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David McK (3649 KP) rated Wizard's Brew in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
WB
Wizard's Brew
Chris Fox | 1998
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Comic fantasy that reminded me slightly of the great Terry Pratchett (writen in that vein), but not quite as good as his.

Set in an alternative medieval period, in the reign of Uther Pendragon (who is one of the characters in the book): in this case, Uther (and not Arthur) is the 'Once and Future King'. Unfortunately, the book also states that the author is working on a sequel: if he did, I never saw any sign of it in any of the bookshops, with the ending of this book leaving plenty (too much?) open to be included in that sequel.
  
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Guillermo Del Toro recommended The Irishman (2019) in Movies (curated)

 
The Irishman (2019)
The Irishman (2019)
2019 | Biography, Crime, Drama
8.2 (37 Ratings)
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"""“It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarreled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now.” – William Makepeace Thackeray, ‘The Luck of Barry Lyndon” A recurring motif in fable and parable is that of the man that loses, trades or sells his shadow in his earthly pursuits. The motif can be seemingly benign as in “Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,” or rather more troubling as in Von Chamisso’s “Peter Schlemihl,” or Hans Christian Andersen, but it is invariably loaded with existential and symbolic consequence…"""

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