World Famous Comics: The Broken Goddess (Roc Fantasy)
The Broken Goddess (Roc Fantasy)
By: Hans Bemmann Publisher: Roc Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Roc Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: December 01, 1995
Confusing but good at the same time This book took me so long to get through! A lot of the prose was very dense and I found myself having to go extra slow for fear of missing a hidden meaning. I went up and down with this book.It would really pull me in for a few chapters, then I'd trudge through a few more, wishing I was nearer the end.
The engrossing parts of it were super and it is an interesting story.My feelings about this book are mixed. I skimmed the last few chapters . I would tell anybody that reads this book to make sure they have plenty of time and patience. I think it really could be rewarding for a person with both of the above.
A Haunting Love Story of Confusion WOW! Where do I begin? For a short story, this book has evoked a great deal of thought. I loved this book, I hated this book, I was confused by this book but in the end I was just glad it was over. The "feel" of this book was wonderful. It had that haunting quality that all good romantic fantasies do, however the vagueness of the author's message was annoyingly frustrating.
Another annoying quality that I have no basis for confirmation is the feel that this book was a translation from another language (German?). I felt as though the choice of words used in many instances were on the odd side and it seemed that the reason was due to an inexact translation.
One last comment was that the book seemed to be a run-on of Mr. Bemmann's thoughts. Nothing really tied together, but the underlying love story which really seemed one sided. Just one goofy adventure to the next without rhyme or reason. Of course, if that was the intent then it worked.
I gave the book 3 stars primarily because of the haunting feel of it. Any book, no matter how confusing, that can still evoke a strong sense of any emotion is not all bad.
Funny, Poignant, and Profound Are these fairy tales "true"? As the protagonist stumbles through a landscape of half-familiar fairy tales and hilariously-debased Roman gods in search of his transformed lover, he (and we) begin to realize the difference between worshipping a perfect ideal and loving an imperfect human being. With all the authors delving into folklore and marchen these days, Bemmann's approach to the material is surprisingly fresh and touching. One of my all-time favorite books, and one that I've recommended to all my friends.
A beautiful novel of myth and folktale. This is a wonderfully gentle exploration of how myth and folktales function as real parts of our lives. An intellectual college professor meets a beautiful woman at a convention and, in his growing infatuation with her, is plunged into a series of strange experiences proving the reality of the stories that he's studied as only dry subject matter for dissertations. Growing through his comic and frightening experiences, he is mature enough to at last approach the woman and begin to love. It's a well-done story, with that happy blending of reality, the magical, and the power of story that makes movies like "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" so moving.
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