Duncton Wood
by William Horwood
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Author: William HorwoodEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1980-03
ISBN: 0070304343
Number of pages: 585
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
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Book Review: The most wonderful work of fiction I have ever read.
Summary: 5 Stars
All I can say is that ALL of these reviews on this page are accurate. The Duncton books are simply marvelous. It seems to me that there are three kinds of evangelism (I use this word loosely - not religiously) 1) the kind where some idiot fanatically recommends something with no comprehension of his audience or of the material he is recommending, 2) an person who is prone to BEING obsessed or finatical about a thing, and the thing they are evangelizing is actually a good thing, but their fanaticism keeps people away thinking they are a wacko, and then there is 3) When there is something so good and entrancing and mesmerizing and uplifting and frightening and wonderful that even the normal Joe Blow (that'd be me) steps out of the woodwork to take way more time than he has on his hands to tell the world that they MUST PARTAKE OF THIS WONDERFUL THING!!!!! So this is 3. And that's what the Duncton books (yes, there are six) are. An epic spiritual journey into the hearts of Souls, yes, moles they may be, but they are you and me. The richness with which Horwood writes and describes and offers is unparalleled in modern fiction (or classic fiction in my opinion). I first read Duncton Wood when I was 15, in 1984, and I have given the book as a gift to at least 2 dozen friends over the years, and EVERY person I ever gave it to said it was one of the best books they EVER read. I have never had that experience with any of the other dozen or so books I regularly recommended. I realize this is beginning to wreak of pontification and the evangelism I criticized in my opening paragraph, but hear this: If you buy one book this year and read it - LET IT BE DUNCTON WOOD. It will change your life. For the better. Hear the Silent Stone...
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