the others is that he has lived on Shadow Earth, our own lil planet, and therefore he is superior to the rest because Earth teaches compassion, which exists nowhere else in the multiverse. What a load of crap that is.

Now for some praise. Corwin is an interesting character with an interesting family. The author has a pretty cool imagination. The lead character is appealing in his own way.

It is an odd technique to give your lead character amnesia and therefore place him in the same position as the reader. As reader, I have no idea who the hell Corwin is, and neither does he. We'll find out together. He'll be the first to know, and we'll be second, right behind him. It is strange to be on an even plane with the lead character, both of us not knowing anything, and because of that, it seems a bit contrived, a bit manipulating to the reader.

So as reader I'm feeling helpless here. I'll know what you decide to tell me, when you decide to tell it, I don't have my feet on the ground here and can't piece together the rules of your universe because the only rule seems to be that you will do whatever you damn please at the moment, and you paint with quick little strokes, you sketch, you wing it.

The concept of one real universe surrounded by many shadow universes seems pseudo-intellectual and unreal to me. I don't want many me's in many universes, each one a bit different, all doing more or less the same dopy things I'm doing. I don't want shadow universes. That's pretty self centered, to want more versions of yourself. One is more than enough.

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I think Stackpole is getting Sick of 'Tech

The best Battletech novel ever!

Good book, but BattleTech is not quite what it used to be.

Hard hitting storyline.

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Trained to be the Inner Sphere's finest warrior, Prince Victor-Steiner Davion has only known one enemy in battle: the Clans. A year earlier he led a massive counter-strike against the Smoke Jaguar Clan, pursuing them all the way to their homeworld. He then faced all of the Clans in one last battle for supremacy. But for a man of war like Prince Victor, can there ever be peace? When he returns home he finds the Inner Sphere in tatters, with a new order in power...leaving him a hero without a home.

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When Real Life interfers..........2002-06-04

The Inner Sphere is suffering.
Due to long running contractual disputes, Michael A. Stackpole ceased writing for the Battletech Universe (and the Star Wars Uni, on a side note) after this novel.
It was a blow to the series.
I think it is fair to say (and I speak as one of Mr.S's greatest fans) that this novel is not his best. At least the first half isnt. He really picks it back up in the second part, with his famous swashbuckling style of writing politics, action and intrigue, giving all you want and more from a series as rich and vibrant, as deep and inmence as Battletech.
The first half is by no means a write off (pun-tastic!), but it is a little below Mr. Stackpole's high standard. It is almost completly, a combat scene. Now I realise that the same can be said of the brilliant volume 3 of "The Blood of Kerensky", "Lost Destiny", but this time, it is all just a little too familiar.
Anyway, I still rate this a 5 star, as it is yet another stepping stone in the BTech Uni, a uni which is an absolute masterpiece in sci-fi.
Get this.
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I think Stackpole is getting Sick of 'Tech.......2001-08-31

I was always a Stackpole fan. It was his books that started me on the series and his that still make me amazed when I read them. His sheer detail and vivid action scenes should be a watermark for all other writers. But in this, his latest and likely last Battletech book, something is missing. Creativity. His actions scenes, which could have been incredible, are instead canned and unispired. If you want to read a battletech book for the action, look elsewhere. If you want to read about the deep story line of Battletch, then read this book. That it does do.

The best Battletech novel ever!.......2000-07-20

The first time, the Battletech novels made it to Germany, I became a fan of them. And to be perfectly honest after having read the other 41 novels, too, I can say that "Prince of Havoc" is the best one so far. The Jags are drowned in their own blood and cruelty, the Clan Invasion has ended (at least as long as the Wolfs and Jade Falcons are busy) and the Inner Sphere has radically changed. The role of being the bad guys has shifted from House Liao to House Steiner (thanks to Katherine Steiner's blood-thirst I can live with that - as a native Kraut). Michael Stackpole has managed to maintain such a high level of tension and incredible surprises and changes throughout the entire storyline, I can hardly wait for the story to be contiuned!

Let's just hope that we do not have to wait too long!

Good book, but BattleTech is not quite what it used to be........2000-04-21

I genuinely enjoyed reading Prince of Havoc, I still pick it up and re-read it every once in awhile. But the problem is BattleTech has changed. I remember reading the "old-school" books, the Warrior series, Wolves on the Border, Heir to the Dragon, and so on. BattleTech had a "cyberpunk" feel to it. Things were industrial and dirty, the machines everyone depended on were irreplacable and unreliable. I could have pictured a character wearing dirty clothes with oil stains walking down a dark alley with a big Stersnacht strapped to his side. But now, things are going towards the "space opera," like Star Trekkish. Things are never desperate. The cavalry always arrives (in this case Victor Steiner-Davion) to save the day. It used to be that in conflicts the winner still loses in the sense that whatever he lost cannot be regained. But now conflicts are big and the good guys always win without much cost (the lost machines and technology is now replaceable). I remember in Heir to the Dragon, I could feel Theodore Kurita's fear of bieng assassinated by his father. But now all of the characters don't have this fear and all the factions of the Inner Sphere are "happy." Maybe that's why I don't really play BTech anymore (and if I do it's a Periphery Campaign), I just read the novels. Fading Suns, now that's a RPG with a true "fallen empire" feel with retrograde technology! You can guess what I play now.

