So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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I found this book in Bangkok the summer while traveling through S.E. Asia; yet, this book fooled me into thinking it was Winter, specifically February. The book follows Thaddeus as he and the Balloonists fight the war with February, (a mildly-sinister fellow who lives in the clouds) to bring back warmth, family, and flight. Jones style stretched my spatial perception, sense of reality, and engaged my senses. He has a unique style that was engaging and brought so much beauty into this world of cold and sadness. It was like an obscure dream filtered with shades of grey's, green, a faint blue. For anyone wanting a surprisingly intriguing escape from reality, this is a fantastic read.
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DaniB, January 10, 2011
I found this book in Bangkok the summer while traveling through S.E. Asia; yet, this book fooled me into thinking it was Winter, specifically February. The book follows Thaddeus as he and the Balloonists fight the war with February, (a mildly-sinister fellow who lives in the clouds) to bring back warmth, family, and flight. Jones style stretched my spatial perception, sense of reality, and engaged my senses. He has a unique style that was engaging and brought so much beauty into this world of cold and sadness. It was like an obscure dream filtered with shades of grey's, green, a faint blue. For anyone wanting a surprisingly intriguing escape from reality, this is a fantastic read.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)