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A carregar... The Very Best of CaitlÃn R. Kiernan (2019)por CaitlÃn R. Kiernan
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. It's a good collection, but like a lot of horror and dark fantasy, some of the stories seem to rely more on just vibes than characterization and plot (even those are well done, if sometimes confusing). Of them, my favorites were "The Maltese Unicorn" and "Fairy Tale of Wood Street." YMMV. ( ) This collection is the type of writing that is a complete pleasure to read as the author is obviously talented. She has the same knack that Stephen King does of creating believable worlds while maintaining tightly controlled tension in the storyline. I added her other books to TBR list for 2020, and I am looking forward to reading them. ** Review in Progress ** Andromeda Among the Stones ** Even Kiernan's excellent writing can't really make anything original out of the same old Lovecraftian tale of defending mankind against something awful from the sea. This idea is long past its retirement age. La Peau Verte *1/2 Again, nice writing, but this convoluted story uses the time-honored trick of shifting back and forth in time to try to tell a more effective--and affecting--story, but it is all just too obscure and pointless, especially the ending. Houses Under the Sea *1/2 Another Lovecraftian story that just goes on and on to draw out the suspense about the even so awful the narrator can't bear to think about it--but can't stop thinking about. Good writing cannot make up for a dearth of original ideas and excessive prolixity. Bradbury Weather A Child's Guide to the Hollow Hills The Ammonite Violin A Season of Broken Dolls In View of Nothing The Ape's Wife The Steam Dancer (1896) Galapagos Fish Bride (1970) The Mermaid of the Concrete Ocean Hydraguros The Maltese Unicorn Tidal Forces The Prayer of Ninety Cats One Tree World (The World as Cataclysm) Interstate Love Song Fairy Tale of Wood Street This is an extraordinary and substantial collection of stories. Most defy categorisation. Are they horror, sci-fi, fantasy? Surreal, beautiful, often with poignant despair. These are dreams, meanderings in another world. These stories are like nothing else I have ever read. This book is nothing short of a literary treasure trove. I received my copy through NetGalley. My review is voluntary and my honest opinion. sem crÃticas | adicionar uma crÃtica
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HTML:"Pure genius."—New York Times "Lyrically compelling tales that are nearly impossible to stop reading...fans of weird writers like Carmen Maria Machado, Jeff VanderMeer, and China Mieville will be glad to find this volume and thereby discover a writer who inspired them all." —Booklist Caitlín R. Kiernan is one of dark fantasy and horror's most acclaimed and influential short fiction writers. Her powerful, unexpected stories shatter morality, gender, and sexuality: a reporter is goaded by her toxic girlfriend into visiting sadistic art exhibits; a countess in a decaying movie theater is sated by her servants; a collector offers his greatest achievement to ensnare a musician who grieves for her missing sister. In this retrospective collection of her finest work—previously only available in limited editions—Kiernan cuts straight to the heart of the emotional truths we cannot ignore. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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