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A World Made of Fire (Paperback)

by Mark Childress (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New edition edition (1 Feb 1987)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340403152
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340403150
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,742,425 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars a very touching book, 27 May 2000
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This review is from: A World Made of Fire (Paperback)
the book is very touching and goes straight to your heart. you can't compare it with childress's other books. it is great and i read it twice.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Totally different than "Crazy in Alabama"., 31 Aug 1999
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This review is from: A World Made of Fire (Paperback)
Since I loved Crazy in Alabama, I thought I would go back and read earlier novels by Childress. This was his first, and much different than I expected. The characters were much less defined, often to the point of being ambiguous, and the characters were used to create emotional states, or sensory images, rather than a fleshing out of real people. This novel was laden with allegories, metaphors, sensations, and juxtapositions that were often incongruous and disturbing. Heavy use of a very rural Creole and Cajun vernacular and frame of references which were often to the point of excess. I had trouble following dialogue because of the language.

Unlike Crazy in Alabama which was a funny, human (albeit implausible) adventure depicting the variances in human nature and a real sense of history and it's impact on our socio/cultural development, this novel was steeped in a surreal aura, almost out of time and place, with characters who were very disjointed and disturbed. There was nothing funny, and the storyline was not fluid. However, the author does show that he can create incredible imagery with words and sounds, and give you a sense of "being there" at a given moment. The images linger with you.

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