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Article: Jim Peterson, Paper Crown.(Book review)
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- The Literary Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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New York: Red Hen Press, 2005.
The jacket copy of Jim Peterson's first novel, Paper Crown, explains that the work is a blend of "speculative fiction," the occult, and a spiritual quest. Speculative fiction, as some critics have described, is a means by which a writer can create whatever circumstances are necessary to tell the tale. This genre can, if successful, as in the case of Peterson, prompt the reader to consider possibilities that may be in opposition to long-held presuppositions.
Peterson, an award-winning poet and author of four collections, blends elements of speculative and literary fiction into the story, which carries the reader into other ...