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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
A thin, elliptical tale following a government agent known as the Signalman as he hunts a cult-y grifter. This charismatic creep attracts followers in the service of an alien intelligence that hopes to take over the Earth, because of course. The Signalman works with a being who is older than she appears—like *much*—and exists in many points in time simultaneously. Mind-bending, trippy, and dark, if only this were a good long novel I could have really sunk into. As it is, it was over just when I was getting really interested.
This book captures a moment in time as the world faces a threat of some unknown cosmic horror- a good pick for fans of Lovecraftian tales, which I definitely am. I liked it overall (particularly the spooky supernatural ideas throughout), but there were two elements that kept it firmly in the "like" rather than "love" category.
The first thing is that the writing has this uniformly snappy, irreverent, stream of consciousness thing going on that I know a lot of people love but that I find to be kind of self conscious. I just find I have less and less patience for that particular kind of stylized writing as time goes on.
The second thing is that up until the very end the story feels like it's populated by beginnings, one right after the other. That's very good for creating intrigue, but at a certain point I just wanted it to hit a stride and come together towards a cohesive goal. It eventually does, but it just didn't feel meaty enough to me.
The first thing is that the writing has this uniformly snappy, irreverent, stream of consciousness thing going on that I know a lot of people love but that I find to be kind of self conscious. I just find I have less and less patience for that particular kind of stylized writing as time goes on.
The second thing is that up until the very end the story feels like it's populated by beginnings, one right after the other. That's very good for creating intrigue, but at a certain point I just wanted it to hit a stride and come together towards a cohesive goal. It eventually does, but it just didn't feel meaty enough to me.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
For people who like to swim in the ocean because they can't tell what may be swimming beneath them.
A funny-peculiar little novella. A medium boiled writing style and a zombie-ant-like alien invasion, tossed with a funny-haha dose of tinfoil hatness. What’s not to like? I never saw X-Files or read Lovecraft, so I surely missed a lot of resemblances and homages. But I did get others, as I did not grow up in a backwater. Don’t come here for big depth of character and you’ll be fine. Now on to Black Helicopters.
La reseña completa en http://inthenevernever.blogspot.com.es/2018/04/agentes-de-dreamland-de-caitlin-r.html
"Así es como termina el mundo.
Matarile rile ro"
Hay historias que empiezas sabiendo de antemano que te van a gustar, lo que no puedes anticipar es cuánto lo harán. Obras con atmósferas tan poderosas como sugerentes, en las no puedes parar de pensar. En esta reseña quiero hablarles de una de ellas: Agentes de Dreamland de Caitlín R. Kiernan, mi primer acercamiento con la galardonada autora de terror, ciencia ficción y fantasía oscura, pero desde ya les puedo asegurar que no será el último.
"Así es como termina el mundo.
Matarile rile ro"
Hay historias que empiezas sabiendo de antemano que te van a gustar, lo que no puedes anticipar es cuánto lo harán. Obras con atmósferas tan poderosas como sugerentes, en las no puedes parar de pensar. En esta reseña quiero hablarles de una de ellas: Agentes de Dreamland de Caitlín R. Kiernan, mi primer acercamiento con la galardonada autora de terror, ciencia ficción y fantasía oscura, pero desde ya les puedo asegurar que no será el último.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Disturbing and atmospheric but I couldn't really get into it. Longer review will, probably, appear. Not today though.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No