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Dawn, issue 11, combined with The Imaginative Collector, issue 1, November 1950
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(9) The way the author [[?]] builds up the story to a frightful climax is [[?]] The tense moments of battle between the two brains and the brilliant description of a man enslaved by another, a dead man's brain, as the weeks go by, is only one good reason why you [[?]] and [[?]] if you already haven't. It is also an example of the master [[?]] manship of the author. How he manages to unravel the threads of the alful situation is another example of the high quality of this book. If you want to spend a pleasant evening of reading, this book will neatly fit the bill. ED COX THE SIGN OF THE BURNING HART. David H. Keller. NFFF, 1948 This is not exactly a review of the book. Personally, I would say that this book can not be reviewed in the sense that it is like ordinary books to be read and then, if desired, reviewed. This is mostly impressions of the book. The strange story of Christopher Wren and his shop by the road to Paris/or Madrid; of his lawyer's minor story;his first marriage; the strange story of the priest in regard to Leonora-- all of this must be familiar to you since there have been many reviews of this book before this edition came out and, especially if you have read the book yourself. Not being essentially a "Kellerfan", I like some of his stories and do not care for others. This one I can not decide whether it pleased or not. The story is minus the regular stock and trade characreristics to be found with almost any other that you may read. it will become evident what I mean, exactly, if you read this book. Suffice it is to say, little or no plot of the type commonly accepted as being a plot and the very way of telling the story is, I now realize, typical Keller, as they say. It is vaguely disturbing the way the story seems to ramble on with this and that happening, but the underlying philosophical outlook on the life of a man from the viewpoint of the man is evident if you'll over look some of the somewhat irritating things like the repetitious "....from Madrid to Paris and from Paris to Madrid." for example. Although it has its purpose, it did annoy. Somehow, I'd say that most readers would dislike this immensely because of the way the story runs on. Then again it is not terrible important just how the story goes on. In that it doesn't have a standard plot with the second thread woven into it to be tied up, no climax and anti-climax. Nothing of those things. But wet, the story pleases. The behavior of Wren in the treatment of the prostitute Leonora and the resultant tying in of the lives of the Musician and Priest, the price everyone has and the typical behavior of people under certain circumstances has a certain kind of beauty to them. Maybe this is the beautiful-story writing we've heard so much about. As I said, this isn't a review. I did not go over the book from start to finish summarizing the story. It can't be done exactly. You must read the book to appreciate it....or to find that you dislike it It is that kind of book I'd advise you to read it.....once at least ...ED COX
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(9) The way the author [[?]] builds up the story to a frightful climax is [[?]] The tense moments of battle between the two brains and the brilliant description of a man enslaved by another, a dead man's brain, as the weeks go by, is only one good reason why you [[?]] and [[?]] if you already haven't. It is also an example of the master [[?]] manship of the author. How he manages to unravel the threads of the alful situation is another example of the high quality of this book. If you want to spend a pleasant evening of reading, this book will neatly fit the bill. ED COX THE SIGN OF THE BURNING HART. David H. Keller. NFFF, 1948 This is not exactly a review of the book. Personally, I would say that this book can not be reviewed in the sense that it is like ordinary books to be read and then, if desired, reviewed. This is mostly impressions of the book. The strange story of Christopher Wren and his shop by the road to Paris/or Madrid; of his lawyer's minor story;his first marriage; the strange story of the priest in regard to Leonora-- all of this must be familiar to you since there have been many reviews of this book before this edition came out and, especially if you have read the book yourself. Not being essentially a "Kellerfan", I like some of his stories and do not care for others. This one I can not decide whether it pleased or not. The story is minus the regular stock and trade characreristics to be found with almost any other that you may read. it will become evident what I mean, exactly, if you read this book. Suffice it is to say, little or no plot of the type commonly accepted as being a plot and the very way of telling the story is, I now realize, typical Keller, as they say. It is vaguely disturbing the way the story seems to ramble on with this and that happening, but the underlying philosophical outlook on the life of a man from the viewpoint of the man is evident if you'll over look some of the somewhat irritating things like the repetitious "....from Madrid to Paris and from Paris to Madrid." for example. Although it has its purpose, it did annoy. Somehow, I'd say that most readers would dislike this immensely because of the way the story runs on. Then again it is not terrible important just how the story goes on. In that it doesn't have a standard plot with the second thread woven into it to be tied up, no climax and anti-climax. Nothing of those things. But wet, the story pleases. The behavior of Wren in the treatment of the prostitute Leonora and the resultant tying in of the lives of the Musician and Priest, the price everyone has and the typical behavior of people under certain circumstances has a certain kind of beauty to them. Maybe this is the beautiful-story writing we've heard so much about. As I said, this isn't a review. I did not go over the book from start to finish summarizing the story. It can't be done exactly. You must read the book to appreciate it....or to find that you dislike it It is that kind of book I'd advise you to read it.....once at least ...ED COX
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