Cosmocopia

author: Paul Di Filippo

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.50

book published: 2008

rating: 4

read at: 2014/10/16

date added: 2015/02/08

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'Cosmocopia' falls squarely into the genre of weird SF. Strange like Philip Jose Farmer, which is a compliment in this case.



When aging artist Frank Lazorg is sent a new ingredient to use as pigment, it leads to strange new things when he starts ingesting it as a drug. This leads him to commit an unforgiveable act and he ends up accidentally escaping to another world. The inhabitants of this new world are unusual, but Frank finds himself able to understand them. He is taken in and learns their ways, but he is not content to just exist, and he yearns to create again, but can his notion of art be accepted in a world so strange?



It's strange and reminded me of the psychedelic era of SF in the early 1970s. I like the way Paul DiFilippo spins a story. I felt like the ending was a bit rushed, but I liked it overall.



I received a review copy of this ebook from Open Road Integrated Media and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.





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