Allison
It’s been a long while since I’ve enjoyed a non-graphic-novel piece of fiction. To be honest it seemed like no matter what I picked up, regardless of glowing reviews, nothing was tickling my fancy. Until I got a hold of this title. Turns out that I would love gothic, moody, Victorian-esque body horror in book form as much as I love it in film form. It’s sufficient to say that this rekindled not just my love for reading fiction, but reading in general.
If anyone has other similar titles of this to recommend, I’d love to hear it! I plan on reading one of the authors other work, My Darling Dreadful Thing, soon!
It’s been a long while since I’ve enjoyed a non-graphic-novel piece of fiction. To be honest it seemed like no matter what I picked up, regardless of glowing reviews, nothing was tickling my fancy. Until I got a hold of this title. Turns out that I would love gothic, moody, Victorian-esque body horror in book form as much as I love it in film form. It’s sufficient to say that this rekindled not just my love for reading fiction, but reading in general.
If anyone has other similar titles of this to recommend, I’d love to hear it! I plan on reading one of the authors other work, My Darling Dreadful Thing, soon!
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I read the traditional volume 1 (issues 1-4) before deciding to pick up the eBook edition of the Sundae Edition via Hoopla. I have to say, I was surprised at how...philosophical this gets? Especially by what would be the third volume of issues (issues 9-12). It's not necessarily a bad thing, nor was I not expecting to be bleak, however I was expecting it to be more emotionally shallower than it was. Which, again, it's great that it broke my expectation.
I wish I can say this analogy about this series is my own, but alas I found it on Reddit. "I feel like I have a 'woke up from a bad dream' feeling after reading this" one user states. It's honestly exactly how I feel; slightly confused and slightly unsettled, but relieved to know that it's all just static images.
At least for now, until I hear an unsettling Ice Cream Truck, rolling on by with its cold, mysterious treats.
I read the traditional volume 1 (issues 1-4) before deciding to pick up the eBook edition of the Sundae Edition via Hoopla. I have to say, I was surprised at how...philosophical this gets? Especially by what would be the third volume of issues (issues 9-12). It's not necessarily a bad thing, nor was I not expecting to be bleak, however I was expecting it to be more emotionally shallower than it was. Which, again, it's great that it broke my expectation.
I wish I can say this analogy about this series is my own, but alas I found it on Reddit. "I feel like I have a 'woke up from a bad dream' feeling after reading this" one user states. It's honestly exactly how I feel; slightly confused and slightly unsettled, but relieved to know that it's all just static images.
At least for now, until I hear an unsettling Ice Cream Truck, rolling on by with its cold, mysterious treats.