{"id":102,"date":"2005-07-31T09:27:49","date_gmt":"2005-07-31T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=102"},"modified":"2021-05-30T21:28:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:28:56","slug":"a-circle-of-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/102","title":{"rendered":"A Circle of Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Circle of Cats<\/em> (2003) Charles de Lint<\/a> Illustrated by Charles Vess<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I received this book for my birthday from Brian and Stacie. (THANKS!) I’d placed it on my wish list solely because it was written by Charles de Lint, and as usual, I wasn’t disappointed.<\/p>\n

A Circle of Cats<\/em> is about Lillian, a girl who loves to wander in the woods, trying to see the faeries she knows are out there, but always failing. Every morning she leaves part of her breakfast for the Apple Tree Man who had been around for as long as Lillian’s aunt remembered, but only Lillian believes that the Apple Tree Man is more than just a tree. It is only when danger strikes that Lillian learns that the magic she believes in, is truly real.<\/p>\n

Some of the characters, such as the Apple Tree Man, are familar from Charles de Lint’s other works, but prior knowledge is in no way necessary. <\/p>\n

Except for the language, the story feels much like one Charles de Lint’s short stories, although with fewer characters. As always this tale has the feel of a folk tale transplanted into modern times, although none of his tales are ones that I recognize.<\/p>\n

Charles Vess has again done some lovely illustrations; his art always seems perfectly matched to the fairy tale like quality of the stories. (I also liked his illustration in his collaboration with Neil Gaiman on Stardust<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

If you like Charles de Lint, then you’ll most likely enjoy this story. My only issues is that I cannot remember whether an older Lillian appears in another Charles de Lint story with the Apple Tree Man. (Part of my mind thiks that the story may be ‘Somewhere In My Mind There Is a Painting Box’ but I’m not certain.)<\/p>\n

The book is rated ages 8 and up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Circle of Cats (2003) Charles de Lint Illustrated by Charles Vess I received this book for my birthday from Brian and Stacie. (THANKS!) I’d placed it on my wish list solely because it was written by Charles de Lint, and as usual, I wasn’t disappointed. 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