Spirits in the Wires

So I finally got around to starting to read this book in earnest after I bought it in MP3 CD format from here.

Here are some random thoughts.

I don’t know. I’m not really digging this book the way I’ve liked some of de Lint’s other offerings. The exploits of Hank and Lily and the junkyard peeps in Someplace to be Flying got me hooked from the start. Similarly, I fell in love with Janey and Sarah in The Little Country and Moonheart respectively. But even though SITW features my favorite characters, the Riddell boys, I’m just… meh.

However, Jackson Hart, the techie guy, uses Eudora as a mail client. That means he rox0rz!

Also, Chuck, darling, sweetie pie, the self-referential stuff has got to go. It’s cute if you’re an old fan of the Newford stories. But your new fans are going to sit there and go, “OK, so why did we need the random sentence about Joe Crazy Dog if we’re not going to meet him?” or “Right, so who the fuck is Daniel and why does it matter to me that this jilly person is with him instead of Geordie?” (Although, that being said, if Geordie Riddell were to exist in real life, I would not kick him out for eating crackers in bed. Ahem. Right. Topic.

My goal is to finish this book by the time I leave for my friend’s baby shower this weekend. So probably more notes as I go.