Scott Graham
The Hole is an mildly unsettling tale of the wife in a couple moving into a house owned by her husband's parents. Nothing appears normal to the reader, but the characters don't seem to notice; nothing much happens. and the reader is left with the bagagge of unease picked up along the way. The translation into English is very good although it reads a bit literal at times. Recommended for readers looking for a novella that will leave you with an unsettled feeling.
Otherwise it's not for the reader looking for a good tale that goes somewhere and does something.
The Hole is an mildly unsettling tale of the wife in a couple moving into a house owned by her husband's parents. Nothing appears normal to the reader, but the characters don't seem to notice; nothing much happens. and the reader is left with the bagagge of unease picked up along the way. The translation into English is very good although it reads a bit literal at times. Recommended for readers looking for a novella that will leave you with an unsettled feeling.
Otherwise it's not for the reader looking for a good tale that goes somewhere and does something.
Vague spoilers included: Stephen Graham Jones creates an absorbing new vampire mythology but in the last play misses the basket/TD/goal/run. The final scene was "meh" with vague motivation and reasoning, and includes a discrepancy with something established earlier in the book. Would the ultimate act accomplish the intended result? Prior incidents in the book suggest perhaps not. The author's afterward suggests 'why' this happened, but the rewritten frame story feels like a rush to publication. 95% great and 5% flat. Unfortunately, the 5% was the ending.
Vague spoilers included: Stephen Graham Jones creates an absorbing new vampire mythology but in the last play misses the basket/TD/goal/run. The final scene was "meh" with vague motivation and reasoning, and includes a discrepancy with something established earlier in the book. Would the ultimate act accomplish the intended result? Prior incidents in the book suggest perhaps not. The author's afterward suggests 'why' this happened, but the rewritten frame story feels like a rush to publication. 95% great and 5% flat. Unfortunately, the 5% was the ending.
An excellent account of two men who loved each other like the closest of brothers, but earlier emotional damage made them too quick to take offense, and who can hurt you worse than the one you love the most? Told through the process of the writing and the recording of their songs, the author uses the music and lyrics to make observations about their lives, loves, and animosities.
An excellent account of two men who loved each other like the closest of brothers, but earlier emotional damage made them too quick to take offense, and who can hurt you worse than the one you love the most? Told through the process of the writing and the recording of their songs, the author uses the music and lyrics to make observations about their lives, loves, and animosities.