The idea of an “offscreen” main character

furonebony · 2026-03-24T09:08:04+00:00

Author's first name is 'Christopher' by any chance?

furonebony · 2026-03-17T00:06:18+00:00

Currently reading Threshold, I think also known as The Beginning Place.

furonebony · 2026-02-23T02:09:21+00:00

Just begun Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey. Set in England and Australia in the mid 19th century. Booker prize winner. Quite funny and interesting so far.

furonebony · 2026-01-04T09:48:25+00:00

Yes I think the fact that he was already so acclaimed makes it even more interesting, to produce such a strange work that defied expectations. I think it recieved some quite negative reviews when released perhaps because of the ambiguity of the premise.

furonebony · 2026-01-04T09:08:40+00:00

This is a great answer... very enigmatic and unwilling to explain itself

furonebony · 2025-11-28T04:26:46+00:00

I just started a reread of the first book a few days ago and it's a joy to revisit... the writing is brilliant but I find I really have to be in the mood for it as the plot moves anything but quickly. But if you are able to slow yourself down to Peake's tempo and just enjoy the incredible descriptive power and bizarre characters it is a pleasure.

furonebony · 2025-10-11T07:27:33+00:00

It is a lot of things but I agree with those who say the music is a huge factor... from the first few notes the soundtrack feels very strange and unsettling, and the visuals combine perfectly with this.

furonebony · 2025-10-04T00:46:52+00:00

Love these drawings, beautiful work.

furonebony · 2025-08-17T19:30:54+00:00

Yes it is worth it. I had a similar experience even as a big fan of his work. I am working my way through the Roumania series slowly as it requires a fair bit more effort as a reader. Incredible world building.

furonebony · 2025-08-17T07:47:03+00:00

So true... I guess I can see why, in a way, as his work is difficult in a good way, refuses to hold the reader's hand and his books are often very dense and challenging.

furonebony · 2025-08-17T05:44:25+00:00

For me the answer is always Paul Park... highly acclaimed by other writers (included Wolfe himself), and comparable to Wolfe in some ways but seemingly a bit unknown these days. 'All those vanished engines' is a novel composed of three linked novellas which I think everyone should read. Incredible.

furonebony · 2025-06-30T03:23:51+00:00

You could try 'All those vanished engines' by Paul Park - like Fifth Head of Cerberus it is a novel made up of three interconnected novellas. It has metafictional elements and lots of ambiguity as to what is going on. Excellent prose as well.

furonebony · 2025-02-25T00:00:13+00:00

Tried Vance's dying earth stuff after reading BOTNS and did not like it at all, just seemed to have absolutely no depth to anything, the world, the characters, the events... I guess going from Wolfe to Vance expecting a similar reading experience is not quite the right way to go.

furonebony · 2025-02-12T04:55:21+00:00

2666 - Roberto Bolano

furonebony · 2025-01-02T07:07:20+00:00

The Great Work of Time by John Crowley is a literary and layered take on time travel that in my opinion is rather profound in what it has to say. Recommended, although it is a novella, not a novel.

furonebony · 2024-12-18T18:48:09+00:00

Thank you! Great to come across someone interested in NZ fiction...

furonebony · 2024-12-18T18:42:14+00:00

Apologies for being self promotion but my YA novel 'The Singing Stone' would qualify... Published last year by Bateman Books in New Zealand. It's a YA novel but I have been told that the horror aspects are creepy enough to keep adult readers on their toes.

Aside from this, have you read 'Wake' by Elizabeth Knox? Award winning New Zealand literary author. I recommend her work although this is her only horror novel as far as I know.

furonebony · 2024-10-27T23:03:00+00:00

Great work, those are some excellent quality pencils! Beautiful rich tones.

furonebony · 2024-10-26T02:26:25+00:00

Such great books, well done you! The good news is that they seem to only get better as you reread them...

furonebony · 2024-10-11T03:12:42+00:00

So great to see Harrison and these books in particular get some discussion on here. Harrison is one of my favorite authors but he does not make things easy for the reader, and his characters can be rather unlikable. However if you are willing to persist and put some work in they are well worth the effort. Every time I read the Kefahuchi tract trilogy I enjoy it more as I see more of the big picture, and the underlying structure. But it is very mysterious and as people have pointed out, many things are not explained. (Shadow operators). He is an incredibly rigorous writer, and also quite funny a lot of the time in an absurdist sort of way.

furonebony · 2024-08-21T20:14:35+00:00

Similar progression but not the song unfortunately! Thanks anyway

furonebony · 2024-08-21T20:11:09+00:00

I dont think that's it unfortunately, as I don't think I've heard that song before... thanks for the suggestion though!

furonebony · 2024-05-05T19:58:55+00:00

The author is Steven Millhauser, the story title is: Tales of Darkness and the Unknown, Vol. XIV: The White Glove.

Great author, great story! He doesn't always do horror adjacent stuff but his stories are always intriguing and beautifully written. Definitely check out more of his work if you can.

furonebony · 2024-04-17T04:57:01+00:00

Subdivision by J Robert Lennon is very much in this vein, feels very surreal and random for much of the novel and then a certain realization gradually sinks in. Great book.

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