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A review by m4tr1m0ny
The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan
5.0
It took me a while to get thoroughly invested but this was wholly worth it. I never did find it quite as enthralling as The Drowning Girl, but that may be because Kiernan published that one a few years after this. I made a list of the aspects of this book that carry over to TDG:
the "Lobster Quadrille"
local lycanthropic myth
ghosts of women from bodies of water
false memoir framing (also layers of false excerpts from other writers)
the process of writing & painting
New England
dreams
citation of a combination of real & fictitious artists, journalists, pieces of art, etc.
the Heaven's Gate cult
lesbianism
la Bête de Gévaudan
a short story written by the narrator
lost memories/false memories
Albert Perrault
Edit: I actually feel quite freaked out by the ending of this, it's much less wrapped up than TDG & the uncertainty is a bit spooky.
the "Lobster Quadrille"
local lycanthropic myth
ghosts of women from bodies of water
false memoir framing (also layers of false excerpts from other writers)
the process of writing & painting
New England
dreams
citation of a combination of real & fictitious artists, journalists, pieces of art, etc.
the Heaven's Gate cult
lesbianism
la Bête de Gévaudan
a short story written by the narrator
lost memories/false memories
Albert Perrault
Edit: I actually feel quite freaked out by the ending of this, it's much less wrapped up than TDG & the uncertainty is a bit spooky.