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The Enchanted Isle

James M. Cain
Contemporary American Noir

The Enchanted Isle

If you haven’t heard of James M. Cain, you’ve most certainly heard of the films based on his work. Cain is a master at creating a feeling of disgusted disillusionment in his many horrible and fractured characters.

January 17, 2022January 16, 2022 by S. Hargrave — Comment on The Enchanted Isle

Less Than Zero

Bret Easton Ellis
Contemporary American Literature

Less Than Zero

Looking at this book as being about a generation as whole is not really the way to get a complete picture of it nor of the statement it makes.

January 10, 2022January 9, 2022 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Less Than Zero

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Thomas Ligotti
Contemporary American Horror

Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe

Something to note about Ligotti: You have to expect to think. Sometimes, when I’m in the mood for a horror story, I’ll pick up a collection and know that I’m reading a good yarn that is just and only that. But Ligotti interweaves an existential dread into his stories and concepts that keep you thinking long after the story ends. This is a review of Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe.

August 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe
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