To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 3)

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

After those on the side of good, e.g. not the Storm King and his
servants work out the whole deal with the three powerful swords, there
must come a final reckoning, especially after so many pages already.

Guess what though, this does have princesses, as well as the
dragon. Here, one needs rescuing, and one is crazy, there is still a
war to be won and nonhumans to deal with.

Wow!!!.......2006-08-18

I am speechless. Tad Williams wraps up Memory Sorrow and THorn, leaving the reader with a feeling that they would like to know the further adventures of the characters they have grown to love for 3,000 pages. That's the only drawback when reading a lengthy novel with solid consistant character development, is you kind of wish the story went on some more. I burned myself out reading this one (it only took two and a half days) but it was worth it. The pieces are moved, and the adventuring continues and one by one everyone arrives at the site of the final struggle against evil...I dont want to give away anything, so I will say that on its own, if you havent read the series, go back and start with the first book, its a winner of a story through all of them, and it is worthless and would be pointless to start with this one, even with the sinopsis in the beginning to help you out, and if you have read the first two books and the first half of the third, keep on, man, you will not regret it...only downside is that the ending seems much happier than it should have been due to circumstances.

A Satisying End.......2006-08-14

To Green Angel Tower concludes the tale set in the fictional world of Osten Ard.

As the evil minions of the undead Sithi Storm King prepare for the kingdom-shattering culmination of their dark sorceries and King Elias is drawn ever deeper into their nightmarish, spell-spun world, the loyal allies of Prince Josua desperately struggle to rally their forces at The Stone of Farewell. And with time running out, the remaining members of the now-devastated League of the Scroll have also gathered there to unravel mysteries from the forgotten past. For if the League can reclaim these age-old secrets of magic long-buried beneath the dusts of time, they may be able to reveal to Josua and his army the only means of striking down the unslayable foe.

But whether or not the League is successful in its quest, the call of battle will lead the valiant followers of Josua Lackhand across storm tossed seas brimming with bloodthirsty kilpa, through forests swarming with those both mind- and soul-lost, through ancient caverns built by legendary Dwarrows and to the haunted halls of Asu'a itself--the Sithi's greatest stronghold, and now the seat of mankind's power in Osten Ard.

A great ending to a great series........2006-06-27

All the other books in this series I gave 4 stars but this is a definate 5 star book. There is a little to much wandering in the dark for my liking, but it moves at a rapid pace and really seems to build up a great sence of urgency as the book progresses and the story becomes more hectic at the end. It has some good plot twists and not all the good guys live wich is something I like. Although a few to many lived in my opinion. It also has a good sense of closure to it. It has a couple full chapters of what happens after the final battle and doesnt just leave the reader wondering how it all worked out afterwards. The story becomes pretty complex toward the end and I found my self with 150 pages left thinking there was no way it could possibly be completely finished and still be fulfilling in that few of pages. But somehow it ends perfectly and doesnt skimp on the excitement. A great read and a great series, Im glad I suffered through the Dragonbone chair and kept with the series this final book is spectacular and brought the series to a great finish.

excellent yet somewhat cliché fantasy [no spoilers].......2006-04-07

"To Green Angel Tower, Part 2" finishes the two-part conclusion to "Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn" series and primarily follows Simon and Prince Josua. The author's exceptional writing compliments moments of riveting action and ideas with thorough narratives of emotional and physical exertion.

The Miriamele and Simon romance continues to place the reader during awkward situations especially since he decided to become her protector. However, Camaris shines above all and would create a tremendous solo tale. Because of the reduced interaction with Sludig, Cadrach, Sisqi, and even the Sithi, the inordinate amount of dialogue and traveling among the remaining characters impedes the final developments. Unfortunately these revelations are crammed into the ending chapters instead of propagated throughout providing more frequent interest.

Sufficiently detailed maps precede both of the two sections relating to understanding Simon's vague visions. Conventional characters and races inhabit the vivid realm, such as the Sithi or Fair Folk containing Tolkien's Elven traits and mannerisms. The great assortment of royal characters might leave one hoping for a more comprehensive appendix, perhaps a section in alphabetical order or with a genealogical chart.

I highly recommend this series to any fan of the fantasy genre.

Thank you.

