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michellehogmire's review
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
excuseforjuice's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
leons1701's review
3.0
Interesting fantasy collection, the stories of Silver John and his wanderings about Appalachia, where he encounters a good bit of weirdness and some outright evil. Fortunately, he has a deep knowledge of the magic and mysteries around him, a good heart, and his trusty silver stringed guitar. An early modern classic of the fantasy genre, these stories date to the 50's and 60's (mostly, a few are newer), and from various references take place at that time, but most of them have a certain timelessness to them that could place them in the Appalachia of almost any era from the Civil War onwards. Others make mention of the fading of the old folkways (and especially the old music) before the oncoming of modernization.
I dimly recall reading one of the Silver John novels many, many years ago and not being impressed, well, I can't say I was truly impressed by this collection either, but I have no trouble accepting that most folks consider the shorts to be better than the novels. Still might hunt down a few of the novels again to see what I think now.
I dimly recall reading one of the Silver John novels many, many years ago and not being impressed, well, I can't say I was truly impressed by this collection either, but I have no trouble accepting that most folks consider the shorts to be better than the novels. Still might hunt down a few of the novels again to see what I think now.
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