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Green Eyes Hardcover – 1 January 1986

by Shepard Lucius (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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From the author of THE GOLDEN, THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, BARNACLE BILL THE SPACER and LIFE DURING WARTIME, a science fiction novel in which a 'zombie', the victim of a bizarre scientific obsession, runs amok and leaves behind him a trail of murder and miracles as he flees the Project and the horror that his 'life' has become.
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  1. Print length
    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Chatto & Windus
  4. Publication date
    1 January 1986
  5. ISBN-10
    0701130334
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0701130336
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chatto & Windus (1 January 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0701130334
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0701130336
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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GS愛好家
3.0 out of 5 stars バイユーの湿度を感じる
Reviewed in Japan on 5 February 2021
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個人的には"Life During Wartime"の次に気に入っている作品。
+この人の作品、和訳は殆ど廃版なので、この様に英文で読めるのは有り難い。
−短編を無理やり引き延ばした様に、長くて途中で飽きる。
+コンセプトは面白いので、枝葉を払えば優れた中編になりそう。
−普通使わない様な難解な形容詞が多く、途中引っ掛かる。
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Slade Grayson
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my top 5 favorite books...
Reviewed in the United States on 21 May 2015
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Still one of my favorite novels by one of my favorite novelists... Years later, it holds up after repeated readings. Lush, lyrical prose. Shepard was a master. Why has this not been made into a movie? Never mind. Hollywood would screw it up.
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J. Aaron Bellamy
3.0 out of 5 stars An imperfect glimpse into a fascinating world
Reviewed in the United States on 23 September 2019
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Green Eyes (2.75 stars) has a lot of problems: it’s over-written, the female characters are underdeveloped (though better developed than in other Shepard outings I’ve read), the themes and narratives are all over the place, and yet, at some level, it still captivates. There are glimpses here into some of the amazing writing Shepard would put out later in his career, but also examples of the pitfalls that would continue to plague him.

The presumption that this is ultimately a zombie story is false. Honestly, the presumption that this has a cohesive plot is false. The imagery and concepts take center stage, while the cohesion and characters powder up in the dressing room. Later, when Shepard hones in on just concept and imagery for a novella length tale, it’s enough to pull you in by itself. But with Green Eyes, it just goes on for too long. Sadly, the trippiest most interesting moments occur near the ending, and require a patient reader to slog through an overly standard and boring beginning. There were times I thought I wouldn’t make it, but I persisted.

Look, if you’re reading this review (and I doubt you are), you probably already know something about Lucius Shepard. You don’t need me to tell you he’s one of the great novella writers of science-fiction fantasy of all time, and you probably also don’t need me to tell you he can be hit or miss. I’m glad I read Green Eyes, and for the Shepard enthusiasts out there, I’d recommend it to you. But if you just stumbled across this somehow, I’d recommend getting a collection of his stories, like Beast of the Heartland, first. Test the waters. If that works out, maybe come back to Green Eyes when you’re curious to see how it all started.

Side-note: I think this would make a great TV show. It has a gigantic cast of kooky characters, lots of interesting sets and weird side stories (not west side stories, but a musical episode could totally work here!). Something along the lines of Falchuk and Murphy. Call me, I’ll bungle the script.
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Joan Hurley
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on 25 February 2013
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Unique, unexpected and original, this book lured me in with its fascinating premise of raising the dead, whose brains then advance in intellectual and metaphysical ways. Well written, it was slowed at times by the atmospheric, descriptive layering of its bayou environment, though such elaboration did serve to grow a sense of unease and foreboding for the reader.
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Max Pynchon
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
Reviewed in the United States on 30 December 2012
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I love this book and now I have it on my Kindle. Lucius Shepard's command of the language generates images that will never leave you.
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