To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 3)

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The Homer Simpson of Protagonists
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Well-written-but too lengthy
Great Trilogy
standard kitchen boy fantasy with a betrayal of an ending

To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, Book 3)
Tad Williams
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The Homer Simpson of Protagonists.......2007-09-10

Simon or Seoman is one of the biggest morons to grace the tomes of modern fantasy. If you can get through the tremendous self deprecation in the first two books where the author (clearly lacking imagination) has his main character Simon refer to himself as a "mooncalf" and a "scullion" many many times over and over again. I know it is usual for the commoner boy character, who is the main hero in these kinds of books to feel sorry for himself but Tad Williams has taken that to a whole different level. Simon has so many Doh! and "Why me?" moments that you will be tearing your hair out by the time you reach the third book. As for the third book, it is almost a surprise that this mentally challenged idiot gets through all the adversities that the author throws before him as he bumbles through page after page of "oh, silly me, here i go again" kind of adventures. The main heroes inherent lack of logic and common sense makes an otherwise great book mediocre.

This book is worth reading for all the other characters that populate Osten Ard. These characters have complex and satisfying personalities and are involved in twisted and surprising plots. If I could skip over Simon's part and just read the rest of the book, I would be happier. But to go through so much idiocy just to get to the good part is just not worth it. The kid is a jackass and he knows it and the author makes sure that we know it and are punished for it.

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

Simon, Prince Joshua and Simon's old friend Binabik, the troll realise
there is a bit more to all of this fancy sword business than meets the
eye. There are actually three of these fanastic artifacts, and one of
them had been somewhere obvious all along. The old beaten up sword of
King John is actually one of them, Doh.

Well-written-but too lengthy.......2007-06-15

After finally finishing Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, I conclude that Mr. Williams is a very talented writer.

His story contains many elements that are far too familiar in high fantasy today, such as a humble kid out to save the world, a race of powerful immortal elf-like beings, a great evil poised on the edge of destroying the world, a strong willed runaway princess etc. However Williams gives the clichés fresh twists that make them his own. The result is a deeper more thoughtful tale than the works of most contemporary fantasy authors.

Other positives include-
The characterization- though Mr. Williams juggles a myriad of different characters he succeeds in making them separate and distinct from one another-especially in dialogue.

His adolescent protagonists- Miramelle and Simon act exactly like what they are - teenagers. It's a common mistake in fantasy stories to make the young people act either ridiculously stupid and naïve or uncommonly intelligent and brave. Williams creates a more realistic blend in the coming-of-age element to his story.

The dream sequences- I have never read such disturbing and powerful dream sequences. Dreams can be very dull to read about but in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn they compose some of the most compelling parts of the trilogy.

However, Williams has a terrible problem with pacing. His books are excruciatingly detailed and rarely skip over or narrate anything. This makes for a highly realistic approach, but a tedious read.

Finally during the last two hundred pages of this last book, To Green Angel Tower, things begin to pick up. At last it transformed into the kind of gut-wrenching action-packed reading I couldn't put down (after all, I had been waiting for thousands of pages).
A lot of the mysteries and puzzles are answered at last in the final chapters of the book. However, it's been so long since the original prophesy or hint that it almost seems too late to finish them up by cramming them togther at the end of the novel.

Also though the final confrontation with the Storm King was full of sound and fury, the resolution was astonishingly quick and simple. I won't spoil the ending, but it was remarkable that no one planned for or foresaw the possibility of such an event taking place. This leap in logic was disappointing and uncharacteristic of the rest of the books.

Overall, I enjoyed the series and I'm glad I read it, but I can't help but wonder how much sharper and more powerful the trilogy would be, had a more stringent editor gotten his hands on it. If you're a patient reader and enjoy spending months investing yourself in the characters and world of a story, then these are the books for you. Everyone else might want to steer clear and pick up something shorter.

Great Trilogy.......2007-05-13

This is a great well written intelligent trilogy. A long, but captivating read.

standard kitchen boy fantasy with a betrayal of an ending.......2006-10-13

To Green Angel Tower is the massive concluding volume to Tad Williams' epic fantasy trilogy Memory, Sorrow, Thorn. The novel weighs in at just over a thousand pages and the paperback edition has frequently been published as two volumes. Here Prince Josua has gathered refugees from this brother the King Elias and the Red Priest Pyrates at the Stone of Farewell (also the title of the second volume). At this point Josua and the good guys have an idea of what they are up against. Not only is Elias a bad king and under the influence of the evil Pyrates, they are also up against the The Storm King who has been dead for 500 years but whose spirit is still strong and full of hatred and the Norns. The Norns are the cousins of the Sithi, a long lived race of near immortals of great power. The Sithi once held all the land the humans now hold. The Sithi have accepted humanity's right to live and live in exile from their former homeland. The Norns seek to take their lands back and destroy the humans. To say that the odds are stacked against Prince Josua and his allies is to downplay the situation. The situation appears to be nearly hopeless.

