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A review by hypatia13
Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection by Charles de Lint
4.0
This book was incredible. I don't usually like short stories too much, and indeed, the first third or so of this book was kind of "meh". But then I seemed to really get into it, and the stories just got better and better. I think they're best summed up by de Lint in the last story in this collection:
"And though the stories owe their existence to the urban legends that give them their quirky spin, what they're really about is people: what makes them happy or sad. My themes are simple. They're about love and loss, honor and the responsibilities of friendship. And wonder ... always wonder. As complex as people are individually, their drives are universal."
The stories are urban fantasy, and are filled with ghosts, faeries, and even bigfoot. But that's usually kind of incidental, and the stories are really about the characters and their lives - loves and losses. A really really beautiful book, and I'm looking forward to finding the next one.
"And though the stories owe their existence to the urban legends that give them their quirky spin, what they're really about is people: what makes them happy or sad. My themes are simple. They're about love and loss, honor and the responsibilities of friendship. And wonder ... always wonder. As complex as people are individually, their drives are universal."
The stories are urban fantasy, and are filled with ghosts, faeries, and even bigfoot. But that's usually kind of incidental, and the stories are really about the characters and their lives - loves and losses. A really really beautiful book, and I'm looking forward to finding the next one.