Hard hitting storyline........2000-03-10

This book has what I call a hard hitting storyline, that kind of leaves the reader wanting more but the books ends on a note of continued in next book feeling.This book is just what I like from Stackpole.It hits you hard between the eyes and says take that because I have more to beat you with.

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TO THE VICTOR GO THE SPOILS... Task Force Serpent has triumphed and Clan Smoke Jaguar is shattered beyond redemption. But the final battle is still to come, when Prince Victor Steiner-Davion braves the unknown and travels to the very heart of the Clans: Strana Mechty. There, with elite units from across the Inner Sphere, he must wage the ultimate battle to destroy the Crusader cause and forever eliminate the possibility of a new Clan invasion. Pushed to the edge of endurance by a peace they cannot understand, the Clans accept the challenge -- and the ultimate battle begins. But even if the Inner Sphere should prove triumphant, will their return be what they expect? Prince Victor left an Inner Sphere united under a new Star League to battle the most dangerous for the Inner Sphere has ever encountered: the Clans. But he also left behind his scheming sister Katrina Steiner, whose ambition knows no bounds. Task Force Serpent and Prince Victor believed that facing the Clans on their own homeworlds would prove the most difficult fight of their lives. They will soon learn that their fight has just begun.

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6 - Michael Stackpole - Bred for War - Blood Legacy - Lethal Heritage - Prince of Havoc - Lost Destiny - Wolf and the Raven
MICHAEL STACKPOLE
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RDQRAC

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If I owned just one slow cooker book, this would be it.

One of the best!

slow cooker cookbbook

Unique tasty recipes

Not What I was expecting.

The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World
Lynn Alley
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The slow cooker can be so much more than a repository for nacho cheese dip—use it to raise the standards of your everyday dining from the mundane to the gourmet. THE GOURMET SLOW COOKER brings an upscale approach to this new-old phenomenon, using fresh ingredients in imaginative recipes that you can create all during a day's work. Focusing on traditional one-pot meals from various cultures, recipes such as Apricot Chicken from India, Molé Poblano from Mexico, Neopolitan Truffle Risotto from Italy, and Boston Baked Beans from the United States are delicious meals truly fit to serve guests.

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If I owned just one slow cooker book, this would be it........2007-10-07

Alley's book works best for those of us who have time for preparation, but as she points out, the browning steps can be skipped if need be, but expect a less complex flavor.

Here are a few sample recipes that I've tried and liked: Chicken Piperade [chicken with bell peppers], Tarragon Chicken, French Split Pea Soup, Italian Pot Roast, White Truffle Risotto, Bread Pudding, Tuscan White Bean Soup, Baked Eggplant.

Her tips are useful, her recipes simple, and most importantly for a slow cooker book, the timing and amounts work out.

One of the best!.......2007-09-12

This is a great slowcooker cookbook. I have owned this book for a year and a half and use it regularly. My kids ages 7 and 9 LOVE many of these recipes. Yes, the meals do require prep, but who wants to eat slop that gets thrown in the pot all at once?! I prep everything the night before, put the slowcooker insert in the refrigerator, and then just pop it in the slowcooker in the morning. Not a big deal.

I highly recommend this book for those looking for something more than the tired old "cream of mushroom"-type recipes.

slow cooker cookbbook.......2007-08-12

Many of the recipes look good but take a little prep before throwing everything in the cooker.

Unique tasty recipes.......2007-08-11

I agree with another, not enough recipes - the opposite of the 'Fix it and Forget it' books, which have too many. Also, in contrast to those books, there are only a couple in here that you can actually fix in the morning and leave all day, but then they do taste better than those. Most are ready to eat in less than an avg workday, and require too much prep for a workday morn (suggestion - make as much as possible ahead the night before). I've tried 4 recipes so far, and they have all been better than your average crock pot dish. I've had difficulty getting the spice level right - 2 I made were lacking in salt quite a bit, one was way too spicy. I really like the uniqueness of the recipes. The best cookbook I've found for crockpots. Oh, I also like that most have a picture - I'm a very visual person...

Not What I was expecting........2007-05-10

Really did not have the recipes I wanted or was looking for.

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