The hero of our story is not Josua, however. The hero of our story is a young man named Simon. Simon started in The Dragonbone Chair as a kitchen scullion in the caste Hayholt and before long is on the run and finding his true destiny. By the beginning of To Green Angel Tower Simon, now called Seoman Snowlock for his slaying of a dragon and recovering one of the three legendary swords, has become a major player in his world. He has befriended the Sithi, some of the trolls, a princess, become a warrior, slain a dragon, recovered the sword Thorn, and has become part of Josua's inner circle. Still, Simon is a young man just discovering who he is and he has not yet grown as confident and mature as he will.

To Green Angel Tower brings the story to a crawling conclusion. At some point Josua and Simon and the allies will make a push to claim the throne and before that to claim the two missing swords Minneyar and Sorrow. They will face the great conflict from the Norns and will seek to bring healing to the land. They do not know how and neither does the reader. Tad Williams has one thousand pages to wrap the story up, so there is plenty of time. Tad Williams uses every page in the book to get us there, and by that I mean that he takes a really long time. One would think that after the first 1200 pages or so covering the first two volumes that we would be farther along, but in a very real sense the story has a long way to go because Josua does not know how to get the swords and has no idea how to overcome the enemy. One thing the reader has to understand is that the story moves slowly. Creeping along slow. Slow like the author doesn't quite know what to do next so he will keep writing more and more until he figures it out. Eventually he does.

So, here's the thing: Memory, Sorrow, Thorn is a very traditional high fantasy story. This is what is typically called "kitchen boy" fantasy because the hero is usually a servant of some sort, often a kitchen boy like Simon, with no parents and real hope to be anything more than what he is. He dreams, of course, but no real hope of becoming more. Something happens and the kitchen boy goes on a grand adventure and learns that he has a great skill or power, gets involved with the powerful men and women of the land who accept him as an equal, and more often than not finds something out about his own heritage which involves some sort of grandeur. This is a staple of the high fantasy genre and this is exactly what Memory, Sorrow, Thorn is. That's fine. It is what an author does within the genre that matters, not the trappings of the genre. This series is both very ordinary, but also well done up until the end. Williams gives us such a slow build that many readers would have quit a thousand pages ago and it is recommended that new readers give the first book at least two hundred pages before making a judgment on the book. There is some promise in the story as Williams makes some of the familiarity seem new. If one gets to the meat of the story, there is an exciting story here. With a good editor Williams could cut several hundred pages out of this book (and from previous books) and really make a moving, tightly paced story that still gets all of the detail (unlike what Terry Brooks is doing with his most recent novels which is all pace and no detail). Still, when I got deep into each novel and especially To Green Angel Tower I was wrapped up in the story and shortly before the end Williams makes some bold moves for such a traditional novel and does a couple of unexpected things to characters which is true to the story and characters and I was impressed.

Then we got to the coda and Williams betrayed the sacrifices of what came before. Note how I am trying not to spoil exactly who made these sacrifices or what the sacrifice entailed. Right before this coda of an ending which wraps everything up I am sold. Williams hammered home a great ending and then he went and undid everything that came before with one more chapter. He revealed too much, gave the reader too much and the ending lost all the power it had up to that point. One thing had been hinted at for a while regarding Simon, so I understand even though I wish Simon's fate could have come about without the family history. The other couple of characters who sacrificed at the end meant nothing after the coda. Betrayal by the author who apparently needed an extra happy ending to close out the trilogy.

If Williams did the same thing with the Otherland series I might be done with him.

Final Analysis: Slow moving traditional fantasy that has a strong story buried in with the lazy river of a plot but a feckless tacked on ending after the final battle which invalidated the power of said final battle.

-Joe Sherry

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"Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman has several significant shortcomings that push it well out of the realm of being a "must read".
Green Angel: Journey of emotion and grieving
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Green Angel
Alice Hoffman
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Left on her own when her family dies in a terrible disaster, fifteen-year-old Green is haunted by loss and by the past. Struggling to survive physically and emotionally in a place where nothing seems to grow and ashes are everywhere, Green retreats into the ruined realm of her garden. But in destroying her feelings, she also begins to destroy herself, erasing the girl she'd once been as she inks darkness into her skin. It is only through a series of mysterious encounters that Green can relearn the lessons of love and begin to heal enough to tell her story.

