Directions to the Palace: Seek out Giacometti’s “The Palace at 4 a.m.” Go back precisely two hours. See towers and curtain walls of matchsticks, marble, marbles, light, cloud at stasis. Walk in. The beggar queen is dreaming on her throne of words… Welcome. You have arrived at the web home of Marly Youmans, maker of novels, poetry collections, and stories, as well as the occasional fantasy for younger readers.
Poet Dale Favier has been reading A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage and making notes about it as he goes on his blog, mole. Now he has put all the comments together as a lovely fat Amazon note. I enjoyed reading it very much!
Yes, I have been following Dale's notes on his blog, but with caution as I always do because I want to be sure to read the book first, or at least the relevant chapters. His notes are so very good, as are the other comments at Amazon which I just read. I agree wholeheartedly with them all, I don't think I could say it better. I remember thinking that Pip might have Asperger's (I know someone with it), and I see others thought so too.
Bravo, Marly, it is a marvelous book with beautiful language that made me read it slowly yet eagerly awaiting what will happen next in the story. I love the characters and characterization. It could be a far longer story but you have kept it lean yet rich. I did not want it to end. Will be reading it again.
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Yes, I have been following Dale's notes on his blog, but with caution as I always do because I want to be sure to read the book first, or at least the relevant chapters. His notes are so very good, as are the other comments at Amazon which I just read. I agree wholeheartedly with them all, I don't think I could say it better. I remember thinking that Pip might have Asperger's (I know someone with it), and I see others thought so too.
Bravo, Marly, it is a marvelous book with beautiful language that made me read it slowly yet eagerly awaiting what will happen next in the story. I love the characters and characterization. It could be a far longer story but you have kept it lean yet rich. I did not want it to end. Will be reading it again.
Marja-Leena,
Thank you so much for that! I am glad you enjoyed it enough to be planning a reread. Rereading is the best reading...
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