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A review by optimus
The Man from the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman
4.0
It's hard to rate this cause its more of a collection of stories/cases with Richard Jeperson in the main role as the titular "Man from the Diogenes Club".
So im going to rate each stories individually then get an average score.
"The End of the Pier Show" ⭐⭐⭐
A good introduction to the Diogenes Club and the supernatural aspect of Newman's world and its characters,cool imagery.
"You Don't Have To Be Mad..."⭐⭐
Nice second case,this is more of a psychological mind bender,interesting characters.
"Tomorrow Town"⭐⭐
Basically a murder in an utopia that's not an utopia,more of a unsustainable world(town),nothing truly memorable.
"Egyptian Avenue"⭐⭐⭐
It was fun,liked it due to the egyptian theme,memorable and quick.
"Soho Golem"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I loved this much the most. A tale of love and probably obsession and how it could go wrong when you love someone who is wrong and a completely bad to the core.The Golem is really tragic and a sad character.
"The Serial Murders"⭐⭐
Eh,its murders that happen on a tv series and then in real life in the same time and in the same way by some voodoo.
Really not that good and not memorable.
"The Man Who Got Off the Ghost Train"⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a half
I really liked this one. Its really spooky and disturbing.A great ghost story.Really claustrophobic and it could be a great horror movie. Just don't understand the whole Vanesa part of the ending.I do but not completely.
"Swellhead"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What can you say about a story of a super intelligent man who is so smart and has such a strong will, that by the sheer force of his own will he almost changed the whole reality in his image, and had a secret base on the moon created and kept secret by his will?
Bloody brilliant.
So the average grade is 3.3
but i liked some of the stories so much that in the end i have to give it 4 stars.
So im going to rate each stories individually then get an average score.
"The End of the Pier Show" ⭐⭐⭐
A good introduction to the Diogenes Club and the supernatural aspect of Newman's world and its characters,cool imagery.
"You Don't Have To Be Mad..."⭐⭐
Nice second case,this is more of a psychological mind bender,interesting characters.
"Tomorrow Town"⭐⭐
Basically a murder in an utopia that's not an utopia,more of a unsustainable world(town),nothing truly memorable.
"Egyptian Avenue"⭐⭐⭐
It was fun,liked it due to the egyptian theme,memorable and quick.
"Soho Golem"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I loved this much the most. A tale of love and probably obsession and how it could go wrong when you love someone who is wrong and a completely bad to the core.The Golem is really tragic and a sad character.
"The Serial Murders"⭐⭐
Eh,its murders that happen on a tv series and then in real life in the same time and in the same way by some voodoo.
Really not that good and not memorable.
"The Man Who Got Off the Ghost Train"⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a half
I really liked this one. Its really spooky and disturbing.A great ghost story.Really claustrophobic and it could be a great horror movie. Just don't understand the whole Vanesa part of the ending.I do but not completely.
"Swellhead"⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What can you say about a story of a super intelligent man who is so smart and has such a strong will, that by the sheer force of his own will he almost changed the whole reality in his image, and had a secret base on the moon created and kept secret by his will?
Bloody brilliant.
So the average grade is 3.3
but i liked some of the stories so much that in the end i have to give it 4 stars.