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"Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman has several significant shortcomings that push it well out of the realm of being a "must read". .......2007-10-08

"Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman has several significant shortcomings that push it well out of the realm of being a "must read". Hoffman goes out of her way to appeal only to a very specific audience; the fifteenish high school girl obsessed with the "gothic" culture. The main character is really the only element Hoffman provides to identify with and she focuses on her to such an extent that anyone not interested in this character's very narrow, flat, and predictable personality will find little reason to continue the story. "Green", the main character, losses her family in a sudden, unexplained disaster. She goes into mourning, renames herself "Ash", tattoos pictures of black roses and bats on herself, puts nails through the tops of her boots, and sewing thorns into her coat. The story is one of rebirth and forgiving oneself, in this case from Green's mourning and her morose, angsty attitude before she loses her family. The book is heavily symbolic; executed with bluntness akin to being struck in the head by a sledgehammer coming at you in zero gravity. You can see it coming, turning slowly, and there is no way to get out of its way. Furthermore, the stories events fail to operate on a consistent basis of logic. Things just happen; independently of what logic says should happen. There is no explanation for anything, only a sense that the author didn't know what she meant to have happen in her own story, and so she has inserted random plot devices with the hopes that the impenetrable fog of her reasoning keeps anyone from noticing the inconsistency of the rules of the world she has created within the novel. I wouldn't recommend this book because there really isn't much to get from it and I don't think anyone but a goth-obsessed teenage girl would ever forgive me for doing so.

Green Angel: Journey of emotion and grieving.......2007-10-05

If this book was written for any specific age group, it would probably be young adult - however, the messages and themes of the story capture a much larger audience. Adults and teens can relate to Hoffman's beautifully written story about Green, a teen struggling with the death of her family.

Green is the oldest of two children. She is jealous of (and adores) her sister Aurora, but learns enough from her mother about gardening that she feels that she has her place in life: not with people, but with plants.

Then one day, her parents go to the town to sell their vegetables and take Aurora with her. Green (very angry) is left home. The town burns down that day, and Green sees the fire and smoke from across the land. Her family (and most other adults) dies in the fire and Green is left alone. She's torn by this sorrow and refuses to let herself cry. Because of that, she's blinded by the ashes and spends the majority of the book without sight. She finds solace in injured animals (and can kind of communicate with them - this is where some of the mysticism comes in), eventually another human and learns to move on.

I've heard that this is a parable for September 11 and while it was written after that event, the story is poignant and moving enough to be considered on its own. While it may help those still mourning over that tragedy, the story focuses more on Green's personal journey and emotions than anything country-wise.

While the book is sad, it has uplifting tones at the end. Green finally realizes what her purpose in life is and that she can't keep mourning - but the mourning process is realistic and understandable. It's easy to see that she really is upset.

If this book were to be read by young teens or those struggling with masochism/self mutilation, I would be sure to talk about those issues. Green tattoos herself with ink and needles in order to dull her emotional pain.

Overall, "Green Angel" is a well written, emotional book. I would suggest it for eighth grade and up, and for anyone adult or teen who is struggling with separation, death or alienation from peers.

I pity the poor trees.......2007-06-05

sacrificed to print copies of this book. I get magic and mysticism and allegory. I get warnings about violence and waste and evironmentalism. This book just never got to the point. I kept hearing a plaintive whiney voice that never said anything substantial.

I am a big Hoffman fan, a great fan of "holocaust" themed novels, and continue, in my 60th decade, to enjoy YA fiction...this was a total waste of time. I didn't even pass it along in our established family book chain. It is reposing, I am sure to collect much dust, in a Cape Cod rental cottage book case. My only hope is that at the end of the summer some 9th grader desperate to complete his/her reading list will be happy to find it, and need to waste only a little vacation time to read this.

