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Gwyneth A. Jones

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Beinhaltet die Namen: Ann Halam, Ann Halam, Gwyneth Jones Ann Halam

Beinhaltet auch: Gwyneth Jones (1)

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(eng) Not The Daring Librarian in Maryland, who is also a Gwyneth A. Jones.

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Andere Namen
Halam, Ann
Geburtstag
1952-02-14
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
UK
Geburtsort
Manchester, England, UK
Wohnorte
Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
Ausbildung
University of Sussex
Hinweis zur Identitätsklärung
Not The Daring Librarian in Maryland, who is also a Gwyneth A. Jones.

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Interesting and different urban fantasy for YA/teens. Good creepy read. One aspect I did not quite buy - that the narrator's full nature had been separated from him at birth as a cloak, by his mum, to allow him to choose whether or not to fully embrace it or choose to be 'normal' when mature enough, because how on earth could something like that evolve but it was an interesting multi cultural story of family life under pressure from a menacing past figure.
 
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kitsune_reader | 1 weitere Rezension | Nov 23, 2023 |
I've always struggled a bit with Gwyneth Jones' writing, but I've had Bold as Love on the shelf for years because people whose opinions I respect have called her work Significant. Part of my problem is probably that I've been guilty in the past of rushing her books; now, as a retired person, I don't have that excuse.

But to start with, I found the premise and characters in this novel not to my liking. I've always had something of a semi-detached relationship with the counterculture; and I suppose I identified as a Young Fogey back in the days when I was still young, although my knowledge of and contact with the counterculture was always sufficient for me to know about it, identify those places where I was in tune with it, and smile indulgently at everything else. That also meant that sometimes, I picked up on issues that others didn't immediately see, and my grasp of stuff sometimes confounded people who'd think things like "How does tweedy Robert know so much about lesbian symbiology?", which amused me. But hey, I've been to festivals and slept under canvas. My political alignment helps, too.

And yet, to begin with I was reading the novel and thinking "I don't identify with these characters." There's one character who looks and behaves like a walk-on nihilist grunge villain from Gotham. The novel, published around 2000, throws us into a near-future scenario that is now on a wholly divergent timeline. And Jones' idea of what Whitehall civil servants and politicians were like was perhaps ten years out of date in 2000; Tony Blair's "Cool Britannia" seems to have either passed her by or been treated as mere window-dressing, whereas that generation of politicians and officials were more in touch with the counterculture than people realise - even some of those supposedly in the loop, such as certain SpAds (special advisors), who put out an appeal for "weirdos and misfits" to join government whilst overlooking those already working away under their noses. Well, I've written about that before (https://robertday154.wordpress.com/2020/01/18/weirdos-and-misfits/), so enough said.

I was certainly contemplating not finishing the book if I didn't get any better vibes off it by the 50-60% point. But then some friends assured me that coming to terms with the characters was something of a slow burn; and sure enough, I found myself warming to the central triumvirate: Fiorinda, Ax Preston and Sage. Someone else pointed out that the book was subtitled A near future fantasy and had certain Arthurian themes; and that I could see, also. Perhaps i should have taken more notice of that, as fantasy isn't really my thing, especially if the writer is trying to combine it with a more ostensibly "realistic" setting at the outset.

There are also some other things I found problematical. There's a major thread in the book of rock musicians and child abuse. The attitude in Bold as Love seems to be "Everyone knew but no-one said." I'm sure that's true; it's what people said about Jimmy Saville (after the event). Sadly, that rather holes the argument about it being "fantasy" under the waterline, and some coming to this book now may want to reject it on those grounds. There is also some overt Islamophobia that goes directly unchallenged despite the question of Islam in Britain being addressed positively later on. The same goes for trans issues; Gwyneth Jones' treatment of themes which might resonate unfavourably with some readers twenty years later perhaps just goes to show how far we have come.

So: an important book from a major writer, to be sure; but some readers will have to work hard at it before they begin to get returns. There is an irreverent humour at play throughout the novel, and Jones knows her fantastic literature well enough to pepper the text with in-jokes. And the Gollancz hardcover is a lovely thing with an Anne Sudworth cover.
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RobertDay | 5 weitere Rezensionen | Jun 20, 2023 |
This book will suck you into it.
 
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burritapal | 7 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 23, 2022 |
This is one of my favorite books. I read it soon after it came out (over 10 years ago) and even have some bad but loving fanart my 14 year old self drew at the time. My library no longer has any copies for some reason, but I got a paperback of the book secondhand so I could reread it.

The story is interesting and has elements of science fiction, horror, and survival. The writing is fairly simple but easy and enjoyable to read, and has a lot of concepts and lines that have stuck with me. I love the main characters (Semi and Miranda) and their friendship is one of the best parts of this story. I also enjoyed the fact that the book didn't include any unnecessary romantic subplots, and that the horror aspects didnt rely on gore to shock the reader. A great book that I will probably reread again in a couple years.… (mehr)
 
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mutantpudding | 14 weitere Rezensionen | Dec 26, 2021 |

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