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The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll - King Bob - 06-22-2021
Another book about an author, and a place where things in the author's books are real. This one has a twist on the usual take, coming midway through. Good writing and fairly entertaining. Particularly good developing the two main characters. Since I've read a couple of books fairly recently on the same theme, I wasn't totally taken with this one. It was written in 1980, so it predates the others. Had I read it then, I think I would have been floored.
The author is fairly prolific and I wouldn't be surprised if CF, Greg or the Yeti had read something of his - nothing comes up in the forum search though.
Doom recommended? Maybe if you like the theme. Decent fantasy and a quick read.
RE: The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 06-22-2021
J. Carroll is a fave. I read "The Wooden Sea" decades ago and enjoyed it. He is a "magic-realism" sorta feller. I reconnected with his work through his FB page which he curates. Quotes, vignettes, photos (not his). Often a theme for the evening. I've read "Bathing the Lion" and "Crow's Dinner".
Two authors I read every day on FB: Jonathan Carroll and Heather Cox Richardson.