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A review by lilyn_g
Aetherchrist by Kirk Jones
3.0
Well, this was different! I can’t say I entirely dug it, but it was a unique reading experience, and I appreciate it for that. I went in pretty much blind. I knew it was strange and that one of my team had appreciated it. (I also knew that she loved it so there was a decent chance I’d hate it because our tastes are so different! Sometimes we end up both loving the same thing, though, so it’s always a dice roll.)
Aetherchrist is a sci-fi weird fiction novella that has the potential to take readers on one hell of a mind-trip if you’re so inclined. The pacing is excellent. Kirk Jones does a good job keeping you wondering where things are going to head even as you’re not entirely sure what’s going on to begin with. Weird fiction, indeed.
Mikio Murikami did an amazing job with the cover for Aetherchrist. It’s bleak and depressing yet eye-catching and engaging all at once. It feels like something you’d see in a movie like The Ring.
“Imagine how much exist within the human mind that has yet to be discovered because the exceptions to the rule assume they are the rule.”
This quote snagged me more than anything else in the book. I love it when you’re just kind of lazily enjoying a weird story and the author comes out of nowhere with something that makes you stop, blink, and think.
I also love how writers can take a single “what if” and turn it into a whole twisted tale.
Overall, even though Aetherchrist didn’t work for me, I can see many people enjoying it. If you like weird fiction, it’s worth checking out.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review consideration.
Aetherchrist is a sci-fi weird fiction novella that has the potential to take readers on one hell of a mind-trip if you’re so inclined. The pacing is excellent. Kirk Jones does a good job keeping you wondering where things are going to head even as you’re not entirely sure what’s going on to begin with. Weird fiction, indeed.
Mikio Murikami did an amazing job with the cover for Aetherchrist. It’s bleak and depressing yet eye-catching and engaging all at once. It feels like something you’d see in a movie like The Ring.
“Imagine how much exist within the human mind that has yet to be discovered because the exceptions to the rule assume they are the rule.”
This quote snagged me more than anything else in the book. I love it when you’re just kind of lazily enjoying a weird story and the author comes out of nowhere with something that makes you stop, blink, and think.
I also love how writers can take a single “what if” and turn it into a whole twisted tale.
Overall, even though Aetherchrist didn’t work for me, I can see many people enjoying it. If you like weird fiction, it’s worth checking out.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review consideration.