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Jeffrey Keeten
Steven Huxley had just been handed the diary of his sidekick companion Harry Keeton. I am
personally fond of Harry because our names are one letter away from being the same
Keeton/Keeten. I am actually an impostor, my great great grandfather Thomas Newton Keaton
changed his name to Keeten when he was conscripted into the Confederate army. Family lore
states that he had a dispute with his older brother Major William Henry Harrison Keaton and t
Steven Huxley had just been handed the diary of his sidekick companion Harry Keeton. I am
personally fond of Harry because our names are one letter away from being the same
Keeton/Keeten. I am actually an impostor, my great great grandfather Thomas Newton Keaton
changed his name to Keeten when he was conscripted into the Confederate army. Family lore
states that he had a dispute with his older brother Major William Henry Harrison Keaton and that had
caused the name change. So despite the fact that I am going to be talking about the Huxley family a
lot in this review, because they are the designated heroes of this book, I think we all know that Harry
is the understated, but true hero of this tale.
Harry's diary was not the first diary that had impacted Steven's life. The first was written by his father
George Huxley. Steven has just returned to the family home after convalescing in France from a
bullet wound received in the war. He expects to find his brother, Christian, who is recently married,
happily luxuriating in domestic bliss. Instead Steven finds a neurotic brother obsessed with Ryhope
Woods, a three mile square section of pristine old world forest that has never been properly
explored since the last Ice Age.
This gloomy, compelling stand of forest butts up against the family home, and had also been the
obsession of their father. Steven finds Christian's wife in a shallow grave with an arrow through her
eye. In the immortal words of Kevin Bacon in the movie
Christian in an attempt to explain what
going on to Steven has him read their father's diary which is filled with stories and observations that
barely make sense. Christian disappears into the woods and each time he reappears he is a
different, less civilized, unrecognizable form of the brother Steven knew.
Robert Holdstock was a student of the Carl Jungian theory of the archetype hero. Jung defined his
concept of the archetype as a formula that is the result of
Ryhope Woods is full of mythological creatures, familiar heroes such as Robin Hood, and Hercules,
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but also mythological creatures that existed before written memory. They are the manifestation of
our collective memories of heroes that have been encoded into our unconscious mind by the
memories and experiences of our ancestors. As Christian, Steven and Harry spend more time in the
woods mythagos are being formed from their own unconscious minds. They exist as ghosts at the
peripheral of their vision, but the longer they stay in the woods the more substantial these
manifestations become.
Carol.
I am not the ideal audience for this book. This is a book that takes the idea of fantasy very, very
seriously. There is little love, or sense of joy in the magic; this is obsession and wildness, and while
I'm a fan of pursuing passion and all things wild, this is the dreamscape extreme that occurred after
a few too many tipples before bed.
feels like a gothic fantasy, as if Jung and perhaps one of those Victorian spinsters got together and
wove a tale about a small English family, a
I am not the ideal audience for this book. This is a book that takes the idea of fantasy very, very
seriously. There is little love, or sense of joy in the magic; this is obsession and wildness, and while
I'm a fan of pursuing passion and all things wild, this is the dreamscape extreme that occurred after
a few too many tipples before bed.
feels like a gothic fantasy, as if Jung and perhaps one of those Victorian spinsters got together and
wove a tale about a small English family, ancient myths and estrangement. This is a book about
obsession, first with the wood, then with self-creation, and finally with a woman who embodies both
that wildness and creation.
The synopsis: Steven returns from the war to his family home, to recover and reunite with his
brother, some time after his father's death. He soon discovers his brother has been drawn into the
mystery of the wood, and its not long before he is disappearing for weeks at a time while Steven
keeps house and waits. Needless to say, it was only a matter of time before Steven enters the wood
as well. Of course, there is a mysterious woman. In pursuing explanation and mapping of the wood,
he heads to a local airstrip and hires Harry Keeton to fly over the wood. Without going too much
farther, Harry becomes involved in the mystery of the wood as well.
I struggled with the disturbing undertone of the males' fascination with Guiwenneth, the mysterious
female. In each incarnation, she has been created out of the male mind, acting as the uncertain
object of his affection. Steven is no exception, quickly becoming convinced he loves her, and that
this time, it is their destiny. I get the underlying mythical undertones, and that psychology about
creation, determination, etc., but frankly, it's unpalatable reading about male obsession with his
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vision of what love is.
Steven is particularly ignorant and selfish when he initially pretends to be 'conversing' with her when
it is clear that he has no idea what she is saying. I don't have the book in front of me, but its only a
short period of time before he starts muttering about 'forever.' As I said, I get that it's an archetype.
I'm just not that interesting in reading this dark, deeply sexist (woman=native=other) fantasy
manifestation of Jungian theory.
For a world fantasy award, the writing surprised me; there is a great deal of 'showing,' as one of the
brothers delves into the mystery of the wood, but because of the legends and the angle of
psychological creation, there is a great deal of telling as well. I remember a long section of walking,
an encounter or two, then the meeting of a mysterious shaman who explains all. Or at least half of it.
Reminds me rather unfortunately of
and it's ilk, usually discovered in New Age-y actualize yourself bookstores. Honestly a two-star read
for me, maybe worth a bit more for its historical importance and underlying idea.
