Audiobook18 hours
The Wind in His Heart
Written by Charles de Lint
Narrated by Tom Stechschulte
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
De Lint's first adult fantasy novel in 8 years weaves a rich tapestry of story with classic CdL elegance. Young Thomas Corn Eyes sees into the otherworld, but all he wants to do is get off the rez. Steve Cole escaped from his rock star life to disappear into the desert and mountains. Fifteen-year-old barrio kid Sadie Higgins has been discarded once too often. Blogger Leah Hardin needs to leave Newford, come to terms with the loss of her best friend, and actually engage with her life. When these lives collide in the Hierro Maderas Mountains, they must struggle to escape their messy pasts and find a way to carve a future for themselves. They don't just have to learn how to survive. They have to learn how to fly.
Author
Charles de Lint
Charles de Lint and his wife, the artist MaryAnn Harris, live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His evocative novels, including Moonheart, Forests of the Heart, and The Onion Girl, have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary magical fiction in the manner of storytellers like John Crowley, Jonathan Carroll, Alice Hoffman, Ray Bradbury, and Isabel Allende.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Things I love about Charles de Lint books: unexpected magic, transformations, themes on the topic of poverty and neglect and abuse and healing, a profound sense of wonder about the natural world, respect and thoughtfulness.
Things that make me a wee bit uncomfortable -- this is a man that reveres Native Americans and yet is a white fella. He writes about Native culture, he has Native characters, he sets many of his books in a dreamtime mythos that draws significantly from indigenous culture. He does recognize this difficulty. He includes a thoughtful, respectful commentary on why he writes what he does. I respect him for that, and I feel that the fact that he's thought about it and acknowledges who he is not gives me the freedom as a reader to appreciate the beauty of the worlds he crafts. But that is a very personal opinion, and the reason I am writing about this discomfort is that it may make this a book that you will not enjoy.
Anyway, Charles de Lint has long been one of my very favorite authors. His books are the ones I can sink into and lose myself in and wake up from with a little more hope about the world. I have to admit that the Wildlings series didn't really do that for me, so it is with a great relief and joy that I see his new book returns to his iconic voice. There are many things to thank Charles de Lint for -- for writing the books that began urban fantasy that have led to all my favorite favorite books. For being a genuine and sincere human who writes the world he wants to see. For being kind to fans and for loving to sing. I am so glad to see him writing on the main stage once again. I missed his voice these last few years. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not really as good as earlier adult de Lint's, imo. It seemed a little unpolished, the dialog faintly stilted in places.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book pretty much throws you and the characters into the dreamlands from the get go, making me realize how much I liked the more elusive bits that seemed more earned in earlier books. Also the loses are mostly in the past for two of the vp characters, Steve and Leah, and Sadie’s narrative just doesn’t quite come up whole.