charles@uw70 (Bad Charles) (01/08/85)
For the Xanth fans out there, Piers Anthony's newest book is a jewel for people with a punny sense of humor. Even the title is a gem: "Crewel Lye, A Caustic Yarn". The best Xanth book yet. Charles E. Camisa Geophysics Department University of Washington
hutch@shark.UUCP (Stephen Hutchison) (01/08/85)
<don't bug the eater line> "Crewel Lye" (Piers Anthony) isn't really his best effort. More puns than ever (not always very good ones though), and he is very slowly becoming less of a male chauvinist, but the story is disjointed at the beginning and end, the characterization is uneven in Jordan's narrative, and rather repetitious with Jordan being too similar to Bink. The use of different perspectives across the series just barely manages to keep Anthony from rewriting the same story over and over again. I would have preferred it if they'd release "Bearing an Hourglass" in paper cover rather than yet another Xanth book. Hutch
cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth) (01/10/85)
I really enjoyed A Spell for Chameleon, but Xanth wears very thin after the first trilogy. I agree; get the hourglass book out. Cheryl Nemeth All opinions are my own, of course.