Finished this last week and enjoyed it. Kathe Coja’s The Cipher is the only other book I can remember reading that is this soaked in pure dread. Interestingly, Yeager collaborated with Uniform contributing lyrics to their last record.
Great to hear Uniform mentioned. Michael Berdan, the singer, is a big book guy. Search for an interview with Books of Some Substance podcast. Michael discusses Hubert Selby Jr.
When I read this it felt like Pedro Páramo rewritten by a forum troll. It was amazing. It's like reading a true modern magic realism for the age of 4chan. It was amazing and stuck with me, probably forever. What a Mars Volta fever dream. I get your comments though. Will have to read those other authors.
Great review, Cliff! I read this about a year ago and had very much the same reaction as you. That said, I would highly recommend Yeager’s first novel, Amygdalatropolis. If Negative Space didn’t entirely click for you, I think that one may do the trick.
So excited to see this book on your channel. It ruined me for about a month after reading. It affected to me to such a degree that I started becoming paranoid at night, wondering whether or not the prose infected me in real life in somehow. Ickiest horror I’ve read. It sticks to you like a nasty cursed honey. 10/10.
Post this in Swedish. Better than food och Dr Cambell och nåra till som jag tillfälligt glömt bort. . skit samma! Pandemin var inte helt bortkastad tid, den här snubben fick mig atr köpa George Batailles "Ögats historia" och Camille Paglias "Sexual personae", så står i viss tacksamhets skuld.
I feel like I'm the only person who wasn't impressed by this book. I found the attempt at teenage vernacular to be out of touch and the characters were one-dimensional. You can quite literally predict what each character will do based on their demographics. All good characters are exactly the same and almost every bad character is bad without motivation. They're just evil because they are. What little interesting horror elements there were are overshadowed by the author's need to have an extremely simplified moral landscape.
thanks for keeping reading alive.
The "tchau" in the end was amazing! Cheers from Brasil 🇧🇷
Finished this last week and enjoyed it. Kathe Coja’s The Cipher is the only other book I can remember reading that is this soaked in pure dread. Interestingly, Yeager collaborated with Uniform contributing lyrics to their last record.
Great to hear Uniform mentioned. Michael Berdan, the singer, is a big book guy. Search for an interview with Books of Some Substance podcast. Michael discusses Hubert Selby Jr.
When I read this it felt like Pedro Páramo rewritten by a forum troll. It was amazing. It's like reading a true modern magic realism for the age of 4chan. It was amazing and stuck with me, probably forever. What a Mars Volta fever dream. I get your comments though. Will have to read those other authors.
Ok I'm sold
book was great, loved the ending. read it right after the wasp factory, which i think would also make for a great review on this channel.
Great review, Cliff! I read this about a year ago and had very much the same reaction as you. That said, I would highly recommend Yeager’s first novel, Amygdalatropolis. If Negative Space didn’t entirely click for you, I think that one may do the trick.
Absolutely loved this book
On the team.
Keep doing more horror reviews!
his book amygdalatropolis is also interesting but you have to be very acquainted with 4chan to get into it
So excited to see this book on your channel. It ruined me for about a month after reading.
It affected to me to such a degree that I started becoming paranoid at night, wondering whether or not the prose infected me in real life in somehow.
Ickiest horror I’ve read. It sticks to you like a nasty cursed honey. 10/10.
Interested, will try, thanks for the review
Never heard of it, will definitely check it out.
This book punched me in the gut. Only thing to affect me more was Serious Weaknessby Porpentine Charity Heartscape.
I agree on the drug point, but i am on Terrance McKennas' side with psychedelics
Post this in Swedish. Better than food och Dr Cambell och nåra till som jag tillfälligt glömt bort. .
skit samma! Pandemin var inte helt bortkastad tid, den här snubben fick mig atr köpa George Batailles "Ögats historia" och Camille Paglias "Sexual personae", så står i viss tacksamhets skuld.
I feel like I'm the only person who wasn't impressed by this book. I found the attempt at teenage vernacular to be out of touch and the characters were one-dimensional. You can quite literally predict what each character will do based on their demographics. All good characters are exactly the same and almost every bad character is bad without motivation. They're just evil because they are. What little interesting horror elements there were are overshadowed by the author's need to have an extremely simplified moral landscape.
book sounds corny
The he or she bit ruined it for me :).
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