The Gift of Fire / On the Head of a Pin
by Walter Mosley
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47%
Critic Reviews: 9
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75%
Reader Ratings: 49
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Synopsis
New York Times bestselling authorWalter Mosley delivers two speculative tales, in one volume, of everyday people exposed to life-altering truthsThe Gift of Fire In ancient mythology, the Titan Prometheus was punished by the gods for bringing man the gift of fire—an event that set humankind on its course of knowledge. As punishment for making man as powerful as gods, Prometheus was bound to a rock; every day his immortal body was devoured by a giant eagle. But... more
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- All Critics: 9
- Positive: 5
- Negative: 4
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The Agony Column | 16 May 2012
The prose is superb, the characters have depth and the ideas are excitingly handled.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jun 2012
Ingenious and mystical, although readers familiar with fantasy and science fiction will find little new or provocative here.
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Thinking About Books | 27 Jun 2012
Neither story is successful, whether as no doubt well-intentioned moralising or as science fiction/fantasy.
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Backlisted | 2 May 2012
...The Gift of Fire and On the Head of a Pin just don’t reach far enough.
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Examiner | 3 Jun 2012
And while he doesn't lack for original ideas and vibrant writing, the characters and story ultimately lack the depth necessary to satisfactorily convey the messages he's trying to get across.
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Bookgasm | 15 Jun 2012
The rewards are well worth the effort, and Mosley has again secured his position as one of most worthy — and now varied — contemporary American authors.
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Read All Day | 16 Jul 2012
Great reading, and great understanding, through the works of Walter Mosley.
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Denver Post | 27 May 2012
Mosley gives a fresh voice to these ideas of a messiah and a tap into global memories.
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Genre Go Round Reviews | 27 Apr 2012
Intelligent, readers will appreciate this fine two-story collection as Walter Mosley makes it look Easy switching from mystery to fantasy.
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