A Girl Named Green.......2007-04-05

Tragedy sets upon a girl named Green when her family goes into town without her, and a huge fire burns the town. Green then settles into mourning her loss.

green angel.......2007-03-26

Dulce
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"Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman was about a girl named Green and how she felt sorry about herself because she didn't go with her parents or her sister in the city were they could sell their vegetables. Once Hoffman said that the city was on fire and that Green's family did not come back I got more interesting and I wanted to keep on reading further so I could find out if her family was going to come back sooner or later or if they weren't even going to come back at all. All that was left was the ashes, days and days without sunlight because of all the ashes that were left from the fire that happened in the city. When they didn't come back for a long time that's when Green started to feel more lonely and alittle depressed. Green started to tattoo herself with ink all over her body and she started thinking about her sister and how she missed her more then anything.
In my opion I thought that it was a good book because I wanted to keep on reading more so I could figure out more information about why she felt sorry for herself and why she missed her sister more then her dad or mom.

Green Man, Earth Angel: The Prophetic Tradition and the Battle for the Soul of the World (Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions)

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Grab a highlighter & some paper & a pen
Beautiful!
Do your Self a favor and read this book!!!

Green Man, Earth Angel: The Prophetic Tradition and the Battle for the Soul of the World (Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions)
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Grab a highlighter & some paper & a pen.......2007-02-01

This book of Cheetham's is another success! It is one not to be rushed through, I find myself wanting to jot down many notes & highlight almost everything. Get the book, lock yourself at home for a weekend & emerse yourself in it...you won't be sorry.

Beautiful!.......2006-02-21

The works of Tom Cheetham are as world-changing as they are needed. In his first book, "The World Turned Inside Out", he provides the reader with an introductory text to the works of Henry Corbin. In this book - Green Man, Earth Angel- he "explores the central role of imagination for understanding the place of humans in the cosmos". He embarks on these explorations by examining the role of language, the problems of scientific rationalism and through an examination of the worldview of the Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
As Dr. Robert Sardello in the foreword says:
"This book requires slow reading, for as you read these living words you are undergoing a transformation. At the end of this reading, the world will not be the same".

Do your Self a favor and read this book!!!.......2006-01-03

YEAH!!!Another book from Tom Cheetham that speaks to the Soul...Clarity...well Re-Searched...WE LOVE IT!!!

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Very disappointing.......2007-09-09

I've really liked most of Tim Green's other books. This one was not very good, however. The plot is very weak and unbelieveable and it ends with a Hollywood ending I would expect to find in a movie-of-the-week on TV and not in a thriller novel. As the story goes along, it gets more and more absurd, more and more predictable, and there are lots of errors and holes in the plot which made getting to the finish a bore. (By the end, I was shouting at the book, yelling, "These people can't be this dumb!")

I know Tim Green can, and has, done better with his writing. I liked his earlier works and thought they had great storylines. This one just doesn't live up.

Not his best work.......2007-07-10

I found this to be a so-so murder/thriller. (Not much of a mystery, he tells you right off who is doing the killing) I had to push myself to finish this book.

Great Suspense Book!.......2006-04-03

Tim Green is an excellent writer. This story brings you to the edge of your seat. Tucker Anderson's Review gives you the just of the story so I won't bore you with a repeat. It is read very well and the dramatization is excellent! You will enjoy this book on Cassette. My entire family listened to it while on a long vacation trip and it kept each of our interests. My daughter, 14, actually listened to it a second time! Great story - Great Drama!

Excellent novel. .......2005-10-11

I rated this a four instead of a five because it really is not up to Tim Green's previous books that I have read. Fourth Perimeter is fantastic. If you are thinking of buying this as an introduction to Tim Green, try his Fourth Perimeter first.

I won't go into a review of the story as others have done that already. What I will say about this is the characters are believable and the setting only enhances the novel. The plot starts fast and only picks up speed until the end. It is a good book.

Enjoy.

Good book........2005-06-16

Tim Green did a great job with this book. I am a little skeptical about the ending. In other words, I was not amused. Besides that, it was a great read.

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These books are great and they really work. I have them in most of my windows.

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Silvano left Brooklyn a long time ago -- wanting to leave behind his family and their seedy mob connections, and a past that just won't stay buried. The jungles of Viet Nam felt more hospitable to him than his own hometown; now that he's back, he doesn't intend to stay for long. His cousin Domenic has harbored a deadly grudge against him for something that happened when they were teenagers, but they aren't kids anymore, and his cousin has some dangerous friends. Silvano needs to find out what happened to his brother and get out -- fast.

A tale of revenge and redemption, The Angel of Montague Street has the same vivid characters, razor-sharp detail, and dead-on dialogue that made Norman Green's debut novel, Shooting Dr. Jack, an unforgettable snapshot of life on the streets of Brooklyn. With its perceptive, poignant heart and gripping plot, this is literary suspense at its best.

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A Helluva Writer.......2006-09-06

An excellent writer who captures Brookyln and makes it a character in the story. I grew up in the area, have known similar street people, and Norman Green is right on the money. One quibble, a personal thing that always annoys the hell out of me from otherwise competent writers: revolvers DO NOT have safeties. Makes me wonder if Mr. Green took Tough Guy 101 before writing this story. Amatuerish mistake, usually committed by a rank beginner. That said, this book is fantastic.

A Well-Written Noirish (Semi) Thriller!.......2005-09-04

Norman Green is a very good writer and reminds me of Richard Price. In The Angel of Montague Street Greens tells the story of Silvana Iurata, who returns to Brooklyn after many years to find out what happened to his missing brother. He is well aware of the danger of his return, as his mob-connected cousin, who has held a grudge against Silvana from when they were teenagers, is planning to find and kill him. Green is a real pro in developing very "real", three-dimensional characters and in capturing the language and nuances of those from the seedier side of Brooklyn in the 1970's. If you enjoy books that are driven more by character development that plot, this is definitely a book I think you'll enjoy. If plot development and action-oriented thrillers, however, are your thing, then maybe you would be better off with a different book. While the plot is interesting and holds your attention, it moves at a pretty slow pace. So be prepared if you decide to take on this book. Having read and enjoyed The Angel of Montague Street, Green's second book, I bought his two other books.

A Good Read.......2005-02-11

Green writes a good yarn ... he knows how to lay out a story, populate it with interesting characters and keep the twists and turns to a plausible level that maintains your interest.

Highly recommended -- as are his first and third novels.

dark and grimy urban noir thriller.......2003-05-11

At the age of seventeen, Brooklyn born Silvano Iurata was forced to go on the run after completing a mission for his grandfather Dominic, a high ranking Mafia official. After he left his cousin Little Don believed he killed his father and had an affair with his sister who was sent to the convent in disgrace. Little Don vows to torture then kill Silvano when he next steps foot in New York City but that proves difficult to do because his cousin works for the government and has no permanent address.

Years later Silvano returns to Brooklyn to learn what happened to his kind-hearted, mentally impaired brother who disappeared without a trace. He finds out whom his brother worked for and hung around with. In the course of his inquiries he meets a woman that he falls for. However, Little Don knows that his cousin is in town and salivates to get his hands on the relative he hates with a passion.

This is a dark and grimy urban noir thriller that focuses on those who, like the protagonist, live on the outskirts of society. The year is 1972 and the power of the Mafia remains intact so that Silvano steps carefully around relatives in the "family" and works overtime not to touch off a mob war that could hurt the people he cares about. He is still recovering from his year in Vietnam and readers will credit him for trying to do the right thing and stepping away from the violent culture he was raised in. THE ANGEL OF MONTAGUE STREET is no angel but he is quite a man.

Harriet Klausner

the Plant
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Great story, Great theme

the Plant
Dan L Dudgeon
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ASIN: 1419640151
Release Date: 2006-07-05

Book Description

the Plant is a gripping tale of the near future, on a global scale, and follows the story of two friends - Johnson, the businessman, and Smith, the dreamer, both staunch supporters of Marijuana and Hemp legalization - who had founded an activist magazine in the 1990s.

Smith had become disillusioned with the seemingly unwinnable struggle, and disappointed with American society and its resistance to change, even when it means dramatic improvements to the economy and environment. He moves to Venezuela where he believes he can spend the rest of his life in peace and quiet, living off the land, and forgetting about the failing push toward a better world. Meanwhile, his friend, Johnson, continues to fight against insurmountable odds, adding a small team of bright, ambitious go-getters to his cause. With growing global terrorism and a near-World War at hand, federal and public fears due to the confusion between Marijuana and Industrial Hemp, and increasing and deadly opposition to the battles for Marijuana law reform, they truly have their work cut out for them.

Nearly two decades later, Smith returns from the depths of seclusion to discover that the world is nothing like what he left behind. What has happened is not only shocking, but, for him, life-altering.

From the Author, Dan L Dudgeon
"The story within the Plant spans over twenty years, and encompasses the recent past, the present, and the possibilities for the future. And although the cultivation of Industrial Hemp as a natural resource is not my only desire for the future of America, and inevitably the entire planet, I feel it is a very significant one.
The question posed by the book is: Can one plant bring about all the positive results promised by the research of the past, and the present struggles of so many Hemp supporters? The answer is of course my own personal perspective. But it is a great surprise, and you will have to read it to find out!"

From Skunk Magazine
Gas prices are ballooning ridiculously, the environment is turning to shit, the Middle East crisis is escalating to biblical proportions, prohibition has brought the War on Drugs to a head, and it seems global nuclear destruction is nigh. Yeah, so what else is new?

The plot of the Plant reads like a CNN ticker... Set in the not-too-distant future, Dan L Dudgeon seamlessly pieces together history, current events, and conjecture, making the plot that much more plausible.

Smith, the disillusioned anti-hero, is dragged back from the jungles of South America by his cannabis activist buddy from days gone by to help him lead a new revolution with the power of his mighty pen. A sweet love story is dispersed throughout between our protagonist and Annalisa, an ex-goth, gung-ho ingénue of the pro-hemp rag The H.E.L.P. Chronicles. She's no Mamakind, but I saw much of myself in her eager-beaver attitude. --Mamakind, Senior Editor
Copyright © 2006 Skunk Magazine. All rights reserved.

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Great story, Great theme.......2006-09-22

This is a great novel, and I am excited to give the first review. I was recommended the book by a friend who saw an ad in Mother Jones magazine, so I bought it. At first I thought I could guess what the story would be about, but you really can't judge a book by its cover, especially in this case. So even though it has a giant "leaf" on the cover, the story is much more about the world in the very near future, and a scary future at that.

At the heart of the story is two guys, one who sticks to his activist lifestyle, while his friend chose to run away from what he thought was a hopeless cause. The book basically picks up around the year 2008, but is partially told through a series of flashbacks that allows the future/past to unfold for the reader without confusion. The story includes a new terrorist group with a sinister plot to ruin America, a Middle East war, a fallout in the global economy, all appearing not too far from reality, and a great ending that will make you think. But it really has something for everyone - action, politics, conspiracy, history, war, comedy, and even romance. It would only disappoint someone that DIDN'T read it. Oh, and there is a portion of the book about the benefits of cultivating industrial hemp, which is apparently different from marijuana.

The Exterminating Angel (Green Integer Books, 69)

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Bunuel's Surreal Script

The Exterminating Angel (Green Integer Books, 69)
Luis Bunuel
Manufacturer: Green Integer
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ASIN: 1931243360

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An aristocrat named Nobile invites several society friends to his house after the opera. But even as the dinner preparations are underway, servants feel compelled to leave. Despite threats of dismissal, the footman also leaves, and, as the guests arrive other servants escape. Dinner is served and hours pass, but the guests do not leave. Finally, each refusing to be the first to leave the party, distrust sets in, and the guests turn on their host, blaming him for their self-induced captivity.

One of Bunuel's most sardonically humorous and visually dazzling of movies, Exterminating Angel reveals itself as a screenplay to be also a linguistically brilliant satire of social aspirations. This 1962 film presents in self in script form as a great work of literature.

Customer Reviews:

Bunuel's Surreal Script.......2005-05-06

The probability is high that you have reached this web page while searching the terms surreal, surrealism or Luis Bunuel. Literary consumers who seek these terms are already well versed on the legacy of surrealists and do not merit a long lecture from me on what Bunuel's philosophy entails and how The Exterminating Angel exemplifies it. At the same time, having read the book several times, I do not think I can reduce this book review to a mere blurb filled with adjectives. It seems important to point out, even to die-hard fans of the surreal creed, the merits of reading a work that is already well regarded as a cinema. While the movie is a voyeuristic journey for the viewer, the book, which is the script, points fingers at the reader. The movie encourages the viewer to laugh at the bourgeoisie without a sense of self-questioning discomfort. The book's dark humor, devoid of the distractions of moving picture, engages a reader and forges a sense of identification with the hapless characters. The book is not so much Bunuel thumping class conflict issues as much as an unpretentious look at how people can be trapped in loveless relationships, dishonest social pretensions and customs, spiritually toxic religious practices, and, well, sheer greed....The symbology of Bunuel's work acquires different complexions in the book-you go figure out what it reveals to you. Be forewarned, Bunuel is the exterminating angel who will trap you in the pages of this book. To end with a blurbism - a fascinating voyage for an enquiring mind.

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