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Title: Good book about the Rom (if you're a DeLint fan)
Review: Charles DeLint's 1985 novel, Mulengro, is worth reading for one of two reasons: it allows a DeLint fan to compare his older writings to his current works and it offers a (somewhat simplified) insight into the contemporary life of "gypsies" in North America. Unfortunately, the book also suffers from a villain-driven plot (an all-too-common device of DeLint's), too many characters to allow full or almost any character development, blatant manipulation of emotions (having a man ripped apart by rabid dogs in front of his wife and child reminded me of Corman at his worst)and, finally, there were far too many trite expressions. When a reader compares this work to DeLint's three brilliant short story selections or two of his latest works such as "Trader" or "Someplace to Be Flying" he or she can be confident that the author has certainly honed his craft since the last decade.
