You’ve convinced me about _Things We Lost._ I’ve put it in my cart - that particular edition too.(Hint: I have about 300 things “Saved for Later” so it’s far from certain I’ll get to it.) Yeah, nobody watches your videos. But sometimes my captors/torturers give me a break from the 24/7 Lawrence Welk Show reruns, and if I’ve been good, they let me put on one of your videos. So you can keep ‘em coming, as long as you like.
Her novel is _Our Share of Night,_ and it is great, but loooong. I mean, not quite 600 pages, so not _that_ long, but it felt a little long to me. I seem to be alone in that assessment, no one else seems bothered by the pacing, but the second act dragged for me. Still a wonderful and thought-provoking novel. She also released a new collection this year, _A Sunny Place for Shady People,_ and that was one of my favorite collections of the year. For some reason Octavia Butler's works are expensive here in India. Just last weekend I was at a (huge) used bookstore in Bangalore seeing if I could find anything by her, but no dice. I have soft copies but I kind of want hard copies of some of her works. So I might have to bite the bullet on some of those. As for _Queer,_ I heard an interesting review which basically suggested the film is much gentler around the edges, far more respectable, than Burroughs has any interest in ever being. I read John Giorno's autobiography recently and he has a lot of interesting memories of Burroughs, as the two were pretty important figures in each others' lives, especially nearing the end of Burroughs's life. I really love Cassandra Khaw. _The Salt Grows Heavy_ is very strange, wonderfully atmospheric, and I thought a delightful read. But I have enjoyed everything I have read from her.
I just finished The Salt Grows Heavy, not what I had expected but I enjoyed it, for me it was more dark fantasy than horror, but still really enjoyable and a very quick read. I'll probaby get the other Enriquez titles in Jan or Feb, I need to put a dent into my stack of recent acquisitions, but she's definitely become one of new favorites. I sent you a message about reading Butler, let me know what you think.
I am not a fan of filler. Thus, I like short stories the most. I was going to edit my comment on the Stoner page but popped in to watch enough of this Vid to give you a view. Will catch you again later. Satire!
Keep up the good work
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Enriquez is one of those authors I keep meaning to get to but know….
Dawn is so good-the whole series is fantastic!
You really should try Enriquez, her short stories are excellent. I'm looking forward to reading Dawn and the Xenogenesis series soon.
You’ve convinced me about _Things We Lost._ I’ve put it in my cart - that particular edition too.(Hint: I have about 300 things “Saved for Later” so it’s far from certain I’ll get to it.)
Yeah, nobody watches your videos. But sometimes my captors/torturers give me a break from the 24/7 Lawrence Welk Show reruns, and if I’ve been good, they let me put on one of your videos. So you can keep ‘em coming, as long as you like.
It's a pleasure to bring you some entertainment, even if it is a little bit on the dark side.
Her novel is _Our Share of Night,_ and it is great, but loooong. I mean, not quite 600 pages, so not _that_ long, but it felt a little long to me. I seem to be alone in that assessment, no one else seems bothered by the pacing, but the second act dragged for me. Still a wonderful and thought-provoking novel. She also released a new collection this year, _A Sunny Place for Shady People,_ and that was one of my favorite collections of the year.
For some reason Octavia Butler's works are expensive here in India. Just last weekend I was at a (huge) used bookstore in Bangalore seeing if I could find anything by her, but no dice. I have soft copies but I kind of want hard copies of some of her works. So I might have to bite the bullet on some of those.
As for _Queer,_ I heard an interesting review which basically suggested the film is much gentler around the edges, far more respectable, than Burroughs has any interest in ever being. I read John Giorno's autobiography recently and he has a lot of interesting memories of Burroughs, as the two were pretty important figures in each others' lives, especially nearing the end of Burroughs's life.
I really love Cassandra Khaw. _The Salt Grows Heavy_ is very strange, wonderfully atmospheric, and I thought a delightful read. But I have enjoyed everything I have read from her.
I just finished The Salt Grows Heavy, not what I had expected but I enjoyed it, for me it was more dark fantasy than horror, but still really enjoyable and a very quick read. I'll probaby get the other Enriquez titles in Jan or Feb, I need to put a dent into my stack of recent acquisitions, but she's definitely become one of new favorites. I sent you a message about reading Butler, let me know what you think.
I am not a fan of filler. Thus, I like short stories the most. I was going to edit my comment on the Stoner page but popped in to watch enough of this Vid to give you a view. Will catch you again later.
Satire!
I agree, short(er) fiction is superior, in my humble opinion. Thanks for the view!