shiki-jitsu wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:02 amAlien Redrum wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:22 amOkay, I'm medicated right now, but I agree. I'm going to formulate more thoughts tomorrow, but I wanted to address one thing now because I'm high and it's writhe brilliant or dumb.
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[HDNA #5] - Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, edited by Ellen Datlow
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"The July Girls," by Alison Littlewood
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Definitely agree on that last line. Lot of hate with those two.
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"About the O'Dells" by Pat Cadigan
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"About the O'Dells" by Pat Cadigan
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You have no idea how much it pleases me that you loved this as much as me. I shit you not, I thought, "And this is where we separate."
And I'd been FINE with that. Because I would have been on the curious as to why. But, shit, this one fired on every cylinder. Ever since that Paul Tremblay book, I've been thinking about what you said on how important it is to correctly write a youth's voice. And while I don't necessarily agree with your criticism of Tremblay (which is FINE , it's not a criticism of YOU), when that writing works, IT WORKS. And the author absolutely crushed that voice here.
I recently finished Stephen Graham Jones' upcoming novel, and it's written by a teen, and it's annoying in the best possible way because he nails that fucking annoying teen 'voice'.
But, man, yeah, totally glad we're on the same page here.
Started the next one, and while I'm only three pages in, I like the intro of the character.
And I'd been FINE with that. Because I would have been on the curious as to why. But, shit, this one fired on every cylinder. Ever since that Paul Tremblay book, I've been thinking about what you said on how important it is to correctly write a youth's voice. And while I don't necessarily agree with your criticism of Tremblay (which is FINE , it's not a criticism of YOU), when that writing works, IT WORKS. And the author absolutely crushed that voice here.
I recently finished Stephen Graham Jones' upcoming novel, and it's written by a teen, and it's annoying in the best possible way because he nails that fucking annoying teen 'voice'.
But, man, yeah, totally glad we're on the same page here.
Started the next one, and while I'm only three pages in, I like the intro of the character.
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"A Hinterlands Haunting", by Richard Kadrey
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This is not a spoiler AT ALL for the next story. You learn this in literally the first paragraph. I fucking hate second-person narrative. The only time it's appropriate is in a Choose Your Own Adventure.
I'll still read it, but I'll complain the whole time.
I'll still read it, but I'll complain the whole time.
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This was the first of Kadrey's work that I've read, although I have heard of Sandman Slim.
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Shiki, where are you in this second-person one? Does it get better? OMG this is tiresome. I'm 8 or so pages in.
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I haven’t started sit yet. Was hoping to tonight but.... yeah... tony Hawk...
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I'm going to pause on it to see what you think. I want to skip this, but if you enjoy it, I'll muscle through and see if it gets better. Fucking hipster writing.
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"The Number of Things You Remember" by M. L. Siemienowicz
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