Cross posted at
Richard Derus
Rating: 5 thrilled stars of five
: Go look at
. I'll never be able to improve on that.
: I have to add a few points to it, though.
The mythopoetic roots of the story are clear, and the entire experience of reading the tale is one of
immersion into a vivified version of
. Jung's brilliant conceptualization of "The Collective Unconscious" provides the underpinnings of
Ryhope Wood, of course, but man-aliv
Rating: 5 thrilled stars of five
: Go look at
. I'll never be able to improve on that.
: I have to add a few points to it, though.
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Stephen
6.0 stars. This book is a MASTERPIECE and will likely be on my list of "All Time Favorite" novels
before too long (though I always try and wait a little while after reading the book to see how long it
stays with me).
In brief, the story revolves around a primeval forest that has survived intact since the Ice Age (if not
before) and where archetypes of Man's universal myths and legends exist and the story of one
family's exploration of this forest over two generations.
In describing my reaction t
6.0 stars. This book is a MASTERPIECE and will likely be on my list of "All Time Favorite" novels
before too long (though I always try and wait a little while after reading the book to see how long it
stays with me).
In brief, the story revolves around a primeval forest that has survived intact since the Ice Age (if not
before) and where archetypes of Man's universal myths and legends exist and the story of one
family's exploration of this forest over two generations.
In describing my reaction to this book, the first thing I have to say is that it is ORIGINAL (something
that is very hard to say when it comes to Fantasy novels these days). When reading this book, I did
not ever think, "Oh I have read this before" or "this reminds me of [insert other book title:]...."
The originality of the story itself deserves high praise, but it would be wasted if the story was not
well-written, with well drawn characters and memorable supporting players. Fortunately, this book
has all three of those things. It is brilliantly (and beautifully) written with some absolutely classic
characters and creatures.
This is high level, adult fantasy at it best. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!
Winner: British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel
Winner: World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
Mangrii
Impresionante, si os gusta la fantasÃ-a, tenéis que leer esta novela si o si.
La historia nos narra como cuando Steven Huxley vuelve a casa tras luchar en la 2ª Guerra
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Mundial donde teóricamente le esperan su hermano Christian y una misteriosa joven llamada
Guiwenneth; en realidad se encuentra con un persona descuidad y solitaria, aquejada por los
miedos y las obsesiones que también habÃ-a tenido su fallecido padre, tanto con el bosque que
rodea su hogar como por la joven desaparecida. Con ciertas
Impresionante, si os gusta la fantasÃ-a, tenéis que leer esta novela si o si.
La historia nos narra como cuando Steven Huxley vuelve a casa tras luchar en la 2ª Guerra
Mundial donde teóricamente le esperan su hermano Christian y una misteriosa joven llamada
Guiwenneth; en realidad se encuentra con un persona descuidad y solitaria, aquejada por los
miedos y las obsesiones que también habÃ-a tenido su fallecido padre, tanto con el bosque que
rodea su hogar como por la joven desaparecida. Con ciertas explicaciones bastante
incomprensibles de su hermano y un diario de su padre, Steven empezara a comprender que
sucede en el bosque Ryhope, el porqué de que su familia está obsesionada con él y su papel
en esta misteriosa historia.
Una lectura espectacular. Narrada en primera persona a través de Steven Huxley y a través de
un lenguaje directo y sencillo, pero sin dejar de lado un aspecto literario cuidado y poético en
ocasiones; nos adentramos en la historia poco a poco, conociendo conceptos y descubrimientos de
primera mano, pero sin establecerse tales como verdades absolutas, sino más bien ideas simples
bastante incompletas que podemos ir teorizando a lo largo de la novela. La narración pasara por
momento de realidad y el mundo que conocemos para meterse en la historia de algo que sucedió
hace miles de años, siendo su trama algo que no se alcanza a vislumbrar o ensamblar hasta el
final, por lo difuso que es todo.
No creo que sea una lectura fácil y no creo que le vaya a gustar a todo el mundo, mucha gente
abandonara en las primeras páginas probablemente y a su pesar. El libro está cargado de
narraciones y descripciones, con muchas páginas exentas de diálogos, y eso no es algo que todo
el mundo soporte o le guste, para mÃ-, es una absoluta maravilla todo lo que llega a transmitir, y
realmente, hay dos puntos especialmente que me han encantado de la novela. La primera, por
supuesto, todo lo que tiene que ver con los mitagos, todo el concepto y lo que vamos descubriendo
de ellos, sensacional e innovador. Esa paradoja donde todos los recuerdos de héroes y leyendas
que han estado presentes en la humanidad siguen vivos, renacen y se van transformando en un
ciclo sin fin, es fantástico y muy original. Y segundo por supuesto, los personajes, todos
desarrollados y algunos muy complejos, donde sin duda me quedo con Guiwenneth por esa ternura
y dulzura que desprendÃ-a, aunque fuera tan ruda.
Una lectura de fantasÃ-a para mi obligatoria y que me arrepiento de no haber leÃ-do nunca antes.
Una obra distinta con toques de mitologÃ-a y realismo mágico, con ambientes inquietantes y gran
profundidad onÃ-rica.
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