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A review by allaboutfrodo
Silverlock by John Myers Myers, Pam Fremon, David G. Grubbs, Fred Lerner
2.0
On the cover of Silverlock, Jerry PournelIe is quoted as saying, "You can now have the pleasure of [reading] Silverlock for the first time. I envy you.” Well, Jerry, you can stop envying me. I did not find reading Silverlock pleasurable. (He also suggests that it improves on the re-reading, but I will never know if that is true.)
I did not find Silverlock engaging, enlightening or entertaining. Do you have to like the main character to enjoy the book? I doubt it, although I certainly did not like the misogynistic and chauvinistic Silverlock. I am apparently not learned enough to understand all the smug obscure references, and the weaving together of many stories was not compelling enough to keep my interest while I also wondered what I was missing.
I picked this “classic” for my sci-fi/fantasy book club. I skimmed the last quarter. I suspect this will not be a popular selection. My library is the only one in our system that owns a copy; now I understand why. A classic that deserves to fall out of favor.
I did not find Silverlock engaging, enlightening or entertaining. Do you have to like the main character to enjoy the book? I doubt it, although I certainly did not like the misogynistic and chauvinistic Silverlock. I am apparently not learned enough to understand all the smug obscure references, and the weaving together of many stories was not compelling enough to keep my interest while I also wondered what I was missing.
I picked this “classic” for my sci-fi/fantasy book club. I skimmed the last quarter. I suspect this will not be a popular selection. My library is the only one in our system that owns a copy; now I understand why. A classic that deserves to fall out of favor.