Four Freedoms

John Crowley's fantasy Little, Big is one of my very favorite books, so I was excited when I saw a new novel by him, Four Freedoms, in my local public library yesterday. I have now read the first eighteen pages and my excitement is gone. In fact, nothing in those pages made me want to read further. The slackness of the prose is particularly disheartening. Of course it might get better later on, but looking ahead I'm not optimistic.