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A review by mentat_stem
The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a wacky hardboiled story that brings to mind Who Framed Roger Rabbit (the movie. I haven't read the book). It's also much deeper. The setting is a sort of purgatory of ideas. It's an alternate cosmology that is far stranger than your average secondary world fantasy while still connected to our mundane reality.
That makes it sound heavy, but imagine an animation anthology like Love, Death and Robots or The Animatrix - a dozen different animation styles building one world.
I love how caring and loving the characters are, despite their trauma. I love the magical logic that gets built.
Really weird fiction is often difficult to slog through, no matter how rewarding. This manages to be presented with the ease of A Muppet Christmas Carol while never stepping far from the shadows of nightmares and death.
Highly recommend.
That makes it sound heavy, but imagine an animation anthology like Love, Death and Robots or The Animatrix - a dozen different animation styles building one world.
I love how caring and loving the characters are, despite their trauma. I love the magical logic that gets built.
Really weird fiction is often difficult to slog through, no matter how rewarding. This manages to be presented with the ease of A Muppet Christmas Carol while never stepping far from the shadows of nightmares and death.
Highly recommend.