Many people believe the fantasy novel "Little, Big" is a neglected masterpiece

Have you read it?

Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament is a contemporary fantasy novel by John Crowley, published in 1981.

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Harold Bloom included this work in his book The Western Canon, calling it ?A neglected masterpiece. The closest achievement we have to the Alice stories of Lewis Carroll.?[5] Bloom also recorded, based on their correspondence, that poet James Merrill "loved the book."[6]

Thomas M. Disch described Little, Big as ?the best fantasy novel ever. Period.?[7] Ursula K. Le Guin stated that Little, Big is ?a book that all by itself calls for a redefinition of fantasy?.[8] In Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle described the book as ?a work of architectonic sublimity? and ?the author plays with masterly skill on the emotional nerves of awe, rapture, mystery and enchantment?.[8] Paul Di Filippo said, ?It is hard to imagine a more satisfying work, both on an artistic and an emotional level?.[9]

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The book is largely forgotten. But it is exremely well respected by other writers of fantasy.