As I mentioned in my last post I've been reading a book called "Dzur" by Steven Brust. Now part of what I enjoy about Brust is his willingness to experiment with the structural elements of his books.
Within this particular volume each chapter is preceded by a short passage recounting a course of an extravagant meal the protagonist has at the beginning of the story. Now I love to cook and so I find this particular peculiarity to be especially pleasant.
I've even tried my hand at cooking a dish derived from this fantasy feast and it worked quite well; Mr. Brust seems to have at least enough knowledge of good cooking to devise recipes nearly as novel as his books.
The other thing I like about Brust is that he keeps his stories short and simple. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't get intimidated by epics. It's just that I find that some of the excesses of Robert Jordan and his ilk tend to tire after a while. A fantasy author whose books don't generally seem to exceed the 100,000 word mark is a refreshing change.
Of course there is a down-side to it. I'm almost finished!
Oh well... I guess it's to the library with me again.
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Well isn't that an interesting tidbit. A recipe. And you tried one? What was it?
ReplyDeleteYou mean you don't like BRICKS? Robert Jordan lost me when an entire novel (can't even remember which one) was a day. That's it. A day. 1200 pages for a day.