![]() So when the Delian pairs Silverlock with Golias we are invited to watch the creation of his character in every sense of the word.more ![]() The first sentence of the book illustrates this: "If I had cared to live, I would have died." And here is this rootless, disconnected piece of human flotsam smacked down in the middle of story with a Capital S.Īs to plot, it's not so much an absence of plot but rather the presence of ALL PLOT and plot devices: love, lust, good, evil, steadfastness, betrayal, war, peace, friendship, compassion, bravery, cowardice, joy, grief, atonement and revenge. He is not even interested in his own story. Here we have the case of a modern man, egocentric, detached, materialistic, and apathetic to everything. To me, after reading this book several times over the last 30 years, the point of this book is simply in praise of "story" how it defines us and uplifts us, how basic it is to the human experience. I do not agree, however, with those who claim that the book is pointless and plotless. I am sympathetic with those who feel that a lack of familiarity with classics of literature an culture leave one on the outside. To me, after reading this book several times over the last 30 years, the point of this book is simply in praise of "story" how it defines us and uplifts us, how basic it is to the hum I have been reading the comments made by other GoodReads members on Silverlock, by John Myers Myers. ![]() I have been reading the comments made by other GoodReads members on Silverlock, by John Myers Myers. Clarence Shandon, undertakes a whirlwind tour of the classics.Īnd just as the truths of great stories ennoble those who take them to heart, a selfish and cynical drifter is transformed into the gallant knight known as Silverlock.more From carousing with Robin Hood to crossing swords with the Green Knight and stealing a ride on Huck Finn's raft, our traveler, A. This rollicking adventure begins with a shipwreck on an island where notable characters of literature, history, and folklore coexist - Hamlet and Oedipus, Don Quixote and Doctor Faustus, Becky Sharp and Daniel Boone. This rollicking adventure begins with a shipwreck on an island where notable characters of literature, history, and folklore coexist - Hamlet and Oedipus, Don Quixote and Doctor Faustus, Becky Sharp a Join an unlikely hero as he watches Moby-Dick sink the Pequod, dodges cannibals on Robinson Crusoe's island, raises a glass with Beowulf, and literally goes to Hell and back. Join an unlikely hero as he watches Moby-Dick sink the Pequod, dodges cannibals on Robinson Crusoe's island, raises a glass with Beowulf, and literally goes to Hell and back.
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