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73. Mister B Gone by Clive Barker
Advertised as Barker's "return to horror", but it's closer to farce. The story of a demon who is fished out of hell and teams up with another demon to cause carnage for a couple of centuries on earth, before being imprisoned in a book. First person narrative on the part of the demon. Parts of it are laugh out loud funny, but mostly it's preditable, and the Big Secret Knowledge that gets Mister B imprisoned takes letdown to whole new levels.
I wasn't too sure about this so I got it from the library, and I'm glad I did. At least there's not much of it. I take back all of the less than positive things I said about Abarat the other week. Mr Barker Can Do Better.
74.Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
Also got this from the library because I didn't like Labyrinth as much as I thought I would. This, however, was more of a "go away I'm reading" number. The structure is similar to Labyrinth (two strands in different time periods), but much more gripping and suspenseful right from the beginning. There's a seriously unhinged and scary villain, some spooky stuff, and the two stories mesh well together.
Highly recommended.
75. The Outsider by Albert Camus
This month's Bibliogoths number. I wasn't that impressed when I was a 21-year-old nihilst punk, so you can imagine how well it went over now. At least the new translation makes easier going of it.
Advertised as Barker's "return to horror", but it's closer to farce. The story of a demon who is fished out of hell and teams up with another demon to cause carnage for a couple of centuries on earth, before being imprisoned in a book. First person narrative on the part of the demon. Parts of it are laugh out loud funny, but mostly it's preditable, and the Big Secret Knowledge that gets Mister B imprisoned takes letdown to whole new levels.
I wasn't too sure about this so I got it from the library, and I'm glad I did. At least there's not much of it. I take back all of the less than positive things I said about Abarat the other week. Mr Barker Can Do Better.
74.Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
Also got this from the library because I didn't like Labyrinth as much as I thought I would. This, however, was more of a "go away I'm reading" number. The structure is similar to Labyrinth (two strands in different time periods), but much more gripping and suspenseful right from the beginning. There's a seriously unhinged and scary villain, some spooky stuff, and the two stories mesh well together.
Highly recommended.
75. The Outsider by Albert Camus
This month's Bibliogoths number. I wasn't that impressed when I was a 21-year-old nihilst punk, so you can imagine how well it went over now. At least the new translation makes easier going of it.
