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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Es de esas novelas cuya duración se hace rara: más corta y habría cabido en cualquier recopilatorio de relatos con tintes lovecraftianos (y probablemente habría sido de los más destacados), más larga y lo mismo se hubiera perdido en si misma. Juega mucho con el misterio hacia el lector de qué se está contando y cómo lo hace, utilizando mucho un lenguaje simbólico que hace que cueste un poco de asimilar.
Quizá la sensación de sorpresa con el final sea mucho mayor (y mejor) de lo que el relato en si va soltando. Aún así, muy recomendable como soplo de aire fresco en el género tentacular.
Quizá la sensación de sorpresa con el final sea mucho mayor (y mejor) de lo que el relato en si va soltando. Aún así, muy recomendable como soplo de aire fresco en el género tentacular.
Another weird,surreal novella from one of my favorite authors. Writing reminds me of William Burroughs Red Night trilogy-era. Landscapes, government agents, cult leaders. As many have said, can haz Lovecraftian X-Files feel.
I really enjoyed the cosmic horror element to this novella, and the characters left me wanting to know more, but I found some of the writing a little confusing although this may have been intentional. I liked it enough I will definitely check out the next book though.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
He dudado si darle 3 o 4 estrellas a esta novella. Bien escrita y con una estructura interesante. Voy a tener que procesar lo que he leído antes de opinar más, porque la verdad es que es raruna, pero me ha gustado.
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mysterious
medium-paced
not rating because i retained nothing from this. idk what was going on, what the themes were, who the characters were or how they related to one another. truly a no thoughts head empty experience. so sorry to this book but i did not get it
This is the pure stuff. Kiernan at her creepiest. Eschewing her usual goth trappings, she mashes up Lovecraft, noir and 50's sci fi in this quick, tasty jolt of a book.
The Signalman is one of the best agents in what's called The Company (nod to Mr. King here). He's also cynical, tired, and alcoholic and ripe for retirement. He has spent most of his career thwarting, well, not going to say, cause that's part of the fun.
Meanwhile in the desert Drew Standish has fashioned a cult following by expounding on days to come while him and his followers listen to the voices in snowy TV static and there are voices.
The Signalman teams up with a strangely beautiful yet ghoulish woman who can slip in and out of time. Together they the attempt to thwart the invasion of....well, again, you'll see.
Kiernan is firing on all cylinders in this novella. Gleefully tossing jaded one liners and chronicling a very specific type of body horror, she creates a wonderful, dusty, eerie atmosphere. Deeply unsettling but possessed with a crack sense of humor, this is a wonderful introduction to one of our best horror writers.
The Signalman is one of the best agents in what's called The Company (nod to Mr. King here). He's also cynical, tired, and alcoholic and ripe for retirement. He has spent most of his career thwarting, well, not going to say, cause that's part of the fun.
Meanwhile in the desert Drew Standish has fashioned a cult following by expounding on days to come while him and his followers listen to the voices in snowy TV static and there are voices.
The Signalman teams up with a strangely beautiful yet ghoulish woman who can slip in and out of time. Together they the attempt to thwart the invasion of....well, again, you'll see.
Kiernan is firing on all cylinders in this novella. Gleefully tossing jaded one liners and chronicling a very specific type of body horror, she creates a wonderful, dusty, eerie atmosphere. Deeply unsettling but possessed with a crack sense of humor, this is a wonderful introduction to one of our best horror writers.
3.5 stars
Like a middle of the road but still entertaining and vibe heavy X-Files episode
Like a middle of the road but still entertaining and vibe heavy X-Files episode
Stephen King meets Lovecraft meets Independence Day. The writing is so smooth and so cocky and sharp i had to read many passages aloud just to savor the feel of them. Highly recommended.
If you think you are getting a light short read by picking up a fantasy spy novella along the lines of Charles Stross’ Laundy Files or Daniel O’Malley’s Checquy Files you will be in for a big surprise. This thing is a dense puzzle.
The book winks hard at Lovecraft’s Watcher in the Woods. It stands entirely on it’s own, but if you know the original source material it might make the novella more entertaining (similar to the approach that the excellent The Ballad of Black Tom Novella by Victor LaValle)
The story is completely non-linear, jumping back and forth between different people at different times. This isn’t a barrier to entry for me, but the writing itself also winds its way back and forth to get to a plot point. Meanwhile the writing style shifts tones from chapter to chapter between beat poetry run through a hard boiled filter and abstract psychedelic explorations.
Everything is obfuscated. Why say a thing when you can describe things adjacent to the idea of a thing? It’s intentionally disorienting, but the writing is tight and everything fits (although I still don’t know what’s in the briefcase).
I liked it, but I am really glad that it’s only 123 pages. If it were longer I don’t think I would have continued to enjoy her style.
The book winks hard at Lovecraft’s Watcher in the Woods. It stands entirely on it’s own, but if you know the original source material it might make the novella more entertaining (similar to the approach that the excellent The Ballad of Black Tom Novella by Victor LaValle)
The story is completely non-linear, jumping back and forth between different people at different times. This isn’t a barrier to entry for me, but the writing itself also winds its way back and forth to get to a plot point. Meanwhile the writing style shifts tones from chapter to chapter between beat poetry run through a hard boiled filter and abstract psychedelic explorations.
Everything is obfuscated. Why say a thing when you can describe things adjacent to the idea of a thing? It’s intentionally disorienting, but the writing is tight and everything fits (although I still don’t know what’s in the briefcase).
I liked it, but I am really glad that it’s only 123 pages. If it were longer I don’t think I would have continued to enjoy her style.