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What have you finished reading?
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick (Author) - This really picked up about half way through and I couldn't put it down. The narrator's psyche absolutely breaks in a compelling way that I didn't expect to see so well done in a novel. Absolutely a good read and worth picking up if its your kind of thing.
Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future by Lauren Redniss (Author) - This is a ... its not exactly a comic. But something like that, anyway. It was mostly about the weather. The most interesting chapter to me was on fog, and how it fucks with sailors. It really captured my imagination. The art is kind of neat, but occasionally... ... distractingly amateurish? idk. But this was good.
Long Walk to Valhalla by Adam Smith (Author), Matthew Fox (Illustrator) - This comic comes with a bunch of trigger warnings, mostly for child abuse, but was very good. I stayed up late reading this one because I couldn't put it down.
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (Author, Illustrator) - Short little horror vigniette comics. It was good. The design was the best part. All the costumes that were drawn were good.
What are you currently reading?
Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan (Author), Noah Stollman (Translator) - I'm only a few pages into this one, but it seems like all of the characters aren't very likable. Hopefully it picks up.
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick (Author) - This really picked up about half way through and I couldn't put it down. The narrator's psyche absolutely breaks in a compelling way that I didn't expect to see so well done in a novel. Absolutely a good read and worth picking up if its your kind of thing.
Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future by Lauren Redniss (Author) - This is a ... its not exactly a comic. But something like that, anyway. It was mostly about the weather. The most interesting chapter to me was on fog, and how it fucks with sailors. It really captured my imagination. The art is kind of neat, but occasionally... ... distractingly amateurish? idk. But this was good.
Long Walk to Valhalla by Adam Smith (Author), Matthew Fox (Illustrator) - This comic comes with a bunch of trigger warnings, mostly for child abuse, but was very good. I stayed up late reading this one because I couldn't put it down.
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll (Author, Illustrator) - Short little horror vigniette comics. It was good. The design was the best part. All the costumes that were drawn were good.
What are you currently reading?
Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan (Author), Noah Stollman (Translator) - I'm only a few pages into this one, but it seems like all of the characters aren't very likable. Hopefully it picks up.
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Date: 2021-09-23 11:43 pm (UTC)From:"Flow my Tears", The Policeman Said is "ok", IMO.
I thought The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch was decent.
The one thing I love about PKD is his imagination and paranoia. The only problem to me is he's not very good with endings/denoument. I always feel a bit let down, not sure why. perhaps because compared to the epic ideas, usually it just ends as an open world of more possibility, and not a conclusion of anything. IDK.
Anyways, from what I've read, VALIS/Divine Invasion/Ubik are the top recs if you're looking for more (and obviously : "Do Androids Dream" cuz that whole bladerunner thing - though I thought the film was better).
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Date: 2021-09-24 03:00 pm (UTC)From:I'll have to pick some of these up. I agree the imagination and paranoia are so well done. I'm OK with crummy endings as long as it grabs me. No one's a perfect author, except maybe Roald Dahl.