Victober Booktube Review: George MacDonald's "Evenor" and "Lilith" - forerunner of fantasy.

[@royreadsanything]

Fascinating! Weirdness in the roots of fantasy.

[@GenreBooks23]

They’re certainly idiosyncratic, like a mix between dream state and Caroll-like “nonsense”, but staying above any humour.

[@BookChatWithPat8668]

This was really interesting, Gavin. I don't know the work of George MacDonald at all, but it certainly does sound like these books are the roots of what we think of as fantasy. Another excellent deep dive.

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks Pat, although I think I’m missing about a dozen layers of depth here!

[@apoetreadstowrite]

I'm always very curious about MacDonald, really enjoy his work & life, & also the Humphrey Carpenter work on him. Thanks for this spotlight, a great reminder to get my MacDonalds off the shelves.

[@GenreBooks23]

I’d be interested to hear your perspective on him..

[@apoetreadstowrite]

@@GenreBooks23: As a young adult I adored The inklings, so MacDonald was always a touchstone. I guess, you have to tune your ear to that Victorian prose style, but I love him. And I love that he was defrocked for standing strong on his variant theological beliefs, I love the bio.

[@davebrzeski]

There is some correlation between fairy tales, and the words that come out of politician's mouths. 😉 I haven't read MacDonald for decades, but I remember liking him a lot.

[@GenreBooks23]

Except that sometimes people learn a lesson in Fairy Tales :(

[@RaynorReadsStuff]

I don’t think I’ve read any George MacDonald. This was great. Really ought to try some 😊

[@GenreBooks23]

Thanks Debs :)