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i read a truly bizarre novel recently -not horror but in the kind of tradition of surreal, funny and in many ways disturbing - i think it was called Elect Mr. Robinson for a Better World (or something like that) it was by Donald Antrim. darkly funny and bizarre but i really enjoyed it
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Bumping this - Really interested to see what your take is on it, Zero and Doc. I trust both your opinions (and Zero, I loved Raw Shark Texts). Thanks for the notes.
I heard about House of Leaves because a lot of aspiring writers on the NNWM forums were saying that this was the scariest book that they'd ever read. Which, of course, left me intrigued. I have it coming in to me from the library, and I am anxious to give it a try, though now wary based on Doc's critique. Sometimes I have a hard time getting over experimental writing, but we'll see. The problem is that I'm a slow reader - I read every. damn. word. so something like this is intimidating but I am still incredibly intrigued. MissM - Did you ever get around to finishing it? Also - Doc - Just requested The King in Yellow through my library - Thanks for the rec! Last edited by ChronoGrl; 08-25-2010 at 07:22 AM.
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@chrono
friend of mine just finished it and he swears by it. I found it slow and maybe a bit too methodical at first so I didn't continue reading, but now I'm thinking of trying again. only problem is, I have a billion books on the go right now. :(
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A friend of mine tried reading it a while back. Told me it took him like 5 months to get through cause it was so complex but was incredible once finished. I think i remember him saying the there were chunks that had to be held upside down and facing a mirror to be read? Would love to read it though dont think id have enough time to devote to it.
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Hmmm - Well, it just came in via library loan, so I'll be giving it a try sometime soon. I'll let you know what I think. LOVE the feedback. Thanks. :)
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