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A review by rodneywilhite
In a Glass Darkly by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
3.0
Jumped ship one-third of the way through "The Room in the Dragon Volant." Oh my God, never-ending, low-stakes intrigue because he caught a whole half of a glimpse of a sexy woman one night. How have men survived? Well, this particular man survives because he has a servant who's so nosy and fast-talking, he could get the innermost secrets of the very stones.
The first three stories are just a catalog of high-strung Victorian male fragilities, and diminishing returns after "Green Tea," which is wonderful in, you know, that evil-monkey-whispers-blasphemies sort of way.
Yes, I bailed before "Carmilla," but I swear I'll read it one gloomy day. Seriously, I own about five copies of it, considering how frequently it pops up in anthologies.
The first three stories are just a catalog of high-strung Victorian male fragilities, and diminishing returns after "Green Tea," which is wonderful in, you know, that evil-monkey-whispers-blasphemies sort of way.
Yes, I bailed before "Carmilla," but I swear I'll read it one gloomy day. Seriously, I own about five copies of it, considering how frequently it pops up in anthologies.