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A Deep Horror That Was Very Nearly Awe Kindle Edition
J.R. Hamantaschen (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 24, 2018
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- ASIN : B07HNBTBND
- Publication date : September 24, 2018
- Language : English
- File size : 664 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 358 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1722219904
- Lending : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,522 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,696 in Horror Short Stories
- #20,309 in Single Authors Short Stories
- #30,720 in Short Stories (Books)
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018
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The third collection by J. R. Hamantaschen. If you've read the others you know what to expect more of , if not start at the first, or quickly turn the other way and think happy thoughts.
He continues his great character work , always wanting to know what makes people tick , how they think , everything. You get to know them , and enjoy them, then remember, oh yes , something terrible is sure to happen to them , or by them.
The stories have a fair bit of variety , ghosts , psychic powers , various mental issues , hints of Lovecraftian monsters lurking in the background, and something that will make you fear public restrooms, if you didn't already! Throughout it all is a dark humor , and fun imagination.
I want to be able to talk more about the stories themselves, but it is rather difficult as they are more about the character's thoughts, and observations then mere plot. For example, Rococo Veins and Lurid Stains is about Kristen , a young woman who wants to kill herself, finds her suicidal thoughts attract ghosts who want to trade her life for their own, so they may come back. That is the plot , sure , but it's not really that simple. Summaries won't do most of the stories justice , it's more about getting inside the character's heads, experiencing it for yourself, seeing how you relate to what is going on, and thinking about the implications of everything. That being said though, plenty of it is dark and violent , so don't relate too much!
He says in his introduction "For fans of mine , I view this collection as a fitting end point and an encapsulation of the themes and motifs I've explored in my short fiction (particularly with the last story in this collection: hopefully that's enough of an impetus to get you to read the whole book!)" I really couldn't put it better. No really , he's very wordy , did I forget to mention that? But don't worry , your kindle doesn't judge you when you look up definitions.
He is right when he mocks "hyperbolic introductions" , this won't blow your mind or cure cancer , but it's just well written , and worth your time.
There are monsters here, both in the privacy of one's home and in a simple public rest room. Some people find it hard to experience a sense of caring. Hypnotherapy can provide a cure, but what if one begins to care too much? Causes become dangerous. Complacent victims seek revenge.
It is easy to get caught up in the plight of each character in this new collection. The author lures us into seemingly everyday situations that give way to strange territories. Pick up your copy and join in. Just don't get too comfortable.
Now, many of the stories felt a bit anticlimactic to me, or that the ratio of character focus to action/horror/weirdness felt a bit off balance. However, I'm pretty confident that's due to said weird reading mood I think I'm in, and I certainly enjoyed this collection, and appreciate a more subtle horror story. I actually think if I had read this during the winter months versus the summer, it would have been a completely different experience.
For all of that, each story had a wildly unique premise, and a few that particularly stood out to me were Bleecker and Bleaker; or, Gay for Muesli, 7099 Brecksville Road, Independence, Ohio, and A Gob of Minty Spit in the Sink. For all my conflicting feelings these stories are anything but basic. This is a great collection for someone in the mood for some character focused weird fiction.
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Both a very classic collection of weird tales and a very timely set of stories tgat in their own good time will become age-specific üieces, reflecting both the concerns as well as the paradigms of the early 21st century.
A veritable time capsule in a sense, looking forward to re-read it in, say, two decades for that effect alone.
Best regards
Raoul